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why experts don't get ich as often...

Posted 12/07/2012 at 03:29 PM by Sk8r

How to start up a tank and NOT have ich...
...and a few other diseases.

Ich is a danger to newbies more than any other type of tank, for one simple reason: mistakes, and lack of proper equipment.

Let me give you a checklist that can help you avoid problems. And at any point you stop reading and say: I don't want to do this much---I fear is exactly where you are going to run into problems. Remember not all equipment has to be spendy. You can rig an autotopoff...
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LPS coral: how to...

Posted 09/02/2012 at 11:05 PM by Sk8r

LPS is one of the easiest corals to manage with one caveat: space. Many reach out and touch someone...at night. Give each coral about 6" space downwind, ie, the direction the water goes. They can't touch upwind, because the tentacles have no real muscle, they just drift.

Lighting. A) Lowest requirement is bubble: prefers to be low in the tank, has a 6" reach, and maze brain is similar. I put mine in the shade of a large rock. B) Highest is probably euphyllia (frogspawn,...
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Acclimation! How to, how long to drip, etc.

Posted 08/05/2012 at 02:49 PM by Sk8r

1. FOR A FISH: Ask your dealer what his Salinity is, and set your quarantine tank to that, precisely. The minute you open your bag, test the water to be sure he's right, and that you are, within .001 of a salinity-match; and a quick ph check is not a bad thing either---(if your ph should be bad (remember bag-water ph starts shifting the second the bag is opened) or if the salinity is not what you were told it was, a drip acclimation may be your only resort, especially if you have an especially fragile...
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HOW TO SET UP A TANK, condensed verions (retitled)

Posted 08/05/2012 at 02:18 PM by Sk8r

1. if you're going to have corals you need to aim at having either an all-in-one tank---or a sump, skimmer, and good lighting. Your rock and sand take the place of a filter.
a. stony coral and clams: need brighter light, good circulation. For sps (colored sticks) you need high flow and a super skimmer.
b. 'soft' coral is more forgiving, can exist without a skimmer if you don't push it, but it's a good idea to have one.

2. if you're fish-only you can get by with a filter:...
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Dirt-Simple Chemistry Must-knows for Tank Health

Posted 08/05/2012 at 02:12 PM by Sk8r

I'm going to start very slow, very basic, and work toward the lesser known things.

1. your salt mix is not just salt. It's dry seawater. And that means not only salt, it's calcium, magnesium, iodine, selenium, boron---read the label on your salt mix.

2. evaporation never evaporates the minerals. It only evaporates the water.

3. animals and plants suck up part of the minerals. So TWO actions unbalance your tank---evaporation increases the mineral concentration---and...
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