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I would first test your Tap water for: Phosphates, silicates, TDS, nitrates (macro nutrients of algae) before you decide to invest on an RO... it may...
"is my time up?" is the better of the two
holy @#$!$ I made another noob mistake. I got too excited over the issue and brought my SG down to 0.0129 in two hours! I hope I have not killed my...
I was thinking of replacing SW with pure DI water. If I do this, specifically, how fast can I lower salinty without doing more harm than good?...
I was using a cheap hydrometer for a long time. It read an ok salinity for a reef tank of 1.023. I got took some water to the LFS and they used a...
you know, lots of people want high evaporation, (esp if u do not have a Ca reactor) so that u can dose kalk... so maybe this is not a problem at all
brow/hariy *algae*
I have a blue tuxedo urchin (Mespilia globulus) and i love it! it ate all my ugly brown slimy/hairy and has not touched my coraline/corals. As a...
What is the point of a phosphate reactor? Will just sticking a ferrous oxide material (phosban) in a HOT filter have any adverse effects (such as...
Wow Weld-on WOW weld-on is amazing! It bonded the arcylic perfectly on my DIY overflow box (next comes the sump) no leaks on the first attempt! I...
new issue so I went out and bought some WELD-ON #16, 6 bucks for a small tube. It says that it "contains chemicals known to the state of California...
FYI, I tried lepage's extreme repair and it did not, despite its claims, work on arcylic very well.
I bought the sealant "EXTREME REPAIR", made by LEPAGE from Home Depot. It claims that it is "Aquarium safe" and works on "wood, rubber, glass, many...
wow that looks like some serious stuff! Its a small sump, only 7 gallons, so is there any sealant I could buy from the LHS (Home Depot)?
What brand/ model of sealant would you recommend for a DIY acrylic sump? Thanks!
mine does that often, for not longer than one day. Give it two, then worry
Basically your questions come down to personal opinion and what seems to work best; therefore it would be nice to get additional 3reef opinion. IMO...
Right now I would reduce the photo period to 4 hours. This will help reduce your systems temperature at least until you get an accurate thermometer....
Do you have a chocolate chip starfish ?!
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