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I think it sort of depends what you like. And second what you want to keep.
You want corals on the bottom of a short flat tank no problem any T5 will work...you want corals on the bottom of a 30 inch high 12 inch cube.... I think the only choice would be MH or maybe LED.
You want active...
Sounds more like a 460 nm vs 420 nm ...blue vs actinic. Actinics are usually a bit like what you say the blue bulbs are brighter...that goes to the par of the ATI blue plus.
You can put it right in yes just consider it like livestock.
One of the venders was selling some on the board I think.
Don't use fresh water food not really a great idea.
Rockwork is really what YOU like, and it acts as a biological filter.
How about the ever popular teflon tape?
What does the pipe look like that goes into the filter sock. Does it have some sort of holes in it? The froth gets out of hand it can really get a lot of salt creap.
Sorry about the keyhole but the tank looks great if it is any consolation.
I always think it is a bit easier if they don't make it through the acclimation period at least you don't get super attatched to them.
Wahhoo!!! ;D ;D Sorry it took me a while to find this ...with so many good posts in the WK 1 AFS(after for sale) threads. It is a great idea...I had a bugger of a time taking mine off and hated the way I did it...sure I would have broken it the next time around.
That is what I did on mine...had them on the same side and created a lot of circular surface motion ... also it facilitates the surface skimmer skimming instead of pushing the film away from the overflow. Just IMHO.
IMHO cheap skimmers are the number one item sitting in someones basement.
I would suggest really checking it out, see if anyone has one that you can see.
Usually you get what you pay for. Check out the thread about worthless items think it is stickied.
Next smallest and oldest(not a coincidence), I cannot believe anyone let me buy him and put him in a nano tank. Well that is why I don't shop there anymore. He has eaten more shrimp then you can find on a all you can eat buffet to boot. ::)
At least I get to see him now he is a beautiful fish.
Think since you gave us a scare you owe us some pics. ;D
We are all so happy your staying(especially us T5 folks) you have been an inspiration to most of us.
I have a bicolor pseudo and thought he had mellowed ... found out that he just had claimed the ENTIRE group of live rock and nobody messed with him. Added a 4 line wrasse who didn't know the rules, and I obviously was wrong he is still evil.
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Check out the group buy.
http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=21322.0
Here would be my suggestion:
Nassarius Vibex 6
Blue Leg Hermit Crab - Micro 6
Strombus Conch 1 or 2
Sea...