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i just got my first nice, large specimen, it is pulsing xenia. my question is how much flow should it be receiving. mine is in constant motion and in...
i really want coralline in my tank even though its only over a month old. i got some pieces of rock with coralline on it but i dont think its...
anyone help me i.d this lifeform? i noticed today i got this little thing that slowly comes out of my lr and opens up like a flower, and when i make...
definitely powder sugar. i should have known something that fine will blow with any current. i just gotta make the best out of this and take it as a...
i fiddled around with the powerheads for days. the sand was simply to fine to have any substantial amount of flow in the tank, and i need flow i want...
i had issues with my fine sand blowing around constantly in my tank and always suspended in my water, so i got a bag of crushed coral and put a layer...
it is natural ocean brand sand i got from petco. it is really fine. i got it because it was cheaper than the crushed coral but now im regretting it....
finally got my tank cycled and have 2 healthy fish and plenty of liverock, but i NEVER have clear water due to the fact that my sand substrate is...
my tank is cycled and is about a month and half old. i have 50lbs of dry base rock and many smaller pieces of lr that have various colors of...
i use a mag 5 return pump for my eshopps 300 overflow. of course you can hear the pump but it is not loud my tank is in my bedroom. the mags are nice...
yes i do get microbubbles with my remora, i think they end up being an issue with any skimmer since bubbles are what make them work. keep the skimmer...
55 is a nice size tank for starting your first reef. that is what i have its not huge that performing water changes is a pain, but roomy enough to...
how do you all who like a bluer tank achieve this? i have 4x t5s. i want to run 3x actinic lights and 1x 12,000k daylight. my problem is i keep...
i got an eshopps overflow they are great. if your power goes out the pump is no longer supplying your display with water and the overflow will...
my tank is just about through its cycle i got one percula clown thats doing ok. fairly quickly my sand substrate became mostly covered in brown...
thanks for the input. yes my local coral store has 4 bulb fixtures and 3 of those 4 bulbs are actinics. i will try running 3 actinics and one...
it seems half say actinics are for just viewing, and half say it promotes coral photosynthesis. what k rating appears blue? it is a hard call because...
my light fixture supports 4x 54 w t5's. i currently have 2 daylight 12,000k and 2 actinic blue. in my opinion the daylights way overpower the blue...
i know it is preferred to have a seperate system all together for a quarantine tank...but does anyone use their sump/refugium as a makeshift...
what is best to start with, corals or fish? meaning my tank is currently empty and cycling. should i start out with some corals or a few hardy fish?
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