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If they are blue then the lamps are BLUE not ACTINIC... Many manufactors call them actinic, such as Giesemann's Actinic+. It is a blue lamp, not...
Great! Last time I was fooling around with the Quatum, 2 39w Aquablues had quite abit more PAR then 2 65w 50/50 PC lamps... I mean QUITE abit....
Washed out? I would most likely say its do to the heavy blue that you have on the tank. I have noticed, even a combo of white such as Aquablue and...
Why do you have 3 250watters on a 4 foot tank? A good MH reflector will cover about 2.5' sometimes more. Not only that you could easily get away with...
Nope. Just using as a reference point:)
To me the rapid death coupled with fast respiration and spots sounds like velvet(amyloodinium occelatum) BUT it could also be ick, velvet just kills...
Everyboard has pros and cons.... RC is the most well known Reef forum in the world so that brings lots of people, thousands a day... I have never...
Why do you want your tank at 74 degrees? Even 79 is a tad for me :) Also factor in winter now in your evaporation loss... It is a heck of a lot...
Another MH/T5 debate eh?? In regards to a few of your questions... I would honestly say you will not have shimmer, at least in the way MH...
Congrats Sparky! You made a good choice!
When one sees Acropora spp. or any genus followed by "spp." for that matter it means the person refering to the organism is unsure of the genus.......
Montipora capricornis, digitata, and spongodes are all easy SPS... Seriatoporas (birdnests) do well and are easy to keep. Acropora millepora(millies)...
Giesemann and ATI used to be the same lamp, I mean exact same. ATI then found another manufactor...Which I believe is Sylvania now... As far as...
I am in agreement with guitarman. I personally have mixed feelings on QTs. Yes they can help prevent infecting a beautiful coral filled DT but they...
Dude, wrong thread entirely. Posting the same question 3 times in a row will not necessarily get you a response. Esp when the question is regards to...
Funny thing is if you were to run the Aquablues as a stand alone they look yellowish, at least they do to me...
From your description I would say the large water changes(diluting/removing color killing and growth retarding organics) coupled with more light...
I like a mix of 6000k, a white/blue lamp like the Aquablue, and a straight blue lamp such as the Blue+ or Actinic+. I personally do not care for...
Actually in my cataloge it states 800cm!!?! I knew it was a misprint and they meant 80cm. Essentially they are saying it will penetrate about 80cm...
As for the LEDs for shimmer... they are not all that expensive, to get small LED clusters like the ones Giesemann are producing or the simple...
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