Ok so I have a 220 gallon reef tank with two 80 gallon refugiums. I run an aerofoamer skimmer with a mag 2400 and my return pumps are two mag 1800s. I use RO/DI water and have a hang on the back canister filter on one of the refugiums. Both refugiums as well as the main tank have Deep Sand Beds...
Is it bad if some of the undissolved Kalkwasser gets into my system regularly? What's the big deal? Won't it dissolve anyway? I dose kalk into my return pump chamber in my sump anyway so it shoots right through the pump and gets mixed up quick.
I wasn't really paying attention. I was just there for the free donuts and coffee before the auction. But one thing I remember was that he said it's best to place corals where they will stay, vertically at least.
From what I've heard at a BAS conference (don't remember the speaker's name) corals should not be moved vertically. They should be placed where they will stay. The coral is more stressed by the current change in position over these couple weeks than if you just put it where you want it. I...
WOW! I got a batch of this stuff from JP this morning in person. I didn't even open the box he had made for me because I've never had a problem with him and I like being surprised. It was the best dang rock I've ever seen. I thought his Fiji was good stuff, this Marshall Island rock is...
Also, I suspect that if someone is saying that a fighting conch or queen conch is causing havok in their tank, they may have been fooled and been sold some other type of conch under the impression of it being a fighter or queen.