jb61264

After being out of the hobby for a few years, I started back a couple years ago with a 40 breeder that had a 20L for a sump. After going through all the normal steps of cycling my new reef, I placed an order for live rock from Tampa Bay Saltwater. When I received the rock, I was stunned at the amount of life that was on and in the rock. Not only did I have a couple porcelain crabs, but also some brittle stars, feather dusters, and a variety of of life. After marveling at the life in the rock for ...

Something that it seems that everybody is always considering upgrading is their skimmer...but how can you really tell if you need to upgrade your skimmer? There are the obvious answers like if you skimmer is not producing any skimmate and you have a fully stocked 75 gallong mixed reef tank, you probably need to upgrade your skimmer, but what if you do get "stuff" and your tank is healthy and thriving?...how can you ever tell if you need to seriously upgrade your skimmer.

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