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I think now it’s better to start with clean rocks.
you can add bacteria in liquid form and start the life you want to keep in the tank.
Without having any of the bad stuff.
if you get aptasia in that small tank it’s going to be very hard to get rid of it.
with clean rock you can control what...
I have some bio balls. That are full of life.
I am in Edison 08820. You don’t need much media. I can give you some free.
everyone starts their tanks with dry rock now.
I got a chance to go to the Great Barrier Reef. I was on a plane for 24hrs to Australia. Then I was on a cruise ship for 3 days from Sydney to cairns. In cairns it was about 2hrs just to go out to the reef. I was able to see the biggest reef I have ever seen. This must be the cleanest ocean...
This dude just answered all my reefing question.
in one you tube video lol
I think I even solved some of my life problems. Must watch for all reefers.
https://www.youtube.com/live/-hC9hxU8scI?feature=share
since this is a hobby you have a lot of different way of having a successful reef tank. From my understanding we need to try to keep a stable parameters.
right now the Corals are dying in the ocean so bringing water from NJ coast Is not smart.
my grand pa smoked cigars all his life and he...
I hate to be that guy. I know it sounds exciting to get ocean water for our tanks
But I am sorry to say 80 miles in the ocean is nothing.
you have bacteria that has killed a bunch of corals I the east coast (Florida)
It’s so easy to get clean zero TDS water at home and mix water that we know...
Ocean water is bad. You would have to go out very far to get clean ocean water.
it’s also not worth the risk of contaminating your tank. They sell ocean water in a container if you want to add some bacteria.
the beach is like the skimmer of the ocean. So you would have to go very far to get...
I Agree they all suck. tunze is the better choice. they have new optical sensors on the apex so that's good. so if you go with Neptune don't get it used buy it new and get the new version.
Hello
I have a 50 gallon water container with a top.
I was using it to mix salt water.
it’s dirty and it need to be cleaned.
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pick up in Edison nj 08820
I run both. Kalk is cheap. For a small tank 50 or less I would just do two part. It’s very easy and you can control your dosing. On larger systems I would do both.
I run esv 2 part for calcium and alk. Dose kalk at night.