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    Saltwater Nano Reef Beginner Questions

    I'll add that a RODI is not needed here. Just use bottled distilled water for top-off. And don't do waterchanges; just dose Mag, Alk Cal.
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    Help!

    Might be able to distract one group with one food at the left of the tank, and then feed the other group on the right.
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    Lowest cost and easiest way to eliminate green hair, bubble, turf and slime algae

    Aquatic Biology Basics... the videos: - Ocean Productivity - Photosynthesis part 1 - Food Chains vs. Food Webs - Nutrients and Primary Production - Chlorophyll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtZ75KW2t-U - Zooplankton and Primary Production http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quH4x640Jgs -...
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    Please help me Learn About Aquariums!

    Well what were the results?
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    Mega Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover - DIY!

    Photosynthesis Lighting Test: Duration: 4 months Harvests: 13 Location: Saltwater Lights: 3-watt 660 nm (red) LEDs, 500 ma. Photoperiod: 18 hours Air bubble flow: 24 hours
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    Is my albino Cory blind?

    Most of the catfish family have bad eyesight, and make up for it with great tactile and scent organs. So they probably don't mind bumping into things.
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    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers

    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers, part 3 Now for nutrients. Nutrients are defined as inorganics, not organics. The word "nutrient" is sometimes confused with "nutrition", and maybe in restaurants the words might mean the same thing, but for aquarists they are totally different...
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    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers

    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers, part 2 Now for some basic differences; more detailed differences will be in subsequent posts. The first and maybe most important difference is that chaeto reactors grow only in saltwater (fish only, or fish with live rock, or reef) whereas algae...
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    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers

    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers, part 1 All macroalgae operate basically the same, chemically. They all use light, photosynthetically, to absorb nutrients from the water (i.e., filtering) and to grow biomass. Just like trees. The differences between types of macroalgae are in the...
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    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers

    The person would actually be Walter Adey, with the original patent in 1980. Morgan had some type of license agreement with Walter, and built the units and tried to market them.
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    Chaeto Reactors compared to Algae Scrubbers

    With more people wanting to use natural filtration for their tanks, we are going to look at the two main types of units that you can put on your system: Chaeto reactors (or "algae reactors") and algae turf scrubbers (ATS), with a focus on freshwater because MFT has more of that. We won’t be...
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    Anyone do a Kickstarter?

    There are some actual product pics now... www.WavyFilter.com
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    Anyone do a Kickstarter?

    Well here is ours; no photos yet of the product: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/santa-monica/1517121823?token=b5a68bdc
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    Could I pretreat and store water?

    You probably decided already, but yes you can do that.
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    How do I cover the filter for my African Dwarf Frog?

    Welcome. Most filters have a screen cover, but you can put a stocking hose over it.
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    Hello, Hi, Hey.

    Welcome back.
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    Anyone do a Kickstarter?

    Been a few years for me, and I want to see if anything is new or changed.
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    Pond snails hitched ride with fish from Petco????

    Never heard of snail hitching on fish. The fish probably just stirred them up.
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    Mega Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover - DIY!

    To scrubber users who like science: Marine Biology Basics... the videos: - Ocean Productivity - Photosynthesis part 1 - Food Chains vs. Food Webs - Nutrients and Primary Production - Chlorophyll http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtZ75KW2t-U - Zooplankton and Primary Production...