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No as long as you do not disinfect it. You will not have a cycle until your pH stays above 6.0 and better to have it around 7.
Sounds like your sides are not matched or the shaft is bent.
You need to stay with the bulbs rated for the aquarium. PC bulbs get longer as the wattage goes higher and the ballasts are usually rated for one...
pH of 8 is fine as long as it stays relatively stable there. Keep your water well aerated and your hose when possible since the CO2 level in the...
OK highly unlikely you have a bacterial mat if it is very acidic. That most likely is uneaten food or dead bacteria. A water change would be good...
Without a pic it is hard to say, you could be growing a bacterial mat or it could be algae. How did your son poison the tank?
Great redo Todd. A decent P&S camera will give you a better picture than the iPhone. If you can get one that takes pics in the RAW format. You can...
Probably alk burn
The blenny might have accidentally rested on it and got nailed. Definitely sounds like a ball anemone if it is moving. Maybe it will color up more....
Thanks Shin, they are tough to place. You need to allow for the growth. Thanks Matt, it is a six shot panorama using my 100mm macro lens. Thank...
They are not popular because they are not very colorful or large. They can be difficult to keep.
I think the loaches would definitely wipe out the shrimp even if they haven't just molted. Hard to say which way the battle would go with the...
The loaches would be more of a worry right now depending on their size and whish ones. Your concerns are good and most likely correct. The crayfish...
It might if you are dumping huge amounts of skim out. I would not wory about it.
Great looking color congrats
I redid the tank due to lots of loss of plants due to too much organics in the water. I cleaned it out and up and moved the Ancistrus from the 8...
I don't do either with my reef any more. I stopped suing carbon and GFO about 6 months ago and my tank's colors are much better. Carbon would be...
You're welcome and thanks Cheryl. To all let me know if you want me to post a link to the FTS full size.
Yeah I have felt that way about most things I have done that go past simple maintenance.
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