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    good question, and I honestly dont know the...

    good question, and I honestly dont know the answer. Good to be aware of and will probably motivate me to test my source water (which I am yet to do). Thanks for the advice.
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    Yeah the calcium has me a little puzzled - I use...

    Yeah the calcium has me a little puzzled - I use actual ocean water from out here (live in LA and there is a company that pumps it from deep off of the coast, away from pollution), so no additional...
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    Quick update on this evening's chemistry: ...

    Quick update on this evening's chemistry: ammonia and nitrites sitting nicely at below detect. Nitrates climbed back a little to 20ppm. My thought is to do a large water change tomorrow to bring...
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    So yesterday evening marked the end of the second...

    So yesterday evening marked the end of the second day of having the shrimp in the tank - it became covered in a translucent film (I had already put it int before your sensible advice of putting it IN...
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    it's like you're reading my mind. I dropped a raw...

    it's like you're reading my mind. I dropped a raw shrimp in yesterday :) going to test chemistry again tonight.
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    Good advice, thanks. the sandstorm was also...

    Good advice, thanks. the sandstorm was also because I didnt rinse the sand thoroughly first - gave it a single volume rinse and thought that was enough - clearly not :)

    Update on the algae screen...
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    Couple extra pics.... Algae scrubber on day 7 ...

    Couple extra pics....
    Algae scrubber on day 7

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    Also had to build a new canopy for the DT and added some shelving to it. Still needs to be stained/sealed (black) - that'll be the...
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    Newbie's first 60G acrylic saltwater tank build

    Hey everyone - thanks for the welcoming nature of the responses in here so far...

    So full disclosure: I am a complete newbie when it comes to saltwater aquariums, but have kept freshwater tanks...
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    Thanks SaltyDawg and CarmieJo. Sorry for the...

    Thanks SaltyDawg and CarmieJo. Sorry for the delayed response - I've been busy building an aquarium :)

    Carmie - my return pump is only pushing ~275gph at head, so not much at all, but the koralia...
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    Sorry, should have given a little more info - I...

    Sorry, should have given a little more info - I am going to combine a Bean Animal overflow down to my sump that will contain LR but which will also have a circulation loop running the sump water over...
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    Powerhead overkill?

    Hi everyone - first post on here - thanks for all of the great info.

    I am about to build my first saltwater tank - 60G reef with bean animal overflow, sump etc. I am going to get the Eheim 1262...
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