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Awesome thanks for the tips. Chemistry but more physics adjacent than anything that applicable here

Thanks! Is the goal of raising the lights just for more coverage? TDS of 43, good for tap water standards I guess but certainly very high for a tank. My issue isn't the RODI cost - it's having no viable way to attach one in my apartment without breaking my lease. I guess I could just buy it per...

Interesting, thanks for the input.

Also in east bay sadly :(

I was under the impression that large quantities of macroalgae can avoid need for a skimmer and may even need NO3 and PO4 dosing, especially if I keep bioload to one fish. Do you think that’ll be a big issue? Planning on an ATO. Thank you for the advice!

Current Equipment [Edited]: 20 Gallon Long Aqueon Aquaclear 50 HOB Hipargero A30 adjustable light (plan to set pretty white for macroalgae, will play around with) Cheap powerhead (800 gph running at the moment, getting pretty circular flow with the AC50 on the other side) DIY glass panels for a...

In Berkeley now, decent chance I’ll be moving to the east coast but not sure yet.

Thank you for the community!

Hi all, I’m Isaac, I’m new here and to the hobby. Currently in a PhD here and wanted a slow burn hobby to obsess over, and had been lurking and generally fascinated for a while now. I’m a total newbie so any tips are greatly appreciated. Decided to skip FW since it just doesn’t do it for me but...