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A 24" fixture will take good care of you and give you more than enough for a SPS and clam tank.
Man that sucks good luck getting rid of them.
Why is that? A good T5HO fixture has penetration to 30" while a 250W MH only penetrates to 24".
Beautiful shots and corals as always Cheryl. Bummer/congrats on the mis labeled coral.
pH and alkalinity do not necessarily go hand in hand. pH is also controlled by how much CO2 is in your air and absorbed by the water. It is also...
All ATI, 2 Blue Plus, 1 Purple Plus and 1 Aquablue Special. If you do a retrofit in a canopy you can spread the bulbs out to get greater coverage in...
Sounds like you have a low nutrient system now. Turn off the flow in the tank, spot feed a tiny amount to wake the coral up then add in the rest...
Avery nice looking urchin
A high quality T5HO fixture can penetrate to 30", a 150W MH can only penetrate to 18". Now add in heat concerns and the cost for a chiller and the...
Above 12 dKH can cause problems depending on the system and animals.
Should place on the sand. If the flesh rubs against your rocks it will become damaged and most likely lead to death.
Lights are OK.
Cut back on lighting to 10 hours actinic and 8 hours daylight. Increase height of light above water to 10 to 12 inches. Color may not come back...
Always dilute before using. Slowly add to the tank in a high flow area. Add in the sump if at all possible.
Sounds good, should take care of your needs.
Very nice, good luck, the clowns will take up residence where ever they like whenever they like.
That is where your alk level is coming from. Add less in to lower your level. I would suggest not dosing from your ATO because evaporation rates...
The size of the fan should not cause much of a difference in the load. I suspect you will need to mod the mount to get it in place.
If you want the alk lower do not dose any alk until it is in the range you want.
You now have two possible culprits in the tank the puffer and the wrasse. The hermits will adjust and and the wrasse will only harrass them the...
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