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OK .. now I am back to the option of having both and utterly confused ??? T5s would consume less energy and give out less heat though. Thanks a lot jerzsky >:( ;D

That was precisely what I was thinking of doing. I would run a fan with the same timing as the MH bulb. Jerzsky, I can keep my SPS only in the top-midlevel of the tank (no matter how unnatural that looks), but how do I confine my clam there? Don't they move around? Also I would be running the...

I am looking for a light fixture that doesnt prevent me from keeping anything in my tank {SPS,clams etc]. I am debating between a 6X 39W T5HO fixture and a 250W MH + 4X 39W T5 fixture. Please help me decide and/or provide me with alternatives.

I want to run a reactor in a fuge, but I have space for only one reactor there. I was wondering if I can have half of it filled with GFH with the top half running carbon between two separators ? I would encase the carbon half with filter sock to prevent mixing and for easy replacements...

Thanks mnat ..

Why not a coral beauty ? I just picked one from a fellow nj reefer. He and the other tank residents [some 15 beginner coral species] are doing absolutely fine. It also looks pretty good and is very peaceful.

Why the past tense ... what happened to the little guy ??

This was the article that got me thinking of keeping a mandarin :D. Thanks for the info. The guy had his culture in seperate bottles and I hope to do the same in my fuge. I started this thread to find out if anyone has had any success/experince with such a setup.

NP .. I would get mysis and brine shrimp. And also start a tiger pod culture.

Let me put a reminder to myself to NEVER buy a slug from Rob ;D

How do I make sure that the mandarin gets the mysis and brine shrimp ? Do I hold it out for him with tongs? There are other dwellers in the tank. Jon, If I add tiger pods to the refugium, I was hoping that it would start a culture there. Why do you think my stock would get over in a week ?

I would like to keep a mandarin goby in my 20G tank with a DSB/LR/macro algae medium CPR fuge. I already have pods in my fuge, but they are very temperamental and float into the main tank after random periods of absence. [I have noticed that they usually arrive in huge numbers after I start...

After much deliberation and research I seem to be inclining towards the octopus BH 100. Looks like it should work fine both for my current 20G and a future 40G main + 20G sump. I currently have a 20G long that is 30" wide. I have a CPR medium fuge which takes up 18" and by some weird math I...

Well my "destroyed" duncan polyp seems to be coming to life!! Just did a water change with the help of my newly acquired RO/DI unit and reef crystal salt. About an hour later I see some tentacles and even a mouth on my Duncan polyp. I suppose all was not lost :) after all. Mods you can lock...

I had two heads ... One is gone .. one seems to be OK but still in shock. Can torches sting me if I am not careful while handling them? Thanks for the advice wendy ..

Its already gone :( ... I will do a water change today. I will keep revive handy though if it helps ..

I came home from work to see that my torch coral had fallen on my duncans and one of the polyps have been near obliterated [Some tentancles exist, but the mouth has been replaced by a sickening hole]. Is there anything I can do to save the polyp? The other polyp looks in shock but has started...

I went to Aquatic obsession yesterday to pick a bucket of salt. They has Instant Ocean for 50 and Seachem, Reef Crystals and Red Sea Coral Pro at 60. I picked up Reef Crystals since I had vaguely recollected fellow members praising it. However, the netizens seem to be pretty divided about...

The multimeter will sure come handy!! I have a master's degree in Computer Science too, but rely heavily on my girlfriend ( a Ph. D in food science) to sort out technical issues with my our Macs ;D ;D.

Chad, Did you ever consider keeping the host slug in isolation as well? If that thing indeed did come out of the poor slug's behind, is there a chance that it's babies are still hosting it? Its better to be cautious unless you would want to open a pearl fish farm :D