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I like to use a volume measurement, it better relates to how much you really need. I would fill the tank with about 1/3 of the volume with rock.
I would just wait until the construction over. Drywalling is dusty! You need to cut, screw, sand several times. It's not worth it in my opinion....
I wouldn't avoid using a handheld circular saw, as you will tend to move the saw slightly which will cause the acrylic to break. As Tigermike said,...
I have my tank in the basement, I live in Southeastern Pa, and one of the main reasons I put it down there is because of the temperature. My basement...
You have PC lighting? PCs don't really raise the temperature that much, unless there is very little ventilation in the room or within the fixture....
How much rock do you have? If you have enough rock, the bacteria should have colonized the rock now, so removing the pad shouldn't cause a new cycle....
To me, that's not too big a discrepancy. I would see what the error value is first, usually it's plus/minus 20ppm. Also make sure each test is...
Just have your heater at 80, so at night, your water will stay that temperature, and in the day, it will rise a few degrees, no big deal.
I too have a 55 gal. reef and the dimension do suck, but it's workable. Nice lighting. Looking good.
They can poison other corals, such as coral warfare. They can produce a toxic substance that will affect other corals.
they do, but to play any substantial part in nitrate reduction, they would need to be huge. I wouldn't count on it helping much.
In a 90, I would suggest metal halide lighting with supplement T5s, however, you could use T5s, but placement would be more of an issue. Watts per...
Looks like a leather coral, such as a mushroom leather.
I currently have a crocea under 4 x 54w T5 HO in a 55. However, I do have it in the top 1/3 of the tank. It is doing well. It has grown quite a bit....
It depends. They can be hardy, but temperature plays havoc with coral's metabolic reactions. The coral may eventually recover, or it could be dying....
There are a lot of myths about cycling. I cycled with carbon running and my skimmer running. No ill effects. Water changes will not directly affect...
Well, I would go back to your normal lighting routine, do a water change and if necessary add some ferric oxide. See how that does.
I think you could keep several different types of sps with a 6 bulb fixture, just be aware of placement.
yea, it was my version of a joke
Post a picture, if it's the only you have seen in the trade, we would all like to see it. Plus it would be easier for us to suggest solutions. It may...
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