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I recommend only using food grade containers for storing water. The others have very high levels of plasticizers that leach out.
It's not a matter of how much suplus head capacity you have. It's the pump output when working against a 3 foot head pessure. The rated output of...
Looks like cyano to me in the pictures. I'm fighting the same problem. How long has your tank been set up? I understand its common after a few...
Check out topdogsellers on ebay. I got a really nice 150 watt MH with 2 14 watt actinics for $89 for my nano. They have the best prices I've found
Don't add any more corals or fish until your tank stabilizes. Your algae blooms are because you have a lot of excess nutrients. You can not have an...
What is gha?
The bubbles are normal. Mine does it all the time. I'm not totally sure of the source, but there are a couple of prime suspects. 1. Nitrogen...
Have a 150 w MH mounted on legs about 6 inches above a 24 gallon nano tank (difficult configuration to change. When I bought it I was only running...
I would wait until the nitrates begin to fall, if you are using LR. If not, then start as soon as the nitrites go to 0
Damsels are very territorial. In a tank that small she is going to claim the whole tank. When you go to add another fish to the tank, you will...
You probably just need a new o-ring. Even a tiny nick or pinched spot on one will cause a slow (or faster) leak. Cheap fix. Unless you have a...
One more suggestion, if the above doesn't work. Due to the low constant levels you are reading, you may have something dead that you didn't even...
How's your DO? Are you running any aeration in your sump? Sometimes they will hang at the surface if you don't have good aeration and your DO is...
By the way, resist doing a water change until the cycle is complete. You are removing the very microbes you need to have. The Nite-out II contains...
Go to your LFS and ask for a bottle of Microbe-Lift Nite-Out II and follow directions. I cycled my 24 gallon Nano in 3 weeks using it. Works like a...
Check out topdogsellers on Ebay. I bought a 17 in 150 W MH with 2 - 14W actinic T5s for my nano tank for $89. Works great. I haven't found anyone...
I have been thinking about something similar. I have come up with a design that I think will work. It is to be made out of acrylic with 3 chambers...
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