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+1...BRS is great and they are good to answer any questions and take care of you too.
Most likely it has build up around the impeller/shaft...take it apart and clean it...if that gets it started run it in a bucket with some vinegar for...
See above, LOL!
+1...Peanut worm or Sipuncula sp...harmless detritivores.
My guess would be only RO which in itself is not necessarily bad...obviously the places like you describe are selling filtered water primarily for...
Agreed...nems fare best in tanks that have had stable params for at LEAST six months.
Awesome!
Not sure how long you've had it (hours, days?)...but for a new nem I don't think it looks bad...bleached some, yes, but otherwise looks pretty decent...
Pyramid snails would not effect color like that...plus we inspect our clams very closely and while not impossible I don't have any in our clam tanks...
Ahh, memories of those "rack" systems, LOL! My best "EXPLOSION" was a glass top desk...it shattered from just a fast change in ambient...
I would have trouble with the fish list for this tank...there are sooo many really cool angels and butterflies from HI...but most are not "reef...
What size is the tank and what type of LED's are you using? I've messed with some LED's on small tanks and love them...I would love to convert all...
Although the initial "sting" is painful it's the risk of infection from leaving the "bristles" in the skin that is the real risk for most...
I wasn't questioning your LED config per se, just in general stating that shallow tanks can often get away with a lot less that we think...with nems...
Bristleworms are awesome cleaners...but they do hurt like heck if you p*** one off, LOL! We frag so many rocks that come in from mariculture...
You probably won't need a lot of light at 7"...most of our prop/holding tanks only have 8"-10" of water and I've found I have to be very careful with...
Most manufacturers grossly overrate their UV's...all the scientific data I've seen on UV's for saltwater applications leads me to believe it would be...
OK...just wanted to make sure you knew that...from my time in the water in HI I recall lots of Pocillopora, Porites, Montipora, some Fungia and...
Looks like I'm a bit late, but that's like an egg-crate masterpiece!
Well I'm not trying to get in the middle of anything, LOL! Just trying to help out in an area that I have some knowledge and research in.
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