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Yes I did. I have tested the 4 and 6 lamp Tek, the TX5, a NO Coralife 2 lamp, and a 30" PC with brand new 50/50 65w lamps. I am trying to compile my...
Oh come on!:P
What type of acanthurus is that? Its hard for me to tell at that angle
Honestly Will unless you are getting this trade for essentially free or you are trading something you were going to throw out skip it... I just...
I have seen lamps that are branded Anthony Calfo also, but are sold as say Ushio... The Pro Color does put out I think one of the highest PAR values...
Haven't used those yet but when I have the time and the lamps my goal is to retest all the lamps tested by Grim Reefer. As far as Ice Cap T5s...
Ok, it hasn't been addressed yet... How much and what are you feeding this fish? To me it sounds like overfeeding
The only thing with freshwater dips is that byrodoc stated that he didn't want to tear the tank up to catch the fish..... If they are going to tear...
Soft corals? No not really... Many softies do incorporate some Ca into their body but not much, water changes will replenish that. As far as the...
A UV will help, it will not erradicate it like everyone thinks but it will do some damage to the free swimming cycle of the inverts.... What you are...
Last time I tested Oceanic it wasn't too low, but I went in dkH, and it was like 8, so it is right on par if you ask me. You are using RO water I...
Actinic is different than blue. The 'actinic' most of us are familiar with is a 'blue' lamp. Actinic is a violet lamp. There is few true actinics out...
I would go with ATI before using Giesemann but Giesemann is the second runner up. For a beginner T5 user, I would go with a 1:1 of Aquablue+ to...
3 70 watt t5s? What is the length on them lamps? At least in the US I am not familiar with a 70w HO lamp. You could grow SPS at least monti caps and...
Isn't Catalina affiliated with the Odyssea lights?
I can't really see what it is in the pic but if Phoenix is right then I would leave it, they are harmless calcareous sponges, if anything they will...
You ask for advice.... what help do you need? I don't want to be redundant and tell you things you know... Do you need lighting advice, fragging...
Just remember to get the regular sockets!! Also you will most likely need to get alittle extra wiring but that is cheap and available at all...
Why did he recommend bleaching it? If for some reason it is utterly and completely covered in say aiptasia and hair algae maybe but other than that...
There are alot of guys and gals with dendros out there, some just like to charge WAY too much for them!! I would look around before pulling the...
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