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Actinics are basically a blue bulb that makes some colors come out more. There's 2 different kinds; Actinic 03 and Actinic. Actinic 03 goes down...
+1, good idea to use this to cut PVC when you have such a tight area. Steel cable works as well.
You could also just get one that hooks up to the faucet, and remove it when you aren't using it. It's not like they have to be permanently installed...
Do you have a refugium, do you dose supplements, what is your equipment setup?
When you buy "part A and B (and maybe C)" supplements, all you're buying is the same thing as buying bulk supplements and mixing yourself. You're...
Salt in a discus tank may not be the best idea. I was fairly sure most of the lower-pH FW fish don't handle aquarium salt well.
BTW, I may as well mention that the "UVL Actinic White" bulbs aren't white, or actinic, at all. They're a pinkish hue.
ATI Aquablue Special, ATI Blue Plus, and UVL 454 (listed as URI 454 on your site) are my favorites from what I've seen.
No. Do small changes, something like a gallon or two (depending on your tank size) every day, and replace with RODI water.
Nitrates and phosphates. You need to have a plan to get rid of those nutrients as the algae die off and release them into the water.
It starves the algae, but corals can live thru it.
I don't know what size tank you're going to have, but besides the assurance of getting good water by owning your own unit, it makes better financial...
Once you get down to a species (or, even more likely, a genus), you're going to hit the same relative level of difficulty with any individual that's...
Heh, +1.
Then I would double check that meter with another, and check the water at inlet, after RO, and after DI. That might shed some light on where the...
I'm pretty sure that it would hurt the condy. They'll end up expanding or contracting their base, which the glue wouldn't allow, and tear themselves....
I don't know what the waste/flow restrictor valve is. What I can tell you is that to flush a RO membrane, you need to have much higher than normal...
I would guess it's solids stuck in the RO membrane, if it's never been flushed.
It's very good. They don't have big shells, so they don't knock things over like other snails. They eat less, as they don't eat during the day nearly...
Have you ever flushed the RO membrane?
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