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I would like to share a DIY Recipe for Feeding Marine Fish and Corals that I received from a customer of mine from Alaska who sent me the recipe in a PDF format.
I’m personally using this formula and its great stuff!
This PDF file has a very detailed step by step and pictures and text to show...
For inquiry minds that want to know.
Not all Ferric Oxide products are created equal for the aquarium trade!
The following info is from direct sources (proprietary info).
I’m only talking about the top 3 most popular ferric oxide phosphate removers:
1). rust colored pellet formed / ferric...
I knew where you were directing your mangrove question.
I just wanted to compare notes on other hobbyist long term mangrove experiences.
Thanks for your response.
Purchased them from eBay.
Can you post some recent pictures of your mangrove plants?
I would like to see the growth of your 4 year old mangroves.
Thanks!
Anyone who has recently start using any type of mangrove plants, monitor your magnesium levels.
Mangrove plants can and will deplete your magnesium as well as potassium, just to name a few.
Mangrove plants are a great asset to part of a natural filtration system, remember everything has it’s...
I have some comments and some suggestions and it's not to offend anyone here on this forum.
I see that a lot of hobbyist spending good money, time and energy on expensive phosphate & nitrate removal products that only treat the symptom(s) of the problem and not the source(s) of the problem.
By...
Here is the rule of thumb and theory that I use and believe:
The maximum time that I use a fresh batch of carbon is only 3- 4 weeks, reason being (imo) is that in the carbon chamber you will colonize good and bad bacteria, any bacteria can colonize very rapidly, we do not want to colonize any...
Dom,
I’m going to speculate that when you say that you added a couple of bags of ChemiPure carbon, that you used the passive mode by placing the carbon bags some where in a high flow rate in your sump.
If so, a lot of hobbyists don’t realize water will always take the path of least resistance...