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You could also use zip ties to help stabilize the structure. Eventually the coralline will hide the ties. Or you could break out a drill and start inserting some acrylic rods. I think someone here also suggested plastic hangers instead of acrylic rods.
Re: new tank starting
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Some of my favorite reef-related books are listed on the first post of this thread:
do you mean cycle? depends on what you are getting. I purchased live sand and all of my live rock was...
I thought the only way to remove copper was thru the use of poly fiber and multiple water changes. Even then there is no guarantee if the LR was treated with copper.
Just takes a long time as you can never be sure how long it will take to leech out.
basically, if a pump is pumping water out with NO restriction - it's going to pump at 900gph. But, lets say you want the water to go all the way from the bottom of your stand - to the top of the tank. You need to measure that distance in feet and that is known as your "head loss". Then check the...
you have a CLS/spraybar on the bottom and adding tunze phs? i'd love to see a pic of this. I always thought people either did one or the other - closed loop or powerheads...not both. Or am I mis-reading it?? ???
gorgeous tang! I have never ordered from there - heard a lot of good things previously about small items (e.g. clean up crew) but never anything positive on the fish - looks like you got a winner!
Did you QT the PBT or did you just place it direct?
jon - with tunze equipment, I always always go to roger on RC for help.
Regardless whether I bought the equipment new or used - the support team they have there is nothing short of remarkable.
cleaner wrasses serve a unique niche in the reefs and if we (as a club) are to try and encourage people to save the reef- there is no better place than starting with the wrasse.
I've read that places where the wrasses have been harvested (for ornamental hobby) resulted in more fish showing...