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It can be very hard to remove the zoanthids, so I would suggest glueing the plug to the rocks.
Tank looks great, I wouldn't be surprised if you can't lower the the fixture much more. Those bulbs are supposed to penetrate up to 48" deep.
I would place the coral on the sand or the bottom rocks, they do not require high lighting. They like good flow to keep them clean of detritus just...
You can put multiple media in the filter. Put the carbon in a meia bag.
Agreed 400W are needed but you will need 3 to get full coverage in the tank. A 2'X2' area is the effective coverage area for MH light fixtures.
One fixture short of covering the tank, you will need 3 for the tank. If they are 250W then they will come up a little short of reaching the bottom...
Beautiful shots of your coral. #1 Acropora valida #2 A. millepora or A. prostrata #2 through #5 are Acroporas don't know what species #6 is a...
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Welcome to 3reef. The light fixture is called a power compact. It will be OK for most corals as long as you put the most light needing corals to...
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The area behind the duster looks like a zoanthus. Is that just the rock or is there an animal there?
Yes all feather dusters do that. I thought the red area was coralline algae and you were talking about the spot behind the duster. That looks like...
If you have a ssb there should be no need to clean the bed unless it is crushed coral. The bed should be self cleaning with the flora and fauna it...
Looks be either a zoanthid or feather duster. In either case a good guy.
I like that very well done and ingenious.
Very nice, like the rock work
Waste, all corals with an obvious oral opening will do it. Sometimes you get lucky? to see them do it.
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