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I am far from an expert, but my thought is yes. The idea of the undergravel is to suck the detritis into the gravel bed where it can be broken down...
Hi! What is your goal for the tank...Fish, Inverts (Corals, etc), or both? Any idea what brand or model of Protein Skimmer you have? The...
A lot of test kits say 8.2 is ideal, but for reefs you really want to shoot for 8.4. So you might really be okay.
one note on the live rock...if you decide to go that route, make sure that the previous owner did not put Copper in the water to control parasites on...
I am on the 3-4 week cycle as well. Interesting idea about soaking in the RO/DI water. I have never heard/thought of doing that.
Hey all, A quick follow up on this. I got my live rock from www.liverocks.com. It is GREAT! I got the Fl. Keys rock. It was very clean, and...
I would go with glass as well..again because of the scrathing (think of all the sand, dry salt, etc - all potential scratchers). I have an oceanic...
I have 2. A 29 gallon freshwater community tank in my Daughters Nursery. It is the BEST thinng we have put in her room. The soft light and the...
Thanks All, good advice on both fronts! :-)
Hi All, I clean out the collection cup of my Seaclone 150 Protein Skimmer on a daily basis. By clean I mean I take the cup off, dump it out and...
Thanks Y'all. Last thing...so based on everything I am hearing...no water change until the cycle is complete right?
Okay thanks. I have a follow up question if you don't mind. I am starting to get some hair algae in the tank as well. Is this normal during the...
Hey All, When do you suggest I do my first water change? I have a new 40 gallon reef set up. It has 40 # of live rock in it. I am running a...
I have the same light, and I am using mine without a glass top as well. The only thing I am doing is once I week I let it cool all the way down, and...
Hi All, I am interested in everyone's opinion on what salinity level to strive for. I have always tried to keep my tanks around 32 ppt (right...
I would agree, they are down right mean. Plus they do better in more saline (brackish) environments. Not a good mix for other FW tropicals.
For what it is worth, I have been married for 5 years now, and the one thing I have learned is happy wife, happy life.
This may be a slightly off topic question, but in looking at this thread I have to ask, is the Prism skimmer really that loud? I just bought one, it...
Great Information. Thank you for the feedback I really appreciate it. My plan is to stick with 100% aquacultured on this tank - Rock, Corals, and...
Hi All, Has anyone used www.liverocks.com before? I am considering ordering some rock for my new tank from them in the next week or so. My...
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