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They also spectrum shift when different amounts of power are applied. That's why when you run a VHO bulb with a HO ballast, they turn a red color. I...
You have some serious circuit breakers/fuses and wiring in your house, man. Far above code to handle those loads. But there's still no real reason...
I may end up coming to one of the swaps at some point, but it's definitely a long drive. Probably 8 hours round trip for me, too.
You could always siphon out the CC from about 1/3rd of the tank, and replace with sand. Repeat twice.
Awesome stuff Dingo! Where was the frag swap?
That looks like a flatworm to me. There's quite a few different species, with many different shapes and colors, when dealing with flatworms, so I...
Not quite as depressing as most of the other environmental news involving the ocean, there's news of the Census of Marine Life being completed. For...
Please, when you have a few more of them in the tank, do start shipping them around. ;D
I'd definitely say the Salifert kit is more accurate for alk and calcium than Red Sea. The Red Sea kit for alk (alk pro, not the plain alk) is a PITA...
+1 to the sunlight not being good. It's a PITA to manage the amount of light you get since it'll vary considerably depending on time of year, it'll...
Refractometers aren't built equal, but nearly all are built better than hydrometers. They also don't accumulate little bits over time and start to...
No, and yes. My T5s are on a timer.
Well, fast is relative. Stomatella snails are much faster than most other snails. If you touch the back part of their foot, you'll see how fast they...
Sweet snail! It seems like a stomatella to me too. Does it move fast like a stomatella?
I mentioned on the low end, just because that's the safer side of things.
You could triple the number of lights on the tank and be fine with the discus.
Not really. There needs to be enough light that penetrates through the water, so you need more lumens, which means more wattage.
If magnesium is low, you won't be able to get your calcium higher, regardless as to how much you put in. Magnesium stops calcium from precipitating...
If your calcium is at 200, I would seriously consider doing a magnesium test.
Since you already have ammonia in the tank, I would just run the old filter (from your friend) in it, and test daily until ammonia and nitrites are...
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