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Welcome! I grew up on the Big Island. Still have a house there in Puna, maybe some day I'll return. As for water - RO/DI is the way to go. Until...
Depends on who's building it... spec builders, for sure....but never give an Engineer a $1,000,000 budget and a list of building supplies. You'll...
My favorite technology analogy is water/electricity. pipe = wire pressure = voltage flow = current For a given sized pipe you can only fit so much...
Ok, so I got my lighting in today for the new tank.... 72" Maristar. It's dead sexxxy even if I say so myself. It's designed to run 3x 250W DE/HQI...
bump. Yes. Pics. Please. I just got my Maristar 72" inch fixture in and am trying to find the lights for it.
ok, so looking at it i might have to scrap it anyways as there's not going to be a way to put my sump in.... unless I can remove one of the front...
So I just bought an AGA 180g tank (72x24x24) and in order to get the lifetime warranty they make you buy the stand. I had planned to make my own...
I ran a Vortech MP40W in my 58g reef and it provided all the flow I needed after the returns. Love it. I'm moving it and getting a second one to...
Yeah the little ones are about 6-7mm across. Are the baby Zebra turbos, or are they full gown at this point?
Bristle Worm + pulsing Xenia: [img] Digitate Hydroid: [img]
Ok, first is this one, I think it's a Stomatella snail (spelling on that?). Anyone else....? [IMG] next up, I have no real idea what this is. My...
update: Got a picture tonight. [img] Still think it's the ball anemone.
Growing xenia and scraping coralline algae.
It's bad ass! I know it's XTREME because when I opened the box the walls of the room turned neon green and purple and a guy ran in yelling SUNDAY!...
Mine had little black spots the size of a scale or two sometimes.... I figured out they were burn/stings Have you recently added any new corals...
Not true at all. BiOrb is simply a brand name. Many people here have experience with small tanks, converted freshwater tanks, and simple/inexpensive...
Already commented on my view of the BioOrb tanks... but in comment on this thread, TYPING IN ALL CAPS is the written analog to YELLING AT PEOPLE.......
Yep, I'm with you Dingo. When i set up my tank I read a bit about the various bacteria and microfauna that do the "dirty work" in my tank. I think...
I agree your salt mixing and water change regimen sounds good, and you can do slightly less volume on the water change. A few notes however: As...
I have the same sump... I like it. I had to modify mine as the SeaStorm 150 PS and ehiem 1260 didn't share space well. I had a few bubbles at first,...
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