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you can boil the bags as lighting in a refuge is not that critical you can put the light over a cover just remember every once in a while to clean the cover of salt build up

A member of this forum said I should remove the bio-wheels, which he says are for a freshwater aquarium. He claims the bio-wheels will drastically increase my Nitrate levels . perhaps this member should elaborate I l love to learn

My curly Q for you to compare

from the web The Curly-Cue Anemone, also known as Corkscrew Anemone, Curly Q Anemone, Curlique Anemone, and the Trumpet or Rock Anemone, is a member of the Aiptasiidae family. It is found in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic Ocean, most commonly from Plymouth to the Gulf of Guinea. The body...

Originally Posted by traftdawn791 someone told me i dont need a filter when i have a skimmer. the filter i have has a biowheel with it. should i leave the filter and wheel on even though i have a skimmer or should i just have the skimmer alone? excellent question i always wanted to know the...

Originally Posted by Flower No triggers, sorry. Look into a dottyback like the Royal Gramma and maybe a goby, something in the blenny family if you have the algae. There are some really pretty wrasses. Anthias, cardenals...A good book to invest in.. btw dottybacks are Pseudochromis and RGs...

remember plumbing entails valves and couplings

post a drawing of your proposed setup

Originally Posted by Bang Guy It became a common occurance when new hobbiests were fed the bizarre notion that the higher the ammonia level the quicker and better the cycle would be. I don't know where this idea came from. I totally disagree that it does not happen quicker, the more ammonia...

lol i love you man its just that i am a gear head

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 perhpas look at it like a semi vs a pickup truck. pickups get about 250,000 miles on them and they are pretty well worn out. Semi's go into the millions of miles. Why? Semi's don't start adn stop nearly as often. Maybe that's a bad analogy, but it's all I could come...

I and this is just me, would start removing the top layer of my sand bed that has the hair algae a section at a time and toss it and replace it with new sand. this should give you time to deal with the live rock.

basic info about skimming from the web A protein skimmer is a filtration device that removes undesirable proteins and other organic residue present in the water before they start decomposing to become harmful and toxic nitrogenous waste like ammonia and nitrite. Skimmers are relatively simple in...

ok next question why only at night and to know if not running your skimmer is detrimental you need to know what the advantage of running one is, and that would be ?

why would you think it would not be ok

I think Hagen is the parent company i would try their web site

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cc why the hell would anyone want to use CC oh wait a minute I use CC NEVER MIND

Originally Posted by fangelillo01 wow what a deal i think i smell a 90 gallon coming home hahaha in reality ive never seen the one by me carry a tank that large oh well i think you can get the deal on line also

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