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I am looking for recommendations for D.C. Return pumps for the 150 gal reef tank I am setting up. I am going to run separate pumps on each of the returns for redundancy. I was looking at a couple of options. The Ecotech Vectra M1 x 2 or RLSS Waveline DC-6000 x 2. If the Waveline pumps will do...
If you think of your aquascape as art you can use the rule of thirds. If you divide your tank into thirds horizontally and vertically with tape the focal points of the rock should be at the intersections of the tape. It is a way to quantify visual perspective and ratios. There is a good video...
Mine was like that when I first got him. Now he will follow me around the tank and I can hand feed him almost anything. If he is picking at the rocks he is probably getting a tiny bit off them.
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Reef central has a huge (100+ pages) on this. It includes vega hydra and hydra 52. I have the 52.
My settings (approximate because my ramps are a little complicated with a 10% increase for 1 hour midday) 2 hr ramp
UV 15
V 20
DB 80
BL 90
G 70
R 20
W 15
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You want to add the amount to keep your Ca around 420 and you Alk 11-7. Opinions vary on Alk with the 7 being closer to natural sea water. I ALWAYS go through Ca much faster than Alk
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Get rid of the sponge or clean it a least every other day. A week is too long. Would you let a pile of uneaten food sit in your tank for a week? That and some GFO of phosgaurd should solve the problem over time. Hair algae can pop up quick but it can take a long time to get rid of. As...
The Tang and the foxface won't be happy in that small tank. Get him to drop those to just for the happiness of the fish. Cardinals do better in odd numbers so drop the two bigger fish and add a cardinal to make 3. Everything else should be fine as long as he doesn't add to many at once...
Mushrooms will take over if you let them. If you run out of people that want them you can use Kalk to kill them just like aptasia. I wish I had never put a shroom in my reef. :-\
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Does anyone have any experience with these. I am looking at a bubble king or a vertex skimmer and a red dragon return pump. For my upcomming custom 150 DSA build. This is my dream build. I know that the build quality of these two brands is second to none but I was looking for some pros...
You can do an external box which is REALLY cool but you still need the internal box. that is the one that controls water level. if you do an external box then the internal box can be VERY thin. google "ghost overflow" for great pics of how that would work.
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