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Not quite sure what worked, but 98% of the cyano has gone away. My new t5 bulbs did not directly affect it. tried MB7 and gave up, tried Special blend and it helped a little and then I ran out and gave that up, I started wet skimming and did a 3 day lights out in preparation to use Chemi-clean...
I did lose the clam and it only took 2 days start to finish!. There were no bristle worms and it never had a foot believe it or not. It was always on my sandbed and whenever I picked it up there was nothing. I really do not know what happened, but it started on the top where a 1 inch section of...
This is what I tell my friends and family. The startup is the worst I think. Not only cost wise, but I couldn't keep my hands out of the tank for the first year. Hands in the tank a couple of times a day if not more...every day!All three times that I set up tanks
I get that much in my MRC if after a month if I "slack off" and don't clean it weekly, but I NEVER had black skimmate like that :o WOW My skimmate doesn't even stink anymore since I haven't been using the reefsnow
Darren, I was going to ask you how you liked that skimmer, but I was giving you...
Pretty cool, I love how my tank looks under my led moonlights. Somewhere I read of a person that bought a led strip that changed colors from Ikea. I wonder if they still have it, I think it would be pretty cool to use the green or the red ocasionally too
Holy cow how did you miss that! Are we going to have to rename you deadeye! LOL
I'm running basically this with the addition of a procolor and an actinic also. Getting great growth and good color. I expect my coloration to improve though with my cyano gone and nutrient levels down., I just...
You may find some interesting info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_energy_efficiency_ratio
I would call Rheem direct if you still question the unit.