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they are only supposed to be a supplemental light. if they are washing out the colors of your tank you have too much of them. 420 gives you that...
I ordered from them, they said they couldn't ship the limpets and chitons priority, so I told them to just refund those and ship the rest... Then...
this may work
cut out the dried foods... reduce feeding for a while (give him a few days off)... he'll still eat algae but that shouldn't be a problem since it's...
upgrade that light now! and get some coral frags in there!!!!! 4x24 T5's minimum. I would do as someone else suggested and get the 150w MH. You...
i would drip kalkwasser for almost any tank... unless it stays stable above pH 8.1 day and night this will provide more than enough cal for your...
i have an eshopps, it's g2g... get one with a black box... i've heard mixed reviews about the continuous siphon kinds... just get a regular u-tube...
my suggestions: -blue or green chromis (peaceful, but not quite as colorful, shiny tho) will school with a small group, but supposedly not for long...
i would look for a good used fixture on these forums... i got a current usa nova extreme t5 (popular, quality brand light) with 4x24t5ho (96watt)...
they are cheap because well, they arent that high quality. honestly they are maybe 1/2-2/3 as bright as a name brand fixture with the same...
Well you do get what you pay for to some extent, I would replace the stock bulbs immediately, hopefully you can get by on the stock ballast for a...
plus at lfs ill usually buy a fish and let it sit in their tanks for acouple weeks and see how it does, or i can see that its been there a while and...
it all depnds, my lfs has absolutely no guarantee the only fish i got that i was disappointed in was a watchman goby that died 24 hrs after i bought...
no way to know for sure, you can replace the bulb with a new one, but who's to say you wont get a lemon bulb. if a uv sterilizer is doing its job...
10001110101 ftw.
blue wavelengths do penetrate deeper, but they also have lower PAR values (light usable to the coral for photosynthesis) and tge difference over an...
i would start with zoas and some xenia,gsp mushrooms etc (i hate shrooms personally but they are not demanding... ricordea mushrooms look good) zoas...
indeed it could be, probably not the only factor tho. u gotta have some phos nitrate issues usually at least. u know those bulbs are due to be...
Hey I've been watching your build quite impressive to say the least. I used to live in RVA btw I went to UR I used to stay over off 3 Chopt... What...
I use a biowheel filter, same principle as bio-balls, I have a small tank with a high bio-load, I havr never had a nitrate reading above 0.5 ppm. I...
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