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They've done fine by me lol, and they are cheap to buy :p

You're a good sport. Most people would of just asked for a refund, and you're still trying. You get major points with me for your level of patience :)

Did you stick with the stock bulbs or swap em out? And check out craigslist for coral frags. Lots of people down there do it :)

Awesome! :)

I've had no problems with the AquaTraders bulbs lol. Been using them for years, and don't have a single bad thing to say about them *Crosses Fingers*! Probably just jinxed myself though lol

Also, a simple way to eliminate Hair Algae is to bump your Magnesium levels up to about 1800 ppm. You should see it turn white and die off very quickly. Use a supplement for it, but make sure you monitor your levels during.

You can't siphon it off? Google Red Turf Algae and see if that's it?

Oh boy. I would of been pretty irked too. All the excitement and joy seeing the package arrive, just to see the condition of it.... yeah, bad day all around!

Is there a way to mount it externally and hide it?

It is do able in a larger tank. In a 20, I wouldn't try it. But, I've seen crazier things happen before (For example, cross breeding between clown species)

I'd personally go with the t5s. The Halide would burn a lot of corals in a tank that shallow IMO. Do a 4 bulb t5 fixture over the tank. In my own experience, will sustain everything from Softies, LPS, SPS, Clams, and Photo Gorgs!

Just read through this whole thread in the past couple of hours. Man, from Reefs to Freshwater, you sure do maintain a nice set up. What you call "Algae problems" is hardly comparable to what I have when I say "Algae" haha. I'm looking forward to watching you put together another epic tank!

Good luck! I tried in the 8g, and the 16 as well. Lost sight of any of them! Transferred some rocks around, and suddenly I hear popping noises in my 75g tank now! At least I know it's still alive lol

It's fairly easy to do in such a small tank lol. If I ever decide to stop using the 16 as a Xenia grow out tank, I'll probably do shelf rock in there myself. Turn it into a nice little zoa garden :)!

Sadly enough, that's exactly how that mesh lid is supposed to fit. That's how the glass top fits it too. Either a little room in the front, or back, or a TINY bit on either side if placed dead center lol Edit: Scape looks good. For a cool idea, try taking some rock to a local mason and having...

I just used the glass lid that came with mine lol... yours didn't come with one?

Just buy the bulbs from their site lol... they are fairly cheap. I think like 10$? And I personally never plugged in the moonlights lol. I just ran the actinics until lights out Edit: If you buy 4 bulbs or more at a time they are only 6.99$ lol

Goby/Pistol is great for these tanks lol Check out Aquatraders for their 20" 4 bulb t5 light. I'm enjoying it very much on my nuvo16. It's good enough to sustain any coral you put in there

If you put it on W1 (Pulse mode) and set it on S3 (Speed 3) it isn't so bad lol

I'd still put like a WP10 in the tank as well