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Would definitely agree with the Merulina ID there, I have a blue-ish coloured one in my tank. They're beautiful corals!
Thanks for your help again, Steve. Will try and get my hands on the lights ASAP and let you know how it goes.
My tank's 24" deep - how far off the surface would you think that the lights should be, Steve? Cheers for your help!
Initially you were worried about your hydrometer not being correct, are you sure you've got an exact result? If you were topping off with saltwater...
Definitely the shallower one, for light purposes :)
Hey all I currently run two 150W halides on my reef tank, and I keep a few SPS colonies. SPS are near to the top, certainly no lower than the...
all Tropic Marin for me :)
More info needed :) Reef/Fish only? Tank size? How long has the tank been set up? Future tank mates? Most people start off with clownfish, as...
Yeah, most certainly. I'm from the UK and have never heard of anyone over here having problems with elegance's, must be something different.
My elegance has been in nitrate zero water for about 9 months and is really doing well. It's an australian coral, and I think they have better...
Is it cyanobacteria you're dealing with here? If so, light does have quite a large effect on it, and depending on what type of lighting you're using,...
If you're keeping SPS then i'd say you need a skimmer, but if you're keeping mostly LPS/softies then you might be OK. Personally I see a skimmer as...
The best method I've seen in an emergency heatwave situation (other than a chiller) is floating bottles full of ice in the tank (not just adding ice...
Right now, I'd only be interested in using LEDs as accent lighting, to bring out coral colour really nicely, with the main lights being halides. You...
At the end of the day, saltwater + electricity is worse than halides! :P
If you're not seeing anything go missing/getting damaged in the tank, then you could be ok, but it's best to have a look around and see what you can...
Calcium, Mag and KH are all reliant upon eachother. IMO not worth testing one without the others, so that'd be my first step. Before I got into a...
Seahorses, for sure :)
I'm from Cornwall, UK. :)
You'd be surprised. My tank's been running a year without any live rock added, and I only recently found a large-ish black crab. After spotting mine,...
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