Trying it now in a 20 gal nano. Have a Aquamedic turbofloater with rio 2100. A maxijet 1200 for flow. Don't have any other filter in it besides live rock. Tomato clown is in it, but it a tough little guy. Tank got real messy but is now cleaned up with a viper 150DE light. Water so clear....
I have a 72 Gal bow and run an Excalber. It was designed as a hang on but I run it from my sump. I had to extend the tube from the rio for both the air and water so it would reach. I also got rid of the plastic outflow with the sponge as it looked like it was designed to help eliminate...
I use a mag drive. Just stick in in your sump. Add a ball valve as well in case you need to reduce the flow. I don't have problems with it restarting after a power outage.
I agree it will vary between day and night. However, isn't the daytime reading higher than at night? I thought it was due to the respiration of the macro algae.
Try feeding it some scallops from the supermarket. Make sure there are no preservatives. Ithis is what I have been feeding mine and it just split. I've had it about a year.
Sometimes after the lights go out. I use a flashlight and see these tiny worm like thins swimming around. Some are orange and some are green any ideas what they are. I assume they are young creatures but wondered what they were. Any ideas?
Went on vacation over on July 4th. Came back on the 7th and didn't see my powder blue tang! It was gone! Looked on the floor, nothing. There were only a couple of spots it could completely hide and it wasn't there. I double checked my skimmer to see it it was overflowing but it wasn't. Since I...