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Certainly ;) I'm just pointing out some options for those who don't like easy and/or practical :)
I'm using the RK lite. I think the APEX is better, but I didn't want to shell out the money right away. The benefit to the RK is that they let you...
A controller is essentially a small computer that lets you activate and deactivate power outlets or monitor various sensors. You can also control...
Color Compensating Filters from HOYA OPTICS: Leading supplier of advanced optical materials & components This should work. No price though, so you...
Good god man, don't let her see this! All we need for her to get even more of an inflated ego. j/k :lol:
:thumb_up: Sounds good to me. Esspecially true on a small tank. Not always a big tank though, were you have room for more supplemental lighting:...
I can't think of any reason why glass would filter out blue and not red. It, like water, should filter out red and not blue, however, tremendously...
I'm having trouble wrapping my head around why the light through a window would be shifted towards red? Sunlight has a lot of red, which will not...
Sometimes can help some, but it's not direct light for much of the day. I wouldn't count on in removing the necessity of other lighting. If you...
Thanks for posting! Now I see why EB has been MIA lately, he's been busy LOL. Probably an interesting read. Wish they'd publish this stuff in...
Oh yes, sorry, forgot you couldn't get 2-part easily. Any calcium and alk supplement will do. There are a lot of separate calcium and alkalinity...
Magnesium should not drop noticeably, unless there is a lot of abiotic precipitation. This can sometimes occur in new tanks, if new sand and rocks...
So long for spell check :)
you can look up Eric Borneman and Elegance Coral Syndrome. IIRC it seems to be a highly infective internal fungal infection. It is 100% fatal, but...
Glad to hear things are doing well. Nitrate is a complicated subject. Nitrate test kits aren't very accurate, so by itself s reading of 20 means...
The only media I run is carbon and GFO. You don't need carbon during a cycle, you could add it at the end, or just after. I would wait a few monts...
Tank looks like it's off to a good start :) The ceramic rings and quartz balls probably should be removed. They will compete with the liverock for...
How old was the light you replaced?
Congrats, great add. Of course if you really want a male, you could send it to me and buy a male ;D
Uhg, sorry to hear that. Hopefully it is warrantied, but still a very anticlimactic to start a new reef tank :angry:
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