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  1. mbssampley

    Understanding diatoms

    My tank is about 6 weeks old. My nitrates are 0, sg is 1.025, pH is about 8.0 - 8.1 and been using a buffer but wonder if I should stop, one fish in my current 29 gal FOWLR. I want coral someday after everything gets established. I have diatoms growing on the glass, sand, and rock. I have had my...
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    After cycling, what to do with the lights and getting started

    I have a 29 gal biocube saltwater tank. It finished cycling so I removed the shrimp, did a water change, and removed an inch of sand, as I had too much. My nitrates went from 5ppm to 15ppm. I guess because I disturbed things?? Anyway, a LFS told me to leave my actinic lights on for 8 hrs while...
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    Profile?

    How do add things to my profile? Mine is blank.
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    Too much sand

    I just recently, 2 weeks ago, got my 29 gal biocube cycling. It's almost finished. Before I got started adding a few inverts to begin with, I wanted to take some sand out. I was told but an online company to use 80 lbs of substrate. As I didn't listen, I did add too much. Some of the substrate...
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    29 gal biocube newbie

    I am finishing the cycling on my 29 gal. Eventually wanting a reef tank with easy coral like softies, zoanthids, and mushrooms. Can't decide on a variety of fish or damsels. I read that you should put damsels in all together at the same time to reduce fighting but I want to SLOWLY add things to...
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    Too much sand!

    An online pet supply company told me way too much sand. She told me 80 lbs of sand for my 29 gal. I didn't put that much but i did use some of my old substrate that I rinsed and then added 40 lbs of live sand. I couldn't take some out after I dumped the live sand in because of the dry sand...
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