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All I know is if that first link PAR graph is true, and if they truly just grabbed LED's off the shelf, the spectrum is shifted too far to be of true...
Just unplugged the powerhead, and took a turkey baster to it to clean it out from all the detritus that has built up. Plugged it back in and what a...
Nice! This is the view from where I'm sitting right now @ midnight... [IMG] 55 Reef is in my bedroom across from my bed and computer desk......
So... I replaced the 50/50 65 watt with an all Actinic Blue, And replaced the 50/50 108 watt with 10,000k only Before, I had 84 watts...
Sorry, had to chime in once more... And just say that the Tanked people have a horrible actual company name. ATM? All I can think of is...
Some Stayed in the Hobby, Some Left... Some had Good experiences, Some had Bad. Lets Face It, the only show we'd be satisfied with is nothing...
Avid Motorcyclist here. The Show 'American Choppers' didn't make motorcyclists look intelligent, well mannered, or respectful. But it got...
All is well, it breaks down to total wattage 1/3rd lighting Actinic (54 watts) 1/3rd lighting 10000k (54 watts) -> 1/3rd (65...
shouldn't be that bad, most inverts account for closer to 1/3rd the waste output of a fish... So 1 invert alone even in a new tank shouldn't stress...
Hello, So I run my 55g with 2 lights on top, a Power Compact Coralife 65 watt (50/50 - 10,000k/Blue Actinic) and another Coralife 48" 110 watt T5...
Hey guys, my Girlfriend is taking down her sea-horse tank. Being the aquaphile I am, I started thinking about buying her 29 (previous seahorse) tank...
Sup guys, I was looking for 'local' fish stores around new england, within a 2 hour (one way) driving distance of Worcester MA. I like to hit up...
So with the help of my girlfriend (who works @ my LFS!!!!) I have been slowly updating my 55 with new fish and corals. For those who didn't know,...
+1... ever do planted freshwater? Just as pleasing in many respects... I keep a Planted FW 30g in addition to my 55 Reef. All Green you see in...
Mantis are pretty much the only thing you can reliably keep in a tank, they will eat everything else when they can catch it eventually... That said,...
Use Red Light. It is the lowest in the spectrum and many animals don't 'see' red light, making them think its dark whilst you observe them... add to...
In a small tank yes, in the OP's 20g, I would agree with you 1 is good. In a bigger tank you can get away with more. like I said the two in my 55...
Yeah, our power was fine through the entire Hurricane, but then 10 hours later it went off for 7 hours. Couldn't have been caused by the storm (not...
The Socket is the 'claw'... just as your finger wouldn't be a finger if you had no socket to move the finger with. I can see how it can be...
A cavitation bubble is just a phrase to describe changing pressures creating an air bubble in fluid which then implodes, sending out the shockwave....
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