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    120g Into the Sea -- My First Saltwater Build

    Ok. Understood. Looks very nice. How’s that skimmer. Looks Like it might be a pinch tight in there would raising the left front drain make it a little more serviceable. You will appreciate anything that makes working in the sump area a little easier.
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    120g Into the Sea -- My First Saltwater Build

    Curious about the return line. It appears to go up between. The main drain and the overflow. It’s that why you chose not to go bean animal. Because the third drain on the overflow is actually the return?
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    Acrylic Tanks

    All my life I have employed glass aquariums. I am considering a larger tank. And I am aware of all the technical differences between glass and acrylic. What I’m asking for is real life experience with acrylic. Would you Personally consider it for a large tank. And perhaps. If anyone has a...
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    Black box LED comparison

    I will say this light you posted looks very interesting.
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    Black box LED comparison

    Perhaps because they are comparing apples to oranges. But they gave every fact we needed. Can’t see were they lied gave false or misleading information. In fact. I felt they were generous with there information given the fact that they don’t support sell or profit from them. At least as far...
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    Black box LED comparison

    it’s ok to disagree. That’s the point of these things. I understand were you are coming from. But they were very clear. That they raised the lights. Higher than they felt most people would mount them. But explained why. And there reason was to give the lights there best outcome. they mentioned...
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    RODI Waste Water Comparison to Tap-Water for Freshwater Aquaria?

    I feel key is a planted aquarium. I find my planted tank loves the higher phosphate levels. And plants look better with a nutrient rich water
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    Black box LED comparison

    I found the review to be informative in every way. They gave all of the data we look for. PAR, spectrum and spread as far as mounting heights. They raised them to squeeze as much out of light as they could. Build quality is a factor. And for comparison they showed the guts of an AI prime. I...
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Don’t think you want the new kid making a video of how to do it. Until it’s up running and viable
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    And if I get it right and you need culture. Don’t hesitate to ask.
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    No not at all.
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Alice as entered the rabbit hole. Called absolutely fish. They let me know they Do NOT carry LIVE phyto. So contacted Florida aqua farms. And a nice women on the other end gave Me an education in phyto (pretty much what Mark C laid out. And order has been placed. Hear goes nothin. Oh and...
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Although not 100 percent. When you talk organic. We are talking about pesticides. Not fertilizers. In general. Fertilizer is chicken cow and horse poop. Yes of course. There are chemical based fertilizers. And all sorts of nasties. That’s not what we are feeding plankton. For the most part...
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Lol. Manure. Is organic. :)
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    You mean like the fact that we put fertilizer on our Vegetables to grow them and then we eat them? :oo:
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Awesome. Thanks
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    @diana a don’t think Eric’s link made it. Can’t seem to get anything to open :oo:
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Thanks again. Appreciate all the info all
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    Thank you both. Great info. Very helpful.
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    Rotifers & phytoplankton

    We are going to try and raise a clutch of clown fish as our pair has started there second set of eggs first set was fertilized and made it to the free swimming larva state. But were in the main reef tank so became food. This second set will suffer the same fate as they are on day two and are...
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