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We drove an hour and a half for about 70 miles each way to pick up our brand new blonde naso and desjardini :) We live on the MD and PA line......
Testing 250-watt Single-ended Metal Halide Lamps and Ballasts by Joe Burger - Reefkeeping.com different ballasts, different bulbs on the different...
i shoulda told you to put it in a pillow case and hose some water through it... but it should clear up okay with the filter, it will just take longer...
get them from john at reefcleaners.org and I use this sand and it is sooo white!!! :) 45LB WHITE FIJI AQUACULTURED LIVE SAND + ROTIFERS !! #1 - eBay...
did you wash the sand out first to get the fine dust particles out?
of course they will... halides and t5 can only produce light at around 600 PAR (photosynthetically active radiation... aka the type of light needed...
every morning I watch as my clam first positions himself for optimum morning sun from 7 am till noon, then readjusts at noon when the halides come on...
no... not even halides can come close to natural light. Over millions of years these corals and plants have evolved to harness the never changing...
definitely get a CUC... to keep the cyano away!!! lol
personally, I say if your going to do something, do it right... I would get an overflow and put in a sump with a skimmer and maybe some activated...
yes, NSL will increase your coral growth... the rate will be faster then with your t5s alone both because sunlight is more efficient at emitting the...
is this going to be a DT at your school?
my tank primarily consists of Tigriopus californicus, aka tigger pods. They fare well in the tank, I have substantial numbers and my fuge is always...
i dont think so... if you just put a normal piece of glass between the fixture and your tank it will filter out most of the bad stuff
well i cant be positive because of the glare and the ripples. If you can wipe or rub it off then its cyano. Sometimes coraline can make dark...
sorry should have been more clear. you need additional glass between the bulbs and water. otherwise the zooxanthellae algae on your corals will be...
with one mp40 your flow is controllable anywhere from 22X to 56X
if your only going to have one k5 on at a time plus the 1200gph pump it will make 38X turnover in your tank... with both k5s on it will be 59X...
the glass will filter out UVB and UVC and let about 10% of UVA through... so in other words, the glass filters perfectly!
might take you up on that... ill pm you after i sleep on it lol
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