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If you haven't added any fish, then you can really speed up your cycle by adding a half cup of pure ammonia in your tank. This will force bacteria...
5 months should still be ok. I replace my carbon, sediment, membrane and DI filters about once a year, or 500 gallons. To test the filtered water,...
My rocks, after my tank wipeout. 95% of the coralline algae died off, if not all.
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Yup, Oceanic, All-Glass and Top-Fin temper the bottoms. Trying to drill it will result in shattering the glass. If you can get past drilling it...
I started with a 12G Nano, then got a 20G, then immediately jumped into a 150G. I later got a 75G acrylic Clear-For-Life. I think my 150G is...
If you are running a reef tank, you may want to consider getting an automatic calcium reactor. If you get a pH swing, your entire tank may crash...
I changed my Rio circulation pumps to Korallia's and doing so dropped the temperature of my tank from 84 to 80. I just plumbed my chiller to keep it...
My LFS said you can put a small amount of pure ammonia (non-detergent type) in your tank before you stock it to help speed up the ammonia cycle. It...
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They can be. I had mine for 2 years before it just disappeared one day. It was perfectly fine one night, I woke up to feed my fish before going to...
I just use Kalkwasser mix and different Strontium, and reef mineral supplements and I get purple coralline algae growth. :)
Do yo uhave stray light coming into the tank, like from a nearby window? I had a HUGE black algae problem in my tank, once I put black backing...
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