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What was that standard metal halide bulb you had pictured? Looked like a 5500 or 6500K
For acros and clams if halides are not an option I would upgrade to a 4x110 watt VHO combo or a 4x96 powercompact kit.
Not all 13K's have blue to them 13K's such as Aqua Medic AB 10000 bulbs are rated at 13K but are not blue at all, they actually shine white like a...
Yes give it some time it probably just hasnt broken in fully yet. As for the bubble I personally used the bubble trap on my pro when I had it to stop...
The are not the quitest skimmer to be found for sure but not many hangons other than a Lifereef can match it in performance. I had one on my old tank...
Depnds on how you plan to load it. If it will be light to moderately stocked the smaller will be fine. If you are going to stock heavy or have some...
Good to have you back on here :)
My hands are tingling just from looking at the pictures
Sorry about that !!!! They should have been in the box, I must have forgotten to check when I packed it. I will some out to you on Monday. Sorry...
I would be willing to bet now that the temps are more stable the growth rates improve.
that was my first thought is how much fluctuation did you start seeing in temps when you moved to the higher wattage.
Some type of sponge is my guess, be darned what kind though
The only other consideration is do you like the blue look you get from actinic light supplements? If so and if you will not be able to use your...
That is a pretty darned nice hitchhicker!
Gotta admit though the mangroves are cool though. Just something differnet than you see every day. The only person I know that has had them and kept...
Once you get that surface skimmer box hooked up it should take care of that for you. It also makes the skimmer a bit more effective for this reason
I usually recommend 1.024 to 1.025
Very nice fish. Sometimes I wish I could have a second tank just for nonreef safe fish...but then I would just end up turning it into a reef too :)
Do you have a sump? If not then yes go with the Remora Pro with a Mag3. If you have a sump I would recommend a Euro-Reef ES5-3.
And the winner is............................................Shawn! Oh, wait I can't win :D Good luck to all!
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