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Thanks, long time in the making. At least I've had lots f time to mull changes and stick to the kiss method. The tank in the closet is higher than the 40 under the DT so the only glass I had to drill was the corner side of the 29 in closet. Hope to get water in it by the end of Feb. Lol
You can get the ceramic disks on ebay from alternative reef products. Or if you are arts and crafts make em from dis ware clay. But you need a kiln and proper firing temp.
The one benefit of an aragonite sand bed is alk balance. If you do not have sand you better have a hell of a lot of rock! I learned my lesson with my initial bare bottom frag tank......with regards to alk balance it was like driving a sports car at 120 miles per hour that react to 1 millionth of...
Well I had 5 hours to do tank work today and got dry rough fitting for most of the plumbing done.
. Drilled holes through the stand. Took a beer and measuring 10 times befor I drilled the holes.
drilled through the back of the stand and two dry walls to make a through for plumbing...
I have one below my 55dt. It's easy to remove the sand with little disturbance. I just pull out the shop vac, which sucks out instantly the amount I want with little disturbance. I then replace with new over a weeks time.
Jason, I do understand your concept, but do not like your tone or approach. I quite enjoy the various ideas posted and discussed here.Yes I'm sure there are differences.....not unlike us using synthetic salt mix vs natural. In my observations based on coloration and growth, my tropical corals...
After thinking about this more, I do not want to give the wrong impression to a beginner. In my opinion, I think it is good to test and observe your corals. However, daily testing will result in you chasing a ghost with regards to parameter corrections. For a new reefer please remember water...
I do test, but weekly alk and cal, Mg is every other week.Not interested in daily readings. My best "canary" is my green birds nest. Open fat polyps = all is well. Closed and we have an issue.