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My first post here. I've got a few queries. Hope someone experienced would help out.
1) I've already got Chaetos macroalgae for my refugium, but my sump tank isn't ready yet. Now, I might not be able to collect it till the next weekend. I've kept it in a bucket of saltwater. Will it survive for the next 7-8 days? Also when in the tank, how do we keep it there. Does it remain suspended in water all the time, floating here and there or do we have plant it in the sand/substrate with or without fertilizers. I don't have any experience with freshwater plants either. I have dealt with just my garden roses and lilies whose roots are in the soil.
2) I've got two bacteria additive products Continuum Aquatics Bacter Gen-M and Continuum Aquatics Bacter Gen-MD, are they any good? The only review I could find for it was here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/8/review and I'm still not convinced as there are little to no user reviews.
3) I also got some Aragonite sand, do I have to wash it before I put it in the display tank, will it not lose the calcium content this way?
4) The same way, if I get live rocks, and cure them for a week or so, would most of the organisms in it not die and be washed out?
5) Will the sump tank do without a bubble wall before the pump. I've seen people having 2-3 glass panes inserted to stop the bubbles before they reach the pump that pumps out water to the display tank. What is it and what bubbles are created, what effect do they have.
6) Does the salt in the water accumulate inside the pump, will that not be damaging it? If yes, how often to clean it?
Thanks.
My first post here. I've got a few queries. Hope someone experienced would help out.
1) I've already got Chaetos macroalgae for my refugium, but my sump tank isn't ready yet. Now, I might not be able to collect it till the next weekend. I've kept it in a bucket of saltwater. Will it survive for the next 7-8 days? Also when in the tank, how do we keep it there. Does it remain suspended in water all the time, floating here and there or do we have plant it in the sand/substrate with or without fertilizers. I don't have any experience with freshwater plants either. I have dealt with just my garden roses and lilies whose roots are in the soil.
2) I've got two bacteria additive products Continuum Aquatics Bacter Gen-M and Continuum Aquatics Bacter Gen-MD, are they any good? The only review I could find for it was here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2014/8/review and I'm still not convinced as there are little to no user reviews.
3) I also got some Aragonite sand, do I have to wash it before I put it in the display tank, will it not lose the calcium content this way?
4) The same way, if I get live rocks, and cure them for a week or so, would most of the organisms in it not die and be washed out?
5) Will the sump tank do without a bubble wall before the pump. I've seen people having 2-3 glass panes inserted to stop the bubbles before they reach the pump that pumps out water to the display tank. What is it and what bubbles are created, what effect do they have.
6) Does the salt in the water accumulate inside the pump, will that not be damaging it? If yes, how often to clean it?
Thanks.