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I will sell you 2 for 1999.00 teehee....so easy to make mistakes.
Will will not bother you the first time you walk in, once he knows you that is another story meaning he is very friendly not that he bothers you.
Just wanted to read the comments this was the first one I came to.
Too bad I want to eventually find a LED solution for my nano so I can bring it out of retirement....OH NO I said it. :-X
I am not sure if they are the Catalina Aq. fixtures or not they look like it. The ballasts are very good IMHO...the bulbs are sort of stop gap...UVL and Giesmann and am sure ATI also make a huge difference.
Water changes to export those things you want to get out of your tank(like ammonia). I do love to hear myself type ;D but I would strongly suggest some reading. As much as we would like to get you all the information that you need here in the thread we are going to miss something. Grab a...
Yes more of a at home study vs serious controlled experiment I hear what you are saying. Was good in that it makes you think but hardly answers all the questions.
Second that ... the basic book I like the best is the one by Brightwell that mnat points out.
You can put the sand in first if you do what vangvance said but safer bet is to put the rocks in first if you don't know what you are doin IMHO.
1) Buy or borrow book on reefkeeping
2) read book ;)
3) getting water ready is good idea
4) put down rock(you may wish to put down some protective layer first(eggcrate, cutting board,ect) or not).
5) sand....this will keep the rock from collapsing if something digs under the rock.
6) add water...
Re: 13 Fish for $30!
I would try to find an alternate place to post. I have FW also but not everyone does. Can try Fantasyreef they have a more active FW group. I have same name there ...they also have a good data base on fish etc. Chase33 is mod who is also from NJ FYI great guy.
Well you can always use the 55 as a sump under a really big tank. ;D
ESV is a brand of two part dosing ...check out www.premiumaquatics.com and you can find both TLF and ESV as brands under reactors and dosing I think are the correct catagories.
You can hang a TLF reactor yes...basically you...
I have a green glow from my upstairs living room FW tank and blue from downstairs. Gotta make someone wonder I would guess the local cops have already checked it out.
I know what your talking about...it is on the fringe of my memory...meaning I am old and I forget. I know that my tank was either the newer model or not the one that failed. I believe the later....want to say it was Bio Cube...but again I plain forget.