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Floods do suck and you want to make the lady friend happy. She don't want no floods either. Spend a few bucks, get a good overflow. Get the box...
See how this goes long term. I would test everyday but I wouldn't make a judgment on one day's number. Does that make sense?
I give my stuff about 6 hours of dark.....Run my fuge light about 18 hours per day.
These actually work pretty well
Wow...I love it. I wish I were handy like this. It would make the hobby much less expensive. Great work. You know what would be really nice? A...
I would put a koralia 4 on each end pointing at each other and 2 koralia 4's on the back of the tank pointing in opposite directions.
Cut your light cycle back to 4 or 5 hours per day and see if anything changes. If it does, slowly increase the time.
There are a lot of pre-fab sumps out there that would do the job. If you are gong to go with a sump, an in sump skimmer would work for ya. That and...
There are a billion ways to do the same thing. Like before, I would certainly recommend you do a sump. This leaves your options a little bit more...
nitrates?
The idea is to have random flow. With this being said, when I look in my tank, without the wavemaker, I see my corals moving in different...
look at marco rocks
yeah I don't see what it would hurt to run them for an hour after "lights out" but with this being said, you get the same effect from actinics.
LOL....More than one could ever need to know. Good to know why ATB's are so expensive.
Have you tested your water? Specifically CA and ALK. I have seen many people avoid testing these for some reason. These levels aren't just for...
That's actually pretty cool. Thanks Matt!
For acclimation purposed, one could raise them up if necessary. I have gone years without having a "dimmable" fixture. That's not a luxury with MH...
No they aren't needed. I think they are more of a disturbance to the fish than anything.
2 of those and one would be in really good shape.
I just use a float switch and an aqua-lifter.
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