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I usually prefer local. Then there is no question what you are getting. For online stick with WYSIWIG places. Some are still better than others...
I really like the alk tester. Seems to work well and is easy to use.
Yes, you can do it, but there is more maintenance. Especially on a big tank, if your doing big water-changes... The reef filler is just better...
The Reef-filler dual head pump is supposedly more reliable than a littermeter for this purpose. The littermeter is a good pump, but peristaltic...
It's always a combination of factors. The pump may be one factor in the combination. How much flow is around the heater?
Yeah, are you putting it in the same spot, or elsewhere? If it's in a different location, I would cycle it, but add rock up front, from the...
Not bad, would look better without LEDs though.... Haha, just kidding obviously, looks awesome! How high are the VHO? That was sort of the big...
Need to know more about the tank. Is it an open top? What kind of pump? How close to the water are the LEDs, and how powerful/ what type? Also,...
Say what? I've been in the hobby over a decade and besides for a few LFS sales people, when I first started, I haven't met many people who claim you...
Looks good Mike. Hope the star pulls through!
Some of it is probably testing error. However, there could be some precipitation. Calcium carbonate will start to precipitate around a pH of 8.5 or...
haha, don't give anyone ideas ;D Sad though, they are very cool fish.
I don't think anyone with a climate controlled house, with a good reflector, would need a chiller. Heck, in college, on the top floor, of a shared...
I don't quite agree with this comparison. I have never run a tank with halides and needed a chiller. This is especially true if your budgeting a...
The situation you described is exactly why people used to commonly use 400MHs. A good, modern reflector, such as a lumen bright, or lumenmax,...
Yes, for the most part exactly. I think that is the main reason. I think there are a few other reasons too though. With halides, I think people...
Yeah, short of a whole house humidifier, anything you do to decrease evaporation will decrease gas exchange, which can be problematic.... An ATO,...
I'm at about 2dkh per day now. I know people who are at 3 or 4 dkh per day... Sort of scary to think that your tank could crash if 1 day of dosing...
Just to clarify one thing with regards to lighting. There is intensity and spectrum. PAR by definition is a measure of intensity, so, if you have...
nice stand :)
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