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Let 'er rip! ...one thing to consider is how you get that flow. Many commercial aquariums that are very large use a massive return pump to turn...
I keep mangroves, shoal grass and macro in my display refugium. Here is a link: A Biotope-Specific Refugium - Plants Can Add to the Health of Your...
lol...I hear ya. I think the argument would go something like: Run less flow through your skimmer by getting a return pump and skimmer that would run...
Yea...I hear that a lot on forums--don't reurn more than your skimmer can handle. To me it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, given that unless your...
You will also need to decide whether you are comfortable returning more water per hour than you can skim. I do in my tank; in my 240-gallon system, I...
This is a great question. I am in the process of running a biotope-specific tank--that is a tank representing a very specific habitat, and that...
It's not that I am catagorically against them--everything in this hobby has its pros and cons. It's just that IME, a wet-dry is not as efficient as a...
BTAs have light requirements, especially without supplemental feedings. They also require a mature tank with stable water params. What are your water...
Here is an article you might find useful regarding so-called reef-safe triggerfish: Triggerfish for the Reef Tank-Reef Safe Triggerfish from the...
Read up on the physiology of BTAs. They will open and close as a natural part of their life cycle. Your BTA will want to anchor its foot on rock....
A BTA will want to be on rock, and it will move to find a good location (combination of current and light that makes it happy). Once established,...
A refugium is, most simply stated, a refuge. It is a place where you can keep things that would not survive in your display tank. Generally we're...
I would second the EV-240--a spray injection skimmer with the ease of calcium reactor/ozone integral hook-up is well worth the additional cost IMO. I...
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