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A skimmer will take anywhere from 2-4 days of CONTINUOUS running to break in and run properly.... Why are you turning it off?
Thats funny in my tank, mushies suffer and move under rocks... The only way they grow is in the bottom corners of the tank where the PAR is like...
What type of skimmer are you running? How long has it been running?
$225 for a refurb NEP? Questionable purchase... Its decent but there is a good likelihood there could be issue. I have seen slews of used Teks...
How's your Tek?;D If you want best look into Aquactinics, better Aluminum, fans and come with splash shields and so on.... The NEP will be enough...
I would continue with a barrage of w/c's and increased carbon usage and skimming. This is called gelbstof-German for yellowing or yellow matter....
I would go no more than 50ppm of Ca a day, 100ppm of Mg a day and maybe 1dkH of alk a day. I don't add Iodine/dide, nor do I add strontium or other...
SPS DO need more than light, water quality and zooplankton are also needed for fast growing colorful SPS. On a 55 you could get away with a 4x54w...
Oh, so its a standard T8 fixture? If so the newer ones made do NOT have the replaceable started as the older ones did so if the starter goes you need...
Is there anything you can figure out is wrong? Lamps or ballast perhaps? What type of light is it?
If you haven't read yet, I am running 8x80w on my 180 and am very pleased. The Ultimate tanks that Oceanic make would be a great canidate for T5, BUT...
You guys are funny!! So WHO has benefited the MOST from this thread?
http://www.3reef.com/forums/general-reef-topics/clown-anemone-64573.html Here is the same thread only different responses
Isn't this a double thread?
Science still is unsure of the whole anemone/clown relationship esp when it concerns the whole "bringing food" issue. As of late the consensus is...
You COULD just stick with NO t5, and save more $$ on both the fixture and the energy bill. Just grab acouple white and blue lamps and you will be...
A good, cheap skimmer, believe it or not is the Coralife Superskimmer 65.... I know many of you will knock it but it is probably one of the best...
Tell me about it!!!:angry::confused:
Octopus Extreme 200, w/ ATB purple pinwheel. Don't really care for it, or I am just too impatient.
What are you mounting the light with? Do you have the hanging cables? If so you could also start the light higher than where it will end up and...
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