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A) Dechlorinators: These are the tried and true (sodium) thiosulfate, aka hypo, or hyposulfite compounds. Yes, this is the same stuff you may be familiar with in terms of photographic developing chemicals for (surprise!) removing free chlorine to eliminate interaction with silver... More on this real soon.

aquarium review filterRegardless of the explanation, a swelling and attractively polyped out specimen may not be healthy but rather struggling, and it is important to know the history and likely needs of a coral from the reef for long term success. Regrettably, coral coloration alone is not a definitive blueprint for coral husbandry. Not all coloration in reef invertebrates is zooxanthellae; some color is due to properties (such as proteins) that act as protective sunscreen to reflect excess light. In other cases, however, the bright reflective colors observed in some corals fr

Enough sheets for each day of the two to three week acclimation period will sit above the new animal. One sheet of screen is removed each day until all are gone, providing a gradual and filtered period of adjustment for the new coral. One can imagine many other ingenious ways of attenuating light during the critical acclimation period of a new reef invertebrate. Raising the light canopy for a new coral is not recommended with other established coral in residence. Indeed, after an extraordinary trip from a coral farm or wild reef to take up residence in a beautiful display, light shock should not be an issue to the empathetic and well-informed reef aquarist.

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Can this touch that?
Hye guys and gals, can a torch coral touch a pagoda cup with out hurting either? Where can I find what corals are safe to touch each other. Right now I have the colt and Pagoda cup, mushrooms, sinlara, brain, toadstool leather, fiji leather, green star polyps. tha.

best hang on back skimmer bak pak?
what do you guys recoment for my 55g i need a HOB skimmer due to space restrictions. i hear/see the red sea prizm skimmer and bak pak are both great skimmers, which is more reputable/powerful/useful and actually works, unlike this POS seaclone.

DIY Aquarium Cave
This tidbit I recieved in the mail today was too good not to share. Mark Shoemaker and Esther Baum wrote these great 10 step do it yourself instructions for creating an....

Aquarium Review Filter

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