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The goal is to go LPS primary. Currently my full system display sump and refugium is about 120 gallons, its 48 inches long 14 wide and about 2 and 1/2 ft deep its also bow front if that matters.
The tanks been running about a year, currently hosts fish, soft corals, a ton of anemones.
I use a...
Hey guys I have a few questions about lighting, as I dig deeper into solving the issues with my tank I discovered my lighting was a big part of the problem.
The light was powerful enough to be a reef tank light but a real pain in my butt when it comes to tweaking the settings to provide the best...
I have, how ever the vet is a family member. CP has a purpose but it also has a lot of limitations, do a lot of research before you use it. Most vets do not understand its purpose in the marine setting unless they have a back ground in treating marine biology.
Ya I like the idea of a club par meter I have asked about this before, however a security deposit is fine but a non-refundable 50 dollar fee... nope sorry I would rather buy my own. You could rent a par meter from a local fish shop for less, I get the club would benefit from the money but...
Patience... i wish i still had some ive been holding off from doing anything major for months hoping that leaving it alone for alittle it would balance out but still no luck.. as for the ATO unfortunately the lovely people at UPS lost it not even a sorry from them, Marcus was very helpful though...
So I figured id report back on my tank because I have been absent for a bit. when I last spoke on my tank I was at a point where I waa trying to figure out what I needed to do in order to get better results..
I wish I could say things were going good but honestly I'm still having problems...
Mark I agree with this to a point bacteria in,our enviroment isnt a strong threat to are tanks but lets say you touch a surface thats been in,contact witha chemical cleaner a transfer of that chemical how ever small is now on are skin and in our tank. The point of this is to get in to the habit...
A topic ive been sitting for a long time has been hand hygien, and the reason for holding back on writeing this thread is because there isnt much in the way of a solid practice with set guidelines as to what should and shouldnt be used.
Now when most people think of hand hygiene they think...
Kai I have my black box lights mounted across my canopy. I went to home depot and bought 1/4 steal rods which I cut to size and then u bolts to attach to the lights and lay across the canopy nicely if you want a picture I can take one for you guys
So considering,I just went threw this with the same exact tank you should concider the following. if the hole is dead center in,the back of the tank structurly this is were the most pressure is placed on the glass as far as bowing out, the weakened support brackets (the plastic rim that...