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Actually you can control the direction they grow..you'll have to turn it occasionally. Most acros want to grow toward the light. Prune off branches...
Ok, promised an new pic. Here is 6 weeks growth from 9/18 to today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Don't do it if it's for your kids. It will become a huge chore if you are not into the hobby yourself. I would be surprised if you can do a 250 for...
Generally people run the actinic lights to simulate dawn to dusk. I run mine 10 to 10. Main lights as said above is up to you and your tank. I run...
Matt, Where do you find all these weird articles?
Look for a local reef club. Got most of my good ones from other reefers tanks. (SPS that is) Premium LPS you'll probably still have to get in a store...
yes;D
Glass for sure and check craigslist for tanks.
Too much.
Wow...that sure sounds promising. I wish enough people would try these out and give a positive report.;D:biggrinbo:biggrinbo
That sounds normal. .mine was growing a base for a long time. Once it feels comfy it will start sprouting skyward. ;D
Those bulbs will work and will be fine for corals that don't need much light. What type of corals does he grow? If he's growing SPS then I would not...
I'll take a newer pic this week but here is growth from 6/29/09 to 9/18/09. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Really most of the growth was in a 4-6 week period. I...
I'm afraid that one day I'm going to click on 3reef and read an article that imports of most corals are now illegal. All my SPS are aquacultured but...
I didn't think m betas were reef safe. BSJF has a lot of personality. I may get another. Mine jumped in the overflow ended up dead in the sump so...
That's weird my red planet is one of the fastest growers. I'll get some growth sequence pics when I get home.
Good quality for a good price. I've spent more time researching bulbs than anything. Except the algae scrubber not sure if that counts it's homeade.
Hmm I've never used one but Make sure it can't leak into the tank.. I 've read the reviews of those things and seems a lot of them leak.
I got a medical dosing machine used from another reefer for $50. It has a big syringe capable of dosing as little as 1ml a day. Maybe check on...
You can buy about any size tubing at Lowes or Home Depot that you may need.
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