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Ah yeah, that doesn't sound too bad. Good luck!
I'm not sure about your specific situation but IMO, unless you're doing a large water change or topoff I wouldn't worry about buffering. Most people...
Most centrifugal pumps (which is what most saltwater pumps are, if not all) will actually save electricity when they are dialed back. They will not...
I would not trust it to hold either. I would look for other options in case the tank fails. Any semi-large tupperware/rubbermaid container will...
I personally think you're on the higher end of healthy stocking levels. I would try a smaller group of chromis, or at least probably expect that...
Good luck, I'm not sure what your other stocking is like but eventually if the fish was in good health and handled the transition to your tank well...
IMO a 55 is on the small side for tangs. When most tangs grow larger they will have limited turning options in a tank that is only about 12" wide...
I think 10x through the sump is unnecessary, 5x is perfectly fine. But like was mentioned just put a valve on the output of your return pump so you...
I got my overflows from www.reefmania.net .
I think it really depends where you're getting the fish from and how it was handled up to that point there is such a wide variety of quality of...
I would be concerned about it getting sucked in the back more than going in the front. They are invertebrates so they can sucked into the smallest...
If you have a skimmer I don't know how much benefit you're going to get there's a test to see if your pH will be affected by better aeration, measure...
I'm not super familiar with the red velvet (C. Rubrisquamis?) but AFAIK they should be fine. You're running up on a the heavy side of stocking...
I remember being touchy about moving corals etc. If it's flourishing moving it a little bit or pulling it out of the water for a bit will not hurt it...
That's a normal range don't worry about it. That's the range my tank runs at and I wouldn't alter alkalinity just for pH, personally. Read the thread...
This varies entirely based on the coral load. Your alk will not vary unless a coral or some other calcareous organism uses it up, it doesn't vary...
There are some indications that higher alk levels can increase the speed that coral can produce new skeleton thus increasing the growth rate. There...
Put me down for the vote! :) I'm not sure a single mangrove will fit in it eventually. They are trees!
Sorry to hear about the mixup, I've been through my share of online vendor issues recently as well. Have you looked at the cost for low end...
Dragonets, which scooter "blennies" are, do not clean, most of them just eat pods and little crustaceans from your live rock. They are pretty but a...
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