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The only thing I have seen him nip at is the gorgonian. I don't know if he is nipping at algae on a bare spot or the actual gorgonian polyps. The flame does not bother anything else, but we really don't have any fleshy LPS (besides frogspawn) or clams. He has left our zoas alone and they are all...

Quick view of our new aquascaping and frag garden:

Unfortunately this will probably be one of the last updates we do on this tank as it will be broken down into our 57 gallon when we set it up in about a month. The 20g will not go down without a fight though and we have some new updates. We started with a "tester" acan frag I bought off of a...

So we picked up some new stuff for the 30g. First, we needed to replace the picasso clown that got sucked into a powerhead. We did not want to leave the other one alone for too long out of the fear of it getting to aggressive. When we picked up the new tank at AO they had one left and he...

They went with the megaflow, it does not look huge to me but then again this is my first drilled tank with an overflow.

Here is a new site that has gained a lot of attention out at reefaplooza in California. Don't know anything about them personally, but they look pretty cool. http://dev.ecoxotic.com/

So we picked up our new tank today form AO from their tank promo. It has a center overflow and is drilled with 3/4 inch and 1 inch bulkheads. The stand is pretty cool and has doors on three sides so you can access it from any side. We are breaking down the 20 gallon tank and everything will go...

Had a 10k bulb, and went right to the 14k pheonix. A lot of people on this forum recommended them, so I picked one up and I am verry happy with it. Found my old thread were I did a comparison with pictures. Hope this helps...

If you are going 250w and want a good 14k bulb get the Pheonix 14k. Love that bulb and they make it in double end and single end (I know this because I accidently bought the se bulb and it sits in its box at home).

+1 for Rods, all of our fish love it.

A lot of people use it to simulate dawn and dusk patterns to give more natural lighting to the reef. Others use it because of the color pop it gives to corals. The old logic was that 10k and whiter bulbs were for growth and 20k or bluer bulbs were for looks. While this still holds mostly true, I...

What kind of lights are you running?

They were sued over trademark infringement and went out of business. They were also super expensive and had problems breaking down. People are selling them on ebay for like a quarter of what their retail price. You just have to find someone or company that can get replacement parts when/if they go.

Thank you for the link, can't check ebay at work. I am sure we are going to go with the TEK fixture, but this was a nice alternative.

What size tank do you have and what fish? They basically will clean your fish to such a degree they can cause fish to jump out of your tank or stress. They also don't really do well in captivity. There have been studies that show when removed from a reef, the health of the reef crashes. Don't...

If you are looking for books try this thread: http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=18531.0

What size Vortech did you go with? I love the mp10 on our 30g and am debating the size for our new 57 gallon when it comes in.

I have the pheonix 14k bulb in my 30 g and like it a lot. Granted I have a 250 watt pendant, but I am sure the colors are the similiar. I would keep the 14k and if you wanted to supplement, add bulbs.

That was the big joke with me and my wife that one day officers were going to break down our door because they thought we had a grow operation. Our tanks are in the same room so you get the glow of the MH and T5 setup. We had people coming in and out trading frags and fish so you kept seeing...

I believe Dr. Jim in the sponsors section has some blue hippos that he has already quarantined and treated.