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  1. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    You should get a skimmer for the tank, they have them specifically for the Bio-Cube. In the mean time you should increase your water changes to weekly and increase the volume changed.
     
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  3. btcole333

    btcole333 Feather Duster

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    where can i put some pictures up so you can look at them
     
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    offensetaken Montipora Digitata

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    Hello and welcome to 3reef!! Glad to have you aboard! Photobucket is the easiest way to load pics on ths site IMO. Good Luck
     
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    mocarski Bristle Worm

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    if you don't have a protein skimmer I'd recommend doing more frequent water changes. whatever goes into your tank nutrient wise needs to come out. without a protein skimmer or a fuge with macroalgae growing about the only thing doing that is water changes. Once you see what a protein skimmer removes from your tank you'll be surprised how anything can live in water without one. It is possible to have a successful tank, even a reef tank, without a protein skimmer, but it takes more knowledge and luck than without. This is a tough hobby so having a protein skimmer is usually recommended to make it that much easier.

    I hope I'm not coming across as pushing this too heavily but I did a video of my experience with my protein skimmer. I did it to enter a contest for vertex so it is a little over the top about the skimmer but the story is accurate and it shows how much a protein skimmer can do for you.

    YouTube - Vertex Aquaristik " It aint easy being Green"
     
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    Hello and welcome to 3reef