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you should have your lights OUT for the cycle. this should prevent algae growth
is your decorator crab covered? he could be picking at the corals for himself.
what other livestock do you have in the tank?
if you want shrimp, corals, slow moving fish, then yes, get it out just to be safe.
i would try to get a 250 watt instead of 150, unless you are ok with placing corals near the top, etc
they get the biggest of all the clowns. the predator tank at my work has a 5 inch FAT maroon.
what about acclimating corals?
the evaporation is more rapid, but gas exchange is SOO much more important.
Good luck and let us know what you end up doing!
its the blue half of your bulb. by looking at your video is does look like you have a 50/50 bulb. disregard then, you already have actinic...
thats a loaded question. everybody has different needs for a salt mix. That being said, I like oceanic. it has good calcium levels, and dissolves...
if i am correct, a 45 hex is a very tall tank. i would do 1x250 watt MH pendent. get a 20K bulb and no need for actinic supplementation.
are you sure its a true peppermint, not a camelback, which looks very similar. camelbacks are not reef safe.
did you get the fixture yet?
i would go with 1x250 watt MH. you can retrofit with some t5 actinics for cheap. I would get rid of the glass top you speak off however. you are...
the corals may need some actinic supplementation.... your PCs are 1x65 wtt daylight corrent? what is the color temp of the daylight?
not enough lighting, also, if you check back with most of the people you hear about putting an anem in that early, they usually die and bring the...
bump
thats the stuff.
sure, as long as things are kept stable.
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