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Perhaps the overhaul has helped clean up the waste trapped amongst the biohomme, thus removing nitrates in the process?

Take it nice and slow... plenty of room to fill.

Oh... and HAPPY BIRTHDAY~

On the contrary, I shorten the tube of the drain outlet and put the stopper there. It forces me to clean the skimmer cup regularly, thus enabling better skimming efficiency. Personal preference though.

Very cool...

This is an extract from about.com. "If the temperature is too low or too high, the zooxanthellea, which most corals require for survival, will die or vacate the polyps. When the algae leaves the coral, it exposes the white base calcium carbonate of the coral, it is sometimes called Coral Bleaching." A general guideline is to adjust the temperature of your reef to the same temperature range that your corals and livestock are naturally found in. It sounds to me that you are putting the servicing of your chiller off due to finances? If that's the reason, I would suggest to use a fan as an interim solution till you have saved up enough to fix the chiller. Losing corals and livestock due to temperature can be more expensive than servicing your chiller.

What are the advantages of having a condenser unit vs a chiller?

Nasty stuff. Good review.

Why are you not using the chiller...? MH produces lots of heat. The weather is also getting hotter by the day, so temperature is definitely something you want to watch out for when it comes to the health and survival of your corals and livestock.

How bout a FTS?

Old video, just something to encourage you on your war with aiptasia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24yt3lxYsk

I'm looking at art.

Lol... you fed the troll! I have faith in peppermint shrimp as they did solve my problem. You have to be patient with them though.

Why don't you add a fan? 30 degs is really pushing it.

I believe there are several branches of Daiso, so I won't know where they keep them, but you could try the gardening area. Since you have browsed through the algae scrubber thread, you should already have a good visualization of how it should look like, and just describe it to the shop assistant accordingly. It is made of plastic.

Do you have a photo of the blue hornets in white light?

Daiso sells black coloured ones in A4 sizes. Roughen up the screen and you are ready to go.

Go ahead. Keep us updated on the status.

With a tank size such as IQ3, you are better off with regular water changes for nutrient export as opposed to an algae scrubber. Try Fuel's method of daily water change by swapping old water with fresh salt water at a lower salinity. Water change + top up evaporated water = win.

Nice hood mod. Neatly done.

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That frag rack is getting a little too heavy... let me help you lighten the load.

Dang... if I watched the video without reading the article first, I would be deceived as well. He / She is good.

Hmmm... guess the height of your cabinet is a limitation, huh? No worries, just wait for a couple of days.