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From another forum It's not worth it. A 46 gal doesn't have enough surface area to work as a functioning DSB. Adding any more depth won't have a very big impact on the nitrification or denitrification in the sandbed. Is this true?? I have seen DSB used in refugiums before, so why cant I have...

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Matt. I bought the same tetra test kit you have. I added the Nitrite kit to it also. I also bought a bunch of Salifert kits for comparison (pH, NO3, Calcium) Im also trying to find a salifert Iodine test kit. I found that the tetra and Salifert kits were reading the same on the pH, and NO3, so...

What would be considered medium for flow/light?? Low flow/light??

If the sand is to course like stated above, is it even worth it to try and deepen the sand bed to allow the denitrifying bac to establish? Or can you only do this with fine sand??? I would really like to know Thanks a bunch

Should I use any particular technique or can I just add more substrate??

Hay CableGuy35 First all, I would think it would be pretty hard to match colors if you had to hold the test tube that far away from the card. I bought the same test kit when I first started out, and it was a huge mistake. It was giving me all kind of false negatives on ammonia and trites and...

I would recommend turning off pumps/filtration when feeding DT's, though For about how long do you wait to turn your equipment back on? when you feed, do you just drip/pour in into the tank, or do you use a droped or baster to release it next to the filter feeder??

Not exactly sure on the dimensions, but I think its 36” long 12” wide at the ends and 18” wide in the middle, and about 20-24” deep…. It’s a typical 46gal bow that almost all pet stores sell…

Hi all. I currently have about 1.5” of Aragonite substrate in my tank, but I don’t think that this is deep enough to allow denitrifying bacteria to get established. I would like some advice on how to add depth to the substrate. I know the obvious answer is to rinse it and dump it in, but I want...

I have a FOWLR 46gal bow front that has been up and running for a year now. I just added a new 192watt Odyssey PC light fixture to replace the 30 watt fluorescent the tank came with. I know that the target for a reef tank is 5 watts/gal and with these new lights I only have 4.1, but I have...

Being a noobie myself, I'm no expert on lighting but for a reef tank, I think the recommended lighting is 5 watts per gallon. I have a 46gal with a 192 watt PC fixture, that gives me about 4.1 watts per gallon, I have only one small frag of xenia right now, but would like to get more in the...

8.2-8.3, although it will go lower if you have macroalgae when the lights have been on awhile. I thought pH droped whenthe lights were OFF ?? :notsure:

I just started with live rock, coral, and anemone How long has your tank been set up, has it cycled?? What are your water parameters??

More like 42gal :D

I'm really tired of using my ghetto diy gallon jug method of adding calcium. Any help would be much appreciated. Can you elaborate on his, how do you do it?

What is DT's ? :notsure:

Your FA look awesome, wish I had one. As soon as I get 2 damsels out of my tank, I’m getting a flame!! I don’t see any spots in the second pic. This may sound crazy but…..I have noticed that on fish with clear fins like the tail on most flame angles, that when the fin is not fully flared out...

Tomclx, See your other post about the 37, I typed in a quick answer. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=169046 Im with ghoti, why are you so anxious to find out if its ok to have your tank like this. You claim that you have had no problems for the past 6-7 months, why are you so...

Watch out for the Tang Police! ! ! 5 fish in a 37gal?? It might work if the fish are all small, but a yellow tang in a 37??? How is he doing? How is his color? How big is he? How long have you had him? There isn’t that much room in that tank for the YT. With 4 other fish and that much LR...