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its normal in a newer system!
not sure about the chemicals but the plastic will not interfere with the live plants. i have a small planted tank and the only nutrients that go into...
yes you can. i bought an aqueon(all glass) 55 at petco and drilled an overflow in it. just the bottom cant be drilled as it is tempered. DONT drill...
you really dont want to cover your tank unless you HAD to like if you had a bird or something. evaporation is something we all have to deal with....
ive been dealing with some cyano on my sandbed. i red a bit about it and decided to put another koralia into my tank. no matter which way i adjust it...
if you like the blue look like me i would forget about the g.e 6500 k. the ati blue plus bulbs are great....id go with 3 of those and one ati...
agreed. rubber gasket and tighten just beyond hand tight....shouldnt leak.
drilled....drilled....drilled. i made the mistake of using an overflow at first. tore down the tank and all my stuff to have it drilled. when i had...
id leave it off. more air getting to your water and lets heat escape easily
it is wierd stuff. the truth of the matter is everybodys tank is different with flow/lighting and placement of things. coralline wont be the same in...
wow. the ONLY color i have is purple. one of my frags has red coralline but that has not spread. the purple has engulfed my powerheads and back glass.
a piece of rock with coralline on it, lighting, water circulation, regular water changes. a protein skimmer would help. coralline likes stability....
as the newb i once was i was obsessed with getting coralline growing everywhere in my tank. i introduced many pieces of rock with the algae on them....
get a slightly stronger pump than you think youll need. you can always ball valve it and adjust the flow. but if you dont have enough flow and your...
that would be good. but i would ditch the actinic bulbs it comes with and get ati blue plus to replace them. they are still blue but have much more...
my all glass 55 is 1/4 ". call them they are helpful.
what size system is it and is there a reason your dosing? (i e lots of sps or clams) when i started i found dosing did more harm than good with...
ya it was a stand from walmart the aqua culture deluxe 55 stand. there really not that bad and when your putting it together it goes together very...
yes but unfortunatley some of the lessons i have learned have been expensive ones..... and my new stand is the same one i had before i just slid it...
i posted about my tank being unlevel and wht i should do about it. i took some advice from here and thereeftank. about half said shim it to level it,...
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