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Planning to upgrade the media baskets. The IM Nuvo 16 has two media basket chambers on both ends. Giving me six compartments to add things. Although on the top chambers of each basket i plan on adding a sponge or filter floss. That gives me four chambers to add whatever i want. What would you...

Its been a couple weeks already. So far I have 5 snails. And 5 hermit crabs. No fish yet. There is a lot of brown algae all over the sand and in the back glass. There is also red hair algae behind the rocks. I was planning on adding a tunze skimmer and two return pumps. But am having a hard...

Why would the water look snowy.? Water doesnt look crystal clear. These are my parameters as of yesterday. Salinity. 1.027 SG. 36 Temp 78 Ph 8.0 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0.5 Nitrate 0 Calcium 440 Phosphate 0.13 or lower maybe?not sure Kh 179

couldnt i just get a second pump thats similar to my stock pump? with 210gph times two is 420total gph. gives me about 26 turnover...

Couldnt i just get two stronger return pumps? to have about 25 to 30 turnover rate? i added two "spin streams" to both my returns. that spin at 40degree angles. i want to limit any equipment that must be inside the dt.

there is currently one return pump that is split in to two returns. because i want to add a nano skimmer in the back chamber i would have to have two pumps instead of just one. what would be a good amount of flow for this tank. currently the stock pump does around 210 gph. i would like some good...

Still want to add more live rock to the tank. Going to make a list and make sure everything would be compatible before I make any more purchases. Think I'm liking the "Neptune Systems" Aquacontroller over the Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper. Although the N.S. doesn't have an ATO like D.A. has.

What do you guys recommend for ATO Unit for this AIO.? Tunze, Elos, Spectrapure, or one that is integrated to a Reef Controller?

this is with 18lbs of rock. i think it still needs more. i want to upgrade the three chamber tall baskets on both ends. what kind of chemical filtration should i add to the six total chambers? also getting another fuge basket with a nano refugium light since the back of the tank is clear im...

got a total of 18lbs of purple live rock now. going to wait for the water to clear up so i can arrange them. also took out half of the sand already. We like it like this alot better.