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They are definately not cheap. My alkalinity test was $27 and I realized after that carbonite hardness was the same thing (which I already had)....
You did the right thing to leave the dead stuff on the rock. Your tank needs a source of ammonia to start the cycle. Dead stuff causes ammonia and...
8.4 is the standard for most reefs. Totally agree. Water changes is an easy way to get the nutrients your corals need. Dont add any additives that...
Definately get as many as you can find. The one thing wrong with my tank always turns out to be the one thing I cant test for.
Bigger is always better.
live Arogonite at petsmart is less than $20 for 30 lbs. Looks just like sand too.
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I have never had a problem with my bio balls. I clean them every weeks. I dont usually do water changes and Im reading o nitrates any time I check.
Definately fish before coral. Fish are messy and you need to give you bacteria time to adjust to each fish one at a time. If you add them all at once...
Finally moving forward on this one. Just ordered the in tank fuge: MarineDepot.com And an LED clip light: MarineDepot.com Not sure how the light...
Didnt realize cooler color works better on a fuge. Gonna have to change the bulbs out on my reef fuge now. I think Im gonna try some LEDs on the sea...
Cant wait to see some fish in that tank. Use your table salt if you have to.
Im planning on using one light for the whole set up with 6500k look good on the sea horses too? How much heat do they put out?
Im getting ready to order the in tank fuge for my sea horse tank and I want to order lighting at the same time. Im not going to have any coral in the...
Ah theres the reef tank I was wondering about. Looks like its gonna be a nice set up.
Awesome...or uh oh. Not sure which way to go lol.
You can always dial down the pump if it has that option or just put a ball valve in the return line. I say get the bigger cheaper one. Its cheaper...
I would change them all.
Heres my story for you. About a year ago I had a 20 gallon tank with about 35 pounds of aptasia in it. Wall to wall my rock was covered in the...
Can we get some more info about your tank? size, lighting, water parameters?
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