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The GFO, when used properly will not harm any corals or inverts, it will only HELP them as it will go to improve water quality!!!
Awesome, thanks for sharing your valid perspective!!! I totally agree that if there is no major initial source of nutes (dieoff) then a major cycle...
So is it safe to say then that I would be fine to tie the fuge in right away? Or it's still best to wait and let it cycle? I know I can tie the...
Refugium/SKimmer connection to existing 120 gallon system with PICS! Here are a few quick pics of the new skimmer/fuge remote sump I have just...
I believe if I just tied in the fuge there would not be a HUGE cycle to the main tank as it is already 8 months old. But I could foresee issues of...
I had not planned on adding ammonia. I did add some shells from the DT and water from the DT as well. Will be be necessary to add some source of...
i currently have a Tomini - and he is chill as a cucumber. Granted it is only him and a Sixline Wrasse in a 120DT but he got along RIGHT away with...
If you are only going to have the tang and blenny and maybe one or two other small fish then you might be OK. The minimum size for a Kole tang is...
I'll go ahead and assume that I would be doing the right thing here since no-one has inputted otherwise!
Welcome to 3reef!!! Your nano looks very well-established and CLEAN!!!! Well done!!! Keep those pics coming!!!
Unless you have a sump - breaking the surface with water agitation is a MUST!!! It will ensure proper CO2 export and O2 import. This will help...
I would like to run my plan by all your fellow reefers to get some feedback to make sure I am doing the right thing (or nearly so :)). I have a 120...
Maybe he needs some more quality "Reef Tank Watching" time in his life!!!!
Mid-life crisis?
could the super-high calcium levels be throwing the ALK off? I'll defer to chemistry experts . . .
what are you mag/calcium levels? w/o proper mag/calcium levels you will never be able to raise and sustain your alk.
It's always easier to work with "too much" flow than "not enough". I have soft corals in a tank with over 100 turnovers/hour. It's all about...
Honestly, most of the time its worth it, IMO, to just buy the base sand as Steve said, you have no way of telling what you are bringing into your...
http://www.3reef.com/forums/refugium/10-sump-fuge-build-97059.html Here's Seano Hermano's fuge/sump build. It's a 10G but I bet you can take...
That sounds like that would do it - a simple brace for that long piece - and just as long as you do not mind the extra work up front, you will not be...
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