would it be beneficial for my tank? i have an overhead filter so should i put my ceramic rings on it or would it be bad for my fishes, corals and live rocks? thanks
Ceramic rings increase surface area for bacteria, algae and protists to grow which clean the water. Good for all the aquarium community.
Pull the right side wheels (front rear) once per year minimum. Usable pad thickness can be seen at the ends or on top of the brake calipers. If you feel you aren't seeing them well enough squeeze the outer exposed pad inward with a C clamp or Jorgonson carpenter's slider clamp. Remove the two anchor bolts that hold the caliper on to the caliper bracket. The caliper pulls straight off they will be on top of the caliper bracket in slides or stuck in slides inside the caliper. The pad thickness is measured with a depth gauge to the steel backing plate or a vernier caliper using the tail end, using it as a depth gage. Minumum thichness is as low as .060 some cars are higher - .090. There's no way on this earth to properly inspect the brakes unless the tires and wheels are off the car.
Zaatheist's, haven't you heard of bloodless surgery? Because of the Jehovah's Witness this was invented. For many years I worked with many doctors and 9 out of 10 personally have said they would NEVER take blood. They now how disgusting it is. Most plastic surgeons do not have surgery on themselves because they know the side affects and up keeping. Is it a mystery? No, doctors know that Jehovah's Witnesses have been right all along. Many of the people who give plasma are the homeless. I have nothing against them but they are dirty, they smell horrible half the time I had to run out of the room to grasp for air. They are so poor they need the money so they sell their plasma (not to mention they are alcoholics and drug addicts). They never bathe, have no teeth and most seem crazy. I would NEVER want that blood flowing in my 5 year old. Many have unknown diseases unseen to the naked eye. If their rotten on the outside, they must be rotting in the inside if you know what I mean. They should have pictures of the toothless homeless in front of each blood pint so you know what and where the blood that will be running in your kids veins for the rest of their life came from. NOW THAT'S DISGUSTING! I say PUT A FACE ON THAT BLOOD!
Nice to read your question, as I have been doing a similar thing - I am setting up a four foot tank, using square ceramic bowls as tank decor. I don't have any expert advice though. Glass I think would be the safest. What someone else said about wood being treated sounds plausible though. I must admit I've just put the bowls in, with some hardy little fish, and have had no problems so far (after a week or two). If the 'dry foot' issue is a concern, you could paint the unglazed are with polyurethane varnish. (the aquarium books always tell you to paint things with polyurethane varnish, although I have never done it.) Good luck with it all!
Ceramic rings fall into biological filtration. You dont really need it as you have live rock which is the primary biological filtration in saltwater aquariums. But added doesnt hurt.
