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Hello, I have had this Midas Blenny for 8 days now. For the last few days he has been crashing and rubbing in the sand. I believe this is called...
Could the Alk issue also explain my missing nassarius snails? I started with ~30 and I now only see a handful. Do you have any advise on keeping...
Hey All, I have been having a few problems lately and I think they may be related. For the past couple weeks, I have had a brown "hair algae"...
no aqua illumination led SPS growers out there?
I would like to see some pictures and performance reviews of the aqua illumination LED modules. Is there an experienced reefer out there who has...
So it seems I now have a financial excuse to buy LEDs. I expexcted to buy them in a few years when prices come down but it seems to make sense to buy...
Well, my rommate and I now use 350 kWh/permonth now. With the 120g tank and equipment I described earlier with will add 190kWh to 300 kWh depending...
It is a nice link though it is a little misleading for people like me on a tiered system. Our rates seem to double and quadruple once you cross into...
good call! I am on a tiered electricity rate here so adding the fish tank bumps me up to tier 3 and 4 which are double and quadruple the base rate!...
I have been told that HQIs run at much higher wattage (a 250W HQI run at ~400W). Is this true? Either way, I am astonished at how cheap the...
I'm confused - this makes it look like the matal halide setup would only directly cost $5 more per month. The MH initial setup cost is the same if...
I am trying to figure out my lighting situation for my new 120g (48"x24"x24") mixed reef I am starting. I am deciding between MH, ATI Powermodule,...
Excellent build thread! I am in the middle of setting up my first reef tank as well and your posts have been very helpful. I like the idea of...
So I guess it is coming down to either a powermodule (8x54W 48") or 2 free floating 250W MH (perhaps ushio, pheonix, or radium on a bluewave7...
GuitarMan, I had looked at the fixtures but I was concerned about the MH being over the acrylic. I read that MH need to be over the holes in the...
I will be operating without a canopy. There will be a 4 inch rim/lip on the top of the tank (from the shallow cannopy that I removed the top off of)...
Well thanks for the advice. It sounds like I should be fine. The baffles are perfectly snug and stand on their own when rotated into place. But it...
My last big purchase before my first reef is ready to be born is the lighting. I am planning on having a mixed reef. The DT is 120g (4'x2'x2')...
Oh Bama, side question: how much space do I need to give the intake pump for the skimmer and the skimmer outgoing pipe from the sump sides to not...
you sure? the glass wont expand into the sump walls? Once this sump is together and under my stand the only way to remove it is to remove the DT and...
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