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I am with everyone else, don't be rash, do what is right for you, try to simplify, and most important don't forget all your friends here, you are a heck of a guy and would be missed.
Did you happen to check out the strips?
http://www.aquastyleonline.com/products/24-LEDs-Strip-DIY-Dimmable-Kit.html
You can customize them a little better for probably 20 bucks more ...I have not seen the UV LED in any other fixtures ...that is really great. Let me know how it goes for that...
Come on folks Steve has put a lot of time into this!!:applause: We can decide on a bit of a side bet....everyone puts in a six pack to the winner or 5 to the winner 3 to second place?
I would keep them two more weeks at 1.009-1.010 if no signs of sickness then you can start to raise it.
Hippo tangs are..well they are. Mine is the strangest of the bunch, will either chase other fish on occasion or run and wedge itself in between rocks at the sight of you. Schizo...so don't...
I suggest doing regular water changes...with barebottom tank you will get rid of most of the solid waste. Skimmer no matter how crappy(assuming it actually runs) will help with gas exchange so that is good...worth doing for that alone I would say.
I have used my DT tank water to increase salinity in my QT. I looked at it as a cost saving plus helping to match my parameters. I would agree with Nikki when I bring fish in to my QT I do a quick fresh water dip if possible and then into my QT which is a little lower salinity then the tanks I...
Hey sorry about your losses....I saw your post but felt crappy that my tank is not in super shape either so not sure how much I can give you. Once you are up and running let me know.
Agree with you guys bigger is better. LR is sort of reverse bio load...corals depends on situation...no electricity or if you have deaths then for sure they add to bioload. However normally, photosynthetic corals, do not add much to the bio load in fact they maybe use up some nutrients. Just...