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I have a friend who only uses seawater from the beach here in Fl. He has a 180 that's about 3 years old with mostly softies and lps but even the few...
caulerpa tends to remove nutrients better than chaeto , but there is a risk of it going sexual and releasing nutrients , mangroves are also a good...
I wouldn't worry about bringing th mg down , it will go down eventually.
How does the par meter work? Have you tried it out?
Very nice! Welcome to 3reef
Look like diatoms to me
Very nice fish , I agree with getting a little lighting over it though.
Thanks man , I can't wait to see some water in your big tank!
Thank You! He eats like a pig , going on 3 weeks now so far so good, knock on wood. I use selcon but no u/v , the tangs get along very well, they...
Lots of people use mangroves , just remember to keep an eye on you magnesium level and to mist the leaves a few times a week with fresh water to...
Looks good!
The guy i got this from claimed it's a strawberry shortcake , i'm not too sure though. I raised it too quickly with my halides and it started...
Got these today, cheap :) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
When I said as high as possible I meant allowing space for you dt overflow with everything off ,I should have clarified.
I think reefsparky did an install thread a few years back with one , might be worth doing a search for.
If your house is 84 degrees , i don't think fans will work. You will definitely need a chiller. I would look at the jbj titanium artica chillers. 1/5...
Got a new camera , still trying to figure it out. picking up some new acros today will post some more pics when i get them :) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
You do have an amazing tank , I have always wanted to do a planted fw. I tried a few years back but it was a disaster. Basically a green algae pit :(...
Going by your skimmer height is one way , I prefer to go as high as possible to allow more sump volume. And just make a stand out of eggcrate or...
Just use a ball valve on the refugium side to regulate the flow.
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