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Get the light that is the same width as the tank. T5 does not project much lights beyond the end point. I use one of the presets from Radion. The LED runs 12 hours and the T5's 5 hours. When the T5's are on the LED basically just provide some shimmer but most of the visible lights are coming...
3 blue+ 1 purple. I have seen 2b+, c+ and 1 actinic. I like the later a little better. The actinic makes the color very sharp. it is really a personal preference.
The diamond goby doing what it does. It has really made a nice cave for itself after exploring different part of the tank. I have no corals on the sand bed except a couple of ricordias. maybe i will destroy his home hurricane ida style and see it got rebuilt …
this is taken from my webcam.
I used them for 18 to 24 months. BRS did a video and found out they last a lot longer than the 9 to 12 suggested usable life. It about $90 for 4 bulbs.
That nutrient in the water needs somewhere to go, or it will grow algae.
Use a nutrient export method that will compete with the algae the algae will be gone over time.
As far as light go, I have T5 + Radions. I like the clean look of the combo. One wire going down the corner of the tank. Very thin panel.
T5 is what worked for me for SPS. I have seem great LED-lit SPS tanks but T5 is easier and cheaper. The brightness cannot be achieve with LED.
And if you do...
I offered to buy something. After two initial messages nothing. I hate when people do this. Just say something no hard feelings don't ask a question then nothing ...
I also used this
https://www.amazon.com/Rio-26HF-HyperFlow-Water-Pump/dp/B000BJP52S/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rio+26hf&qid=1630342118&s=pet-supplies&sr=1-2
Cheap, worked well but noise (a grumbling noise).
I have also elevated the sump level from the floor, easier to maintain and less head...
An algae blenny is added. I have some hair algae on the rocks. Bought 3 emerable crabs they just disappeared. A blenny will add a lot of interest to the tank. But this one has a sunken belly. Hopefully it will survive.
ACC was having a snail sale in the weekend. Not the $1 one but cheap enough...
It hasn't been so bad lately after I syphoned out most of it. I actually have red slime remover but will try to fix it by other means. The cyano tend to disappear by itself if the condition is good.
Let see how this works before spending that kind of money for a refugium light. The area is small it's more like an experiment. The cyano and other ugly stuff seem to be largely in check.