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Ive looked into getting a sump but every where i look i still don't really understand what its for!Go with a sump system. AIO are fun but man do I wish I had a sump!
NSA aquascapes. Doesn’t block flow as much and can be used to place much more coral than with a regular aquascape.
Leave plenty of room between glass and rockwork. Some of my rocks come very close to the glass and I can’t get my algae scrapper in there to clean so it gets and stays dirty.
I've honestly tried to be patient but it's so addictive! I bought a fire shrimp yesterday and then researched it. I'll probably never see it again (apart from the antennae).Be patient and do research before every purchase.
Use the R2R search function for your questions, most of the time someone has had the same issue. If you can't find your answers,just ask
Ooh, your local fish store (LFS) doesn't know everything, that's why we turn to this site for good advice.
Be patient and do research before every purchase.
Use the R2R search function for your questions, most of the time someone has had the same issue. If you can't find your answers,just ask
Ooh, your local fish store (LFS) doesn't know everything, that's why we turn to this site for good advice.
That's a lot of fantastic advice for newcomers like myself! At least I have nothing died on my reef after 8 months. And that's all down to you guys!Brs 52 weeks of reefing is like the reefing bible. If youre new i suggest making it a priority to watch the series, if you do youll already be ahead of most hobbyists. Theres a lot of content so dont expect to binge it all in a day.
Api test kits suck. Not good for anything but checking to see if the tank is cycled
Never put an aquarium up against the wall, always leave room to get behind it. 1 itll usually ruin the sheetrock/wallpaper and 2 if its a large aquarium sometimes you need to be able to mess with plumbing or the overflow in the back
Make sure you can keep stable parameters before adding coral, learn about how much you import and export in the tank. If you add food, itll turn into watse and then nutrients and therefor must be removed from the water by skimming, macro algae, water changes etc. Same goes for alk cal and mag when you have coral.
You dont need the best of the best to be successful. You can grow coral with china lights and wavemakers just the same as high end stuff, but you definitely get what you pay for.
If things dont look right to your eye, there is most definitely something wrong, test your water and when in doubt do a water change. If you still cant figure it out, between icp tests and now even bacterial dna tests can give you the answer to any problem in your aquarium.
Dont impulse buy anything unless you know the general care requirements for the animal. Theres lots of stuff that doesnt get along in the ocean.
It helps eliminate clutter in the tank, adds water volume (more stable), can help with cleaning (can siphon sand into a sock in the sump and not lose water so can do as long as you want) many benefits to sumps.Ive looked into getting a sump but every where i look i still don't really understand what its for!
Ive looked into getting a sump but every where i look i still don't really understand what its for!
All of these things but I do want to emphasize clutter in the tank, as well as nutrient export. You’re going to end up with a ton of equipment in the tank otherwise and all of these get in the way of cleaning which you’re going to do regularly. You’re soon going to want to add corals and need to keep nitrates down. Sump gives you the option of a macro algae refugium and skimmer (HOB skimmers add to clutter and I’ve read aren’t very effective). You don’t have to have a sump to start, but down the line you’re probably going to want one. Adding a sump after the fact is much more difficult and less ideal than getting a proper tank/sump built in combo to begin with. But, don’t let a sump stop you from getting into the hobby. Makes things easier but there are many ways to do reefing.It helps eliminate clutter in the tank, adds water volume (more stable), can help with cleaning (can siphon sand into a sock in the sump and not lose water so can do as long as you want) many benefits to sumps.