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I agree with Likeajeenyus's assessment. Especially with the sump suggestion...the bigger, the better, especially when/if you start adding reactors...
I love the diversity of tanks/plants! Very cool, mang.
+1 on the back siphon issue. The valve sucks and constantly back flows...not happy with the factory suggested set up.
Awesome pictures!
Check out miracles aquariums, or maybe reef savvy aquariums.
I have been running ecobak for a while and it seems to be working very well!
I'm dying for an ro/di!!! Enjoy bro.
Official degree title is "Government and World Affairs" a.k.a. Political Science. I am surprised to see so many social science majors here.
You don't hear many stories like this. Congratulations. Hopefully this will be the start to a long, successful career!!!
I am so glad I don't have to worry about quakes. That adds a whole other dynamic to stand making!
Hard to tell with out pics. It could be diatoms, or it could be detritus settling due to lack of flow.
There are a few options for filtration. I am assuming the tank is not drilled, so everything you do will probably have to be HOB(hang on the back)....
I woke up this morning and there were more white spots and they are more pronounced. The tang is beginning to "itch" himself against the rocks. As so...
Ok. What are your thoughts on freshwater dip? Is it that beneficial or worth it at this point?
Ok, so today my wife and our foreign exchange student bought me a hippo tang. The tang is about 2" long and looks like he is in really good shape....
I have a fuge about 5-6" deep and I use a 6500 cfl. The chaeto has tripled in size in about 4months.
+1. It won't hurt to keep searching for possible contributing factors to the ammonia spike. In the mean time, water changes...I would even do a 10 or...
I wandered in to "Jeff's exotic fish" in Costa Mesa, Ca one day and began looking at their show tanks and fish/corals. That was the first time in my...
Wife gets annoyed with the amount of time I spend reading/doing reefkeeping. But I always catch her admiring the tank!
I would ditch it. I think the skimmer, sand and rock will be enough. If you wanted to go crazy I'm sure you could think up or find a DIY fuge for...
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