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Just like adding LFS water will load your tank with parasites....;)
Even Psuedocheilinus spp. wrasses, such as the Six Line will eat them.
You could do a retro like horkn stated which would give you the freedom to choose how many lamps you want or you could do a 24" Tek or 24" TX5 but...
How is the christmas wrasse?
After the cycle is complete, you will see NO3 creeping up, or jumping up... Start doing somewhat large W/Cs then to remove as much organics and NO3...
Like the wise Steve Wright said... only with successive, larger water changes are you going to accomlish NO3 removal. 10% might be a great...
Grim Reefer on RC did one.... it is from like 2005 or 2006 though... Not sure how the lamps changed. It is only T5 lamps, though. My goal in the...
I know All Glass Aquariums, now Aqueon will sell the pressure molded plastic for tank, BUT they are only stock sizes... Perfecto on the other hand...
We will miss you here so stay strong an heal quick so we can see you on the boards again! My thoughts will be with you my fellow WI reefer! Take...
I know, they are starting to cloud the viewing pane!! Ever the new Natural Windex doesn't do it!
Thank YOU too Curt!
The GPD depends on you... I like higher GPD as I don't like to store water and when I want to do a water change I don't want to wait 2 days to do...
I have read that palys don't leave a stolon or mat like like zoos do, but not all zoos I have seen leave a stolon. Some say palys have a larger polyp...
I feel we should all take the time to thank Matt and all the mods for all they do and all the hours they spend here making this site what it is!!...
I would say wattage is messier to deal with than PAR.... just my opinion. I only have 3 something WPG on my tank and I am growing SPS on the sandbed.
Ok, byrodoc... You answered your own question.... You said you bought a cheap skimmer only to upgrade it a few months later....Do you REALLY want to...
Welcome and congrats on the new tank! That brown algae is diatoms, the most simple of the algaes that enter our tanks. You typically see them about...
I believe the guy that did my test got his Apogee with some upgrade, forgot what he said, for $240ish.... Not terrible considering the costs of...
Here is my 180, T5 8x80w Sorry the pic is OLD!! I had no other FTS... I will get an updated one up soon!![IMG]
A breath of fresh air from all the SPS dominated tanks... Keep up the good work!
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