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I have some cheato in my fuge but it doesn't seem to grow well. Not really sure why as my small tank could be a cheato farm. I will go get some...
I read a couple of other threads and it seems a black out is the way to go. I have switched off my timers and covered the tank. Did a 20% water...
I ran pellets for four months and the problem seems to get worse. Dinoflagellates, might make sense as they will grow in cleaner water, but it...
Pictures. I took them with my daughters camers so they are not great. At 390 k though they are kinda small.
1) No haven't attempted the black out, was thinking about it. Not sure how it will effect the coral. 2) Pretty sure it's cyano. Red, slimy,...
So your saying gee wiz another cyano thread la ti da.... But something is going on I can't figure out. First the breakdown. 150 gallon, under a...
They are harvested for their shells. They use their shells for anything from decorations to eyeglasses. Most of the trade continues in Columbia and...
Most people don't have good luck with API Nitrate kits. I bought one as my first test kit and it was horribly inaccurate. I would get a second...
You need a PAR / Quantum meter or a sensor and a multimeter. You can get a LUX meter cheaper but they don't tell you the same thing.
Just to toss out my personal experience. I have a 4 bulb Aquatic life fixture over my small tank and I get about 200 PAR about 9 inches under water...
Save yourself the trouble and order some Mean Well drivers now. Not many people including myself have had good luck with them. Mine went about two...
I've had mine a little over two years and still doing well.
I guess if you want. Hope you have a large battery budget.;D
TANK SIZE: 150 TANK DIMENSIONS: 48wX24dX30t LED BRAND: About 80% Bridgelux 20% CREE WATTAGE AND NUMBER OF FIXTURES: 1 DIY 252 watt fixture....
I reciently compared a cool white CREE XP-G to a cool white Bridgelux. At about 6 inches (in air), a Bridgelux puts out 20.3 PAR the CREE XP-G puts...
I am planning on getting an Ecotech mp40 in the next month or so. I have two Koralia Evolution 1400 in there now as well as the returns from two mag...
745 right at the surface.
Over the last couple of weeks not a lot has changed and my Apogee Quantum Sensor came today. It's an SQ-110 so it's the sunlight calibrated model....
Well, I ordered a PAR sensor from Apogee. Hopefully it will be here in a week or so and I can see exactly where= I also dosed a little bit of buffer...
I don't move things from either tank without acclimation and a coral dip. I may test the alk and PH in the big tank again today.
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