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Start by checking magnesium- as i have learned magnesium is pretty much the balance board that holds everything together. make sure your magnesium readings are correct. i know calcium has something to do with ph due to excess c02 in the water. this is what you do- add alk part of the 2 part a...

there is 2 things im thinking of- theres slime and then thee are white stings that look like threads. The white threads come out when food, or your hands, or epoxy goes into the tank. the strings come out when anything goes in the tank and they search for food. Now the slime which is a foamy...

emerald crabs all the way- love the stuff- and never touch the corals if you get the real emerald crabs.

your corals like to take up alkalinity at a faster rate then calcium- you will just have to add more alkalinity over the week.

this hobby is so weird there are so many factors that contribute to coral color i have learned that the same lighting is the easiest thing to match. I once had the same exact halide setup as someone and when i saw there tank the bulbs ran different colors. I think it is do to the fact that the...

im using the one you posted up- works great- just take the di chambers and hang them vertical- when they are laying horizontal the water only travels through like only a part of the media.

she ran the normal ballast that camewith the tek and was around 4 inches off the water

+ 1 on the hyndrophora

i remember a thread on reef central- i think it was posted from old guy, his carbon got rusty and cause everything in his tank to slowly die.

wouldnt it just speard the spores?

Jeeze you have been layin low for awhile- letting everything grow out? Can i get some more pics? I dont have the skill with chalices liek you do still got one eye and minimal growth.

yes, what was your parameters on the tmp that made you dissatisfied?

im going to be switching to tmp because of its lower alk- im using reef crystals with a 12.8 alk thats way to much of a change- Phyl what parameters did you get that your not satisfied with?

not sure if interceptor would kill flatworms since they dont harm snails- they are ment to kill pods red bugs crustaceans. Anyways how big is your tank + sump?

any bulb can look good and look like it works but no one relle knows how good they are untill true par values are printed out.

were all here waiting for something interesting to happen or new posts but - seems like it died down alot not much new things anymore.

Im in search of a skimmer top to a coralife 65(i broke mine) or a new skimmer. Also need an icecap 660 to run 4 vhos over a new tank i want to get running. Also need a quiet one 3000 pump or anything lower then 800 gph flow rate my overflow is for 800 gallons. Thanks guys. Please get back to me...

one this that kinda confuses me with reef crystals- how do you start a new tank with reef crystals wouldn't anything you put in there easly alk burn away with a alk of 12.8 hah?

also do you have to let the freshly salt water sit for awhile so everything minxes properly? i mix my salt in buckets and the salt is all dissolved- no free floating salt or any landing on the bottom. How long do you think i should let it sit. Like i said my new reef crystals is at 12.8. and my...

The new reef crystals have an alk of 12.5 to 13 :0 kinda scared me when i first tested it today