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I wholeheartedly agree because there are differences in bioload for individual fishes. A four inch trigger fish, angel or tang is going to have a lot...
I follow my gut when it comes to fish bioload. One thing that helps me out is I'm diligent on filtration. I change my floss daily without fail. You...
Great ingenuity with the sliding lights. Your giving me ideas.
I will take some pictures when I get it setup.:)
It's a sad situation but it's life in the tank.
It's terrible when things like this happen. Chalk it up to experience. You've just learned what to do in the future. The sea is a mean nasty place to...
I changed my mind and called reefgeek and ordered the 4 ATI Blue Plus. I might as well get the true look. I'll let you know what it looks like when I...
There are different views from everyone. I've heard that you should clean half the bioballs every couple months. I gues the way to do that would be...
Egads! That's some way to wake up.:o I wonder why this happened to the tank now????? I'd be freaked out totally!:cry: The real nightmare is. Is he...
I think more information is needed to make a better observation and recommendation. What type of tank..FO, FOWLR or Reef Size of tank Is...
I have been trying to figure out what combo of T5's to use for my 8x54 for my 48x24 120g reef tank with mostly softies and a few hard corals. I...
I'm curious about your tank. What size and if it was new when you put in the lights. The algae is settling down a bit in miy tank as I cut 2 hours...
I think I'm going to add 2 12K-15K bulbs for color and take away some of the starkness. What is the difference between 420mn and 460mn on the blues?...
They are a trip to watch.
I caught this one in the act. The judge said "I've seen enough! Guilty as charged!" then he was cast off to a tank with no algae for 3 years.;D
Robin, who has worked at my LFS for over 15 years tells me he starts out new bulbs in a tank for 2 or 3 hours and lets the time expand as he sees...
"put more actinics in and less 10k. replace the 10ks with 460nms. you could also get a uv sterilizer." This is a copy of the email I received from...
The bulbs are 4 x 420 blue actinics and 4 x 10K daylight bulbs the brand is from Catalina Aquarium....
I am using 3 bags of Chemi-pure carbon and a bag of phoslock in the sump. The green algae seems to subside when the daylights are off. I honestly...
Anywhere from 12 to 24 months
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