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I agree with above, small added advice...
Do not take shrimp out after a day. Leave it in. Personaly I leave it in a filter sock so I don’t have to try and scavenge the broken down pieces later. I also Phamtom feed at the same time. There is nothing wrong with using ammonia. Little trick is to...
One mans opinion. Dry Rock. The real difference is time. And it’s a good test to see if you are ready for a hobby like this that requires serious patience. If you wait out the cycle, avoide pests, and end up the same place then all the better. Best of luck. I look forward to your tale of the...
To be clear. I am sharing what I believe to be correct. Should anyone on the forum have a slightly different view. Trust them and ignore me
Skimmers remove microscopic solids. And they do it indiscriminately. So no. They don’t remove bad bacteria and ignore good ones. Primarily they remove...
I looked for a DC pump because I liked the idea of controllability but couldn’t find one even kind of reasonabley priced that could handle 30+ head pressure. I guess there not intended for sumps that aren’t stacked.
I know very little about pumps. I chose an IWAKI MD-70RLT Mainly because I have a stupid amount of head pressure to deal with. Have to say after doing the math. It is performing better then expected. I was afraid the excessive back pressure would give me minimal flow but turns out it’s out...