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None at all. FTR, people in this hobby do things simply because they heard somewhere that it's right or good without any proof or evidence...
Yes, the coral can be glued to a rock. Just be careful not to touch the flesh while you're handling it.
Just make sure they're not freshwater clams. That's the only ones I can get at the local supermarket around my area. (OK for feeding, but won't live...
+1... Sand color won't matter. On another note, there's no advantage to buying 60 lbs of live sand. You can use much cheaper dry sand for the bulk,...
+1 to all the above. The problem with a well-established sandbed is that you will have organics, inorganics, and heavy metals bound into the sand...
Yes and no. :) You will lose a lot more due to evaporation which will need to be replaced with RO/DI freshwater. Routine water changes will keep...
Your tank just keeps getting better, Heidi. Very beautiful. ;)
+1 to ^^^ OTOH, I've lost a cleaner and a coral banded shrimp to the same condy nem. Guess the shrimp were too stupid to know better. :-/
If you only have a small mix of softies and LPS, you really don't need to dose anything if your doing routine water changes with a good reef-grade...
Your tank will most definitely be cycled before the live rock "spreads". The nitrifying bacteria multiplies fairly quickly, usually within a few...
No. Sea slugs have very defined diets and usually starve once their target prey has been eradicated. That's one reason I do not agree with using...
No, freshwater bacteria won't survive in saltwater. You'll need to clean everything and start over.
Agree with Brennan... both are beautiful. Thanks for sharing. :)
Looking great! Congrats on the save. :)
+1 If you have live rock, the bio-wheel is just something more to maintain.
It's not unusual for 1 out of a dozen to work properly, regardless how poorly they're designed. :D As for me, my tank done better with no skimmer at...
I left it in my tank until I detected a spike in ammonia. I then removed it and waited for ammonia and nitrite to drop back to zero. I've cycled all...
+1 Throw a raw cocktail shrimp into your tank to give the bacteria something to feed on. That will help it to grow and spread.
They do make surface skimmer adapters for filters that are quite a bit cheaper than overflow boxes.
True, a skimmer isn't really necessary on a small tank, but if you do run one, you will want it in one of the back chambers, not in the fuge as it...
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