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Old 12-25-2014, 06:25 PM
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Nice tank Tedster! You might not even need to fill it up much! I'm lovin the simplicity
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Old 12-25-2014, 09:08 PM
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Thanks..sorry to hijack your thread..
Do you think i need to use skimmer?
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Old 12-26-2014, 01:39 AM
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There are severe diminishing returns when it comes to adding a skimmer to a super small tank. Just do 90% water changes.
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Old 12-26-2014, 01:52 AM
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90%? So just like having new tank everytime??
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Old 12-26-2014, 02:06 AM
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90%? So just like having new tank everytime??
No, all of the bacterial ecology that keeps your tank stable remains exactly where you left it -- In the rockwork, substrates and any media you are using. The idea that water carries some sort of "stabilizing" bacteria is anecdotal wuju juju
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Old 12-26-2014, 02:22 AM
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Thank you...
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Old 12-27-2014, 06:17 PM
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More pics post feeding!







Also found out that the Tail Ring Cardinals will eat stray bristleworms
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No, all of the bacterial ecology that keeps your tank stable remains exactly where you left it -- In the rockwork, substrates and any media you are using. The idea that water carries some sort of "stabilizing" bacteria is anecdotal wuju juju
Absolutely right. I cringe when I hear of people buying tank water from the LFS to help "cycle" their new tank. If your live rock is cycled and just pulled out of one tank and immediately placed into the new tank, it should be completely fine and not require any cycling. I've tested this theory multiple times with my own tanks.
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Old 12-27-2014, 07:22 PM
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I need to do a writeup one day dispelling all the wuju juju that us reefer's seem to do out of sheer habit and misguided haplessness, haha.
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