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Closed loops are (IMO) the best way to increase flow in your tank. No unsightly powerheads!
The price of a coral is dependant on the buyer. Find someone in your area who is looking for xenia and maybe trade with them. Many people use...
a 75 wouldnt be bad for a picasso trigger. and dont do CC, go with sand or barebottom
How about a blue neon goby? They stay small, are good cleaner fish, and the color will contrast amazingly with an orange perc!
Once your tank builds a good level of bacteria you will have fewer sandstorms. The bacteria help to weigh the sand down. I dont get sandstorms...
425 in, 0 out
very cool
Sweet tank.
AHH!! My mistake...I was talking of UV...thanks for the clarification. Ozone good, UV bad.
I did but they didnt get along with my tang so I had to trade them in for frags.
Hence the 500gph Mag5 being the ideal pump
Birdlady has the right idea. Stirring your oolitic sand bed...manually or with sand sifting critters...keeps it functioning. Of course, siphoning...
Pick them up and look at the soft tissue in the shell. If it is retracted or doesnt move when you touch it, they are likely dead.
Birdlady...if you do some in depth research on the effectiveness of ozone, you will find that for the ozone to be effective, the water would need to...
FYI, the Remora can handle up to a Mag 5 and the Remora Pro can handle up to a Mag 9, but the Mag 7 gets the best performance. Similar gph pumps...
In my experience, fooling with the construction of these things is NOT a good idea. Work with the space they gave you or do a separate sump/fuge...
HYPERsalinity bath. And, before you palce it in your tank, give it a good shake in the bucket you are soaking it in to remove loose debris and...
Different depths for different types of sand. For a "true" DSB, 4-6 inches is recommended of medium grade arag type sand. A finer "oolitic"...
Are they for sale?
May I advise AGAINST lace rock (tufe type). It often has high levels of phosphate and sometimes iron. It will be a magnet as well as a continuous...
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