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sounds like you need a new heater.
Great article. thanks.
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist 2nd edition. Robert Fenner is the author. i highly recommend.
Thanks, i will try the air stone test.
so if you were in my situation would you be content with this PH or would you try to raise it?
beautiful tank, by the way.
That could explain why i am so lethargic while on the couch. :) well, then i won't worry about it too much. thanks for the help.
i don't test for the ORP. i guess that i assumed that with the trickle style sump, skimmer, open-top fuge, and my power heads pointed towards the...
I guess i should add that the tank is a 135 gal with a 20 gal fuge and a 15 gal sump. i do have a lid on the dt but i open it at night if that makes...
okay, i am almost a year into this and the water chemistry still has me a little confused. i thought that I had my PH around 8.3 (using test kit) but...
well that is a mystery. i don't know enough about your filter to know whether getting sucked into that is a possibility. check the sides of your...
that's good news. i would still cut back on the lights regardless. i hope it continues to improve.
you will just have to wait and see. they can sometimes surprise you. What size is your tank? the reason i ask is that when it dies, it can pollute...
is your tank covered? Did you check the floor around and behind your tank?
is that a joke, the one with the NICKEL is a money cowrie? nope, just looked it up and you are serious. :)
Also, you mentioned the two hours of direct sunlight. you might try shading that. has the exposure time increased during the summer? how long ago did...
if you go that route, do you put UV sterilizers on the return lines of both tanks or do you just risk that whatever gets in one tank gets in both?
This is why it is best not to add fish until the cycle is complete. Do you have a clean up crew of any kind (snails, hermits, etc.)?
+1 i have a few banished crabs in my fuge as well. the most recent inmate was a crab that i caught eating my acro. i thought he was a commensal...
i voted cichlid but if i set up a freshwater tank, i would go planted. so i guess my answer would be whatever fish is plant safe.
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