Hey all, I'm an experienced freshwater keeper who's looking to dip my toes into saltwater. I've done my research, and I'm very much of the opinion that wild caught fish and corals are a no go. I'm from an area where wild corals are something I've never had the pleasure of seeing and I have no...
Excuse my ignorance here if I use the wrong terms. My 380 gallon tank is getting overgrown and needs to cleaned up. Everything has been growing like mad and I have had breaks and rocks fall. Mix of hard and soft corals, fish, critters and anemone. I can’t seem to get my fish guy to commit to...
The instructions for my Tunze chaeto reactor (large version) say:
Two questions:
I don't really understand how the reactor can keep the nutrients stable, if I get rid of 90% of the cheato. Should I really toss about 90% of the cheato when I harvest?
I measured out 390 grams and it's not really...
At this point in the hobby it seems as though everyone is constantly growing, fragging, and trading their corals. I wonder if anyone has any idea how this impacts the harvesting of wild coral for the hobby? Such as what percentage of hobbyist corals comes from the ocean nowadays and if this...