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I agree we are getting a bit off topic. I'll clarify, one thing, 2 years is opinion, based on experience and the reported experience of others I...
Sorry, but sand will become a sink.... There are a number of reasons why. For one, the sand in our tanks is made of calcium carbonate crystals,...
What do you plan to keep?
Possibly, however, if that's the case, it would have occurred anyways. The issue then would be old sand that is in need of replacement. Usually...
^^^ you answered your own question. PO4 is the cause of cyano. You apparently have insufficient filtration for your system. There could also be...
Thanks EC-LED. Also, what is an "AM" LED? Is that amber?
Also, if we look at a PAR contour plot, from say the boost PAR30s (since I have it in front of me), with 40deg optics for example, we see the PAR...
Yup, they are the same, CREE leds.... led reef lighting,Reef Blue, Daylight,Purple - EC LED TECHNO INC.
I agree people tend to recommend too few PAR bulbs. Especially as most of the PAR bulbs on the market are under-driven. You can get away with it...
+1 this does not block much light at all.
Edit: sorry misread. Agree ^^^
I can't believe this, I'm so sorry to hear about this :( Did the fish have any visible trauma, reddening, discoloration, if so, where? The fact...
I am not hat familiar with the Apollo lights, but the AI sols have are designed to light 1 linear foot per unit. So, for a 4' tank, the...
That's will certainly do it. You can put GFO in a filterbag and put it in you HOB. However, .25 is 50x higher than the ocean, that's a ton of...
definitely PCs are not the way to go for SPS. Also remember, they use roughly twice the electricity of T-5s and the bulbs are getting more expensive...
Sweet, congrats sounds like your done with the tough part :beer: Look forward to seeing it progress :)
That's the thing, out of sight, out of mind. I doubt many people think about it. Put more intuitively though, simple organisms, such as algae tend...
Sure, trace element limitation is pretty well studied in marine algae. The primary scientific literature has a seemingly endless supply of studies...
I'm not sure I agree with this. Trace elements absolutely feed nuisance algae. Isn't essential elements trace elements? It's something we don't...
I use the heavy duty indoor/outdoor timers from lowes. I figure they I/O ones should be more tolerant of moisture. I used the digital timer on my...
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