I have traveled and written for the sport diving industry and consumer magazines for over twenty years, and can testify that there are many days when the water where corals, giant clams, et al. hail from is neither still nor very transparent. In captive systems, powered only by full-spectrum fluorescents, I have noted More |
I would always run another type of filtration in concert with undergravel. Think of the times when you may want to add chemical filtrants (in a porous bag likely). Where are you going to place this filter media? In your ancillary filtration. Regular Maintenance: Ongoing water changes, gravel vacuuming to free-up spaces in your substrate, prevent anaerobiosis there is mandatory. Depending on your system size and type, some 10-20 % of water should be chan More |
With 3/8 inch thick acrylic, you will see a frightening amount of bowing: your tank will look like it is ready to burst. And it might.The Top Panel The purpose of the vertical and bottom panels should be obvious. The top panels purpose might be less obvious to folks. This is ironic since assuming adequate thickness to your acrylic, the top panel is the most critical for tank health and the More |
Question about rock
I am not sure if this is the place for this, but I had to start somewhere. I am going to be doing a 90gal. soon and wanted to know if I can use limestone as a base for my reef? I want to fill the tank with the limestone and then seed it in areas with high quality live rock. If I cannot use.
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