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The tank really looks fantastic congrats!!!!

Just to caution you I have not heard very many good things about using distilled water. I was told that some places where the water is distilled use copper kettles and copper is bad for corals. For whatever its worth. You should try to buy ro water from a lfs.

Mynd Thank you for your thoughts I hope the back is doing better. I think I will look into the fixture you suggested.

anyone have any thoughts?

I have a bc 14 with stock lighting and I am considering a upgrade to a sunpod metal halide fixture and I had a few questions. Other than being able to keep different types of corals will I see a difference in the health of what I have and will it increase growth? I am able to fit a 16"...

Tank really looks great nice work!!

What is the thought behind feeding when the lights are off? Do you feed every day? Thanks

I have a nano tank and I am unclear about what would be the best practice for feeding corals. I have phyloplankton and ckylopeeze[spelling]to feed with. I am concerned about water conditions due to overfeeding so I am really not sure how often or how much to feed? And at this point i just put...

I had one of my ricordeas come loose from the rock it was on. When this happened before with a mushroom I was told to put them back on with a loose rubber band is this the correct thing to do?

i am not sure what purigen or chemi-pure is or how I would put that into practice Thanks for all of the help btbeam

another question is do you feel that there is any value to having lr in chamber 2 because i have a lot in the tank. If I didn't have the rock i could put some type of sponge or filter media in the bottom of 2. because i am noticing that since i put it under that drip tray it really has cleaned...

I don't think that the water is bypassing the pad because to get to chamber 2 it can only go up and over the top to get to 2 and to get to 3 the water can only go from the bottom of 2. if that makes sense. Chamber 2 on the top has a drip tray which is where I was putting the floss then I put a...

yes thats me Chamber 1 Heater Chamber 2 Some LR and a filter pad on top Chamber 3 Pump I am just not happy with the water quality it always seems to have stuff floating in it thanks btbeam

mynd, mj 900 for the pump Stock lighting 24 watt I believe that is pc I have the outlet angled up in the tank Temps stay between 79 and 80.5 About 15 lbs of LR I use a hydrometer to check Sal i am dosing because someone at a lfs reccomended it I know I know I am currently using distilled water...

I have some zoos and one mushroom that I got at the last meeting in the raffle. I am new to the hobby. I have a BC 14 and I will give some parameters, Sal 1.024 all other numbers at 0 and the nitrates are about 5. The only other thing that I test for is calcium which is about 480. I run my...