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+1 to Steve and Dingo's posts. Also the filtration we use in reef tanks also removes the suspended particulates in the water.
Looking great, congrats
Very nice scape work, plant selection looks great, excellent ferts also. This will be fun watching it grow in. Your sword plant choices look to be...
The emerald may eat the bubble but no guarantee so I would remove it. Emeralds won't eat calcareous algae like Halimeda. They will eat all soft...
LOL, I know what you mean there.
I would suggest taking a look at it at your LFS and taking a pic and posting it here. The only other coral I know of that is called Cat's Paw is...
3 to 4 dips to make sure you get all larvae.
Stylophora pistillata the coral in my avatar
I can't blame you and agree. You should have a lot happier corals after you get the salinity up and stabilized.
Planted tanks seem to be the best for getting fish to color up best IME. I have had Cardinals, Rummynose and Lemon Tetras in tanks with and without...
I noticed a 3 point discrepancy after reading about using a calibrating solution on my refractometer.
I agree with Vinny's suggestion a 6x39W fixture should do fine. Make sure it is 72" long. You could also do a 4X80W, 5 foot long bulbs, fixture if...
Beautiful shrooms and the genus is Actinodiscus. Beautiful flower pot coral. They can be difficult. Good flow to keep detritus off of them is...
Beautiful Discus, congrats, they are wonderful fish with their regal swimming ways
I wouldn't worry about them, they will do that at times. They will come out in a day o so.
Most likely the temperature is between 2000K and 5000K which is way too low for a reef aquarium. You would want one around 10000K at the lowest.
No they will not be too much flow. Place them like you were planning in post 14.
That sounds like a good mix that should not cause any problems. I think it will not be close to overstocking.
Light schedule is good. The new bulbs are definitely stronger than the original bulbs. +1 to heidimi's post.
Bulk Reef Supply has clear screen material that can used for making a cover.
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