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Corals, actually feed on the end result of their Zooxanthellae's photosynthetic process...ammonium! So, as long as their isn't a huge amound of...
Are you adding iodine and iron to your water? This will help to grwo any macroalgae-just be careful as too much can be detrimental!
You have a pretty varied and diverse number of fish that could be placed in your tank successfully. However, problems will arise if you add...
YES...however, I would get rid of the Chocolate Chip Sea Star as they aren't "reef safe"! Unless you don't care about your polyps possbly getting...
Nice tank and pictures of some of your livestock! Best of luck... been contimplating on getting some Sexy Shrimp for my refugium!???
Throw them out and buy new ones!... Only joking... LOL! Yeah, you will be fine by soaking them in bleach and rinsing them off well in fresh...
The saying...If it isn't broke, don't fix it applies to our reef tanks as well IMO! You will always have phosphates and nitrates in your tank as...
Nice pictures and tank set-up!!! A weekly water change is sufficient as you want to have some nutrients in the pelagic region of your tank for...
May be ICh or a more detrimental disease(Velvet)! Both are serious though and can prove fatal to not just the fish infected right now but the other...
Remember that their are other parts to the equasion that have to be considered! Their is more than just mechanical filtration that may or may not be...
Many times WE don't give animals the proper respect they deserve, and take them for granted. Knowledgeable also plays a big part in our safety and...
They can coexist...that being said however, I would try to lower your nitrates and phosphates and DOM for best results in keeping them at bay thus...
What kind of Tridacna did she get? How big? What lighting arrangement do you have? How are your water parameters! Tridacna's are not as hardy when...
It could be just nature taking its course, as your anemone may be regurgitating it food, or could be removing Xooxanthellae, or not happy or worst...
Go with as big a sump as you can set up comfortably to offer you the greatest amount of space and increased surface area. Then I like the Megaflows...
Excess CO2 will tend to cause pH values to decrease, even despite adequate alkalinity levels. That is the ruling for adding Kalkwasser during the...
One thing I forgot to mention is that alkalinity doesn't refer to pH, but the ability for water to resist change in pH. If water has a low...
Have you tried using another test kit? Maybe you have a faulty kit...you may want to try to lower your pH as well and see if that helps to increase...
I am using Hamilton DE HQI 250 and 400 watt metal halide pendants and love them! Bought them at saltycritter.com(one of our sponsors)! There are...
It still seems to dangerous to implement and comes with a better chance of something bad happening than good IMO...but best of luck to you!
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