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Is the powerhead on the end of the tank pointing the long way? Can you aim the flow towards the surface at all? The hose sucking air on my skimmer...
How a sump works article.
If you ever try to grow sun loving plants in a window especially one that doesn't get much sun they will get tall and bend towards the light. Plants...
Ah, that's the same as plants that don't receive enough light.
Thank you! These are my first additions to the tank besides LR and CUC so I'm a little overly cautious :).
One of the Zoa frags I have is growing long tentacles. The tentacles were short when I got the frag. I've read this could be from not enough light....
Hitchhikers list. Here are a few I have run across. Aiptasia Xanthid crabs Eunicid worms Cirolinids Polyclad Worms
Craigslist is a great place to find used aquariums and equipment. The biodiversity from some of the LR is truly amazing. I started with 100% LR and...
Have you added any new equipment lately?
Aquamend and Waterweld.
Did you see it exit the shell? It could be a Stomatella.
For me blasting the rocks too much seemed to make things worse. Every time I blasted the rocks a fine layer of detritus would settle everywhere. Now...
Don't worry about ph too much. As long as you keep your other parameters in line the ph should stay in optimal range. A ph of 7.8 is good to start...
48 hours: Calc 440 dkh 10 ph 7.8
I've been dosing liquid calcium daily to maintain calcium. Also adding superbuffer-dkh when needed to maintain alkalinity.
From what I've read they like to eat clams, but will move to snails if there are no clams. I can't say what snails for sure so I would just assume...
Did they have anything that looked like these on them? It could also be Eunicid or Polyclad worms. I've had both of those knock off some of my snails.
Total dissolved solids meter
IMO you don't need a canister filter. Just a good skimmer. You'll probably need a couple powerheads for that size tank.
Tang bit by a zombie? Sorry I couldn't resist ;D.
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