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I see how the smell could be a problem now... with the stirring up and transfer of your sand. Die-off and gases being released into your refugium....
My refugium connected to my 125gallon reef tank doesn't smell at all. With the live rock, macroalgae, deep sand bed and about 100gph on my 5gallon...
Cool, good to know as I have ordered from them before!
Hi Darrell, welcome to 3reef! I must say that Elegance corals are very beautiful, however, having heard negative stories about them being difficult...
Why not try Tridacna's! 2 250watt mogul halides will do you just fine!
Hello and welcome to 3reef! As for the questions you brought up, I would go with an overflow with the gravity feed to your sump and have the two...
If you do decide to get a Tridacna, I would make sure it was atleast 3"in size for best luck as the clam should have had its population of...
You could place the heater inside a piece of PVC piping for protection, also good to use if you have eels, grouper, and many other large fish to...
Faded picture looks like a Palythoa that isn't receiving enough light!
Exactly! Freshwater use only... Just do water changes and carbon supplementation!
welcome to 3reef! Best of luck and hope you enjoy it here as we all have a great time and learn alot, as well as help each other to become...
Sorry to hear about the mishap with your coral. An injured coral first thing off the bat is not a good thing, as you have found out the hard way!...
Local pet shops as they afford me the luxury to see the livestock first hand. Plus maybe I can get some pertinent info as well such as where the...
mhm, they are big eaters and will grow rather quickly with the right water parameters and food source. Make sure you have moderate water flow to...
Hi and welcome to 3reef! Glad you have had much success with Discus'! Now you finally made the decision to go with your small part of our delicate...
They look fine and will do great with mysis or brine shrimp or a formula food. Phyto or zoo plankton isn't ideal for them as it is too small IMO,...
Maybe some form of protozoans, such as ciliates and / or amoebae. If you can get pictures, it would help!
The smell is probably caused by a number of different reasons, from fish respiration to defication, a number of biological end products that have...
Did you check around the outside of your tank to see if they jumped? Your two additions should be visible quite frequently as they really aren't...
I'll check around! Come to think of it, I haven't seen one in a while either!
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