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I have an old T5 fixture with 6 bulbs you can give it a try if you like. I like using one purple bulb really bring out the red color in fish. Buy a few more bulbs so you can play with different combos. I like the blues from these cheap 120W LED fixtures. The whites not so much. You can mount a...

Probably. The site I bought it from no longer carries it.

I paid about $1200 for my DSA 105 rimless with stand, shipped. A cheaper option for you and I have no complaints. It all depends on your budget.

Kevin you're becoming hockeynut2. Good job.

Paul - BP won't solve your PO4 problem completely. It almost always deplete NO3 first. Some people even dose NO3. You can run a little GFO to remove the excess PO4. For hair algae problem you can get a couple of Emerald crabs. These have done wonder for me.

Forget about measuring PO4 I found it quite useless. BP is good but be patient and wait for it to kick in. I would get 3 emerald crabs that will take care of you algae problem.

Happy thanksgiving. Totally disgusted by the Eagles.

You need a nice angelfish for that big tank.

Use mesh socks. Just rinse at the tap much easier than felt.

Nice. I see You got the filter sock washer taken care of first.

Haha .

We need to make this a sticky. Information is so useful. Thanks Mark.

Mark_C no rush. You must be busy with the new baby. I have been reading on the internet and setting up a station. Just not sure the exact thing to do yet. Maybe this is one of the things that once you've done it it becomes much easier.

So cool. This is and will be the only one in the WORLD. On the other hand electricians charge $100/hour and this will probably take at least 40 hours to build. Don't even mention the cost of copper. You got to love DIY :)

I have a dsa. We'll build tank. Good luck with it. I run a herbie with it.

Paul I planning to order from Florida Aqua farms . Not sure what exactly to order yet but pm me if you want to do it.

Mark - thanks for the extensive info. Would love to check out your setup one day. (BTW I have bought a saw blade and will work on the acrylic soon :) ). Think I will start doing Phyto. One step at a time. Already have the air pump and airline tubing. Just need to find a suitable container and a...

Is there a lot of benefits to both fish and corals (other than breeding) cultivating Phyto & Pods to feed the tank? How about Brine? Like to hear from those who have are doing this. I know Paul B feed Brine everyday to his pipe fish. Does baby brine shrimps also benefit corals?

Thank you guys. Can't wait for the corals to fill up the tank.

Almost 4 months after the rockwork change. It certainly has proved to be a challenge. Went thru a lot of algae problems. But learned a lot too. I now run BP + Chaeto/Caulerpa + GFO. BP is less than half of the recommended dosage. Just a little GFO to remove the extra PO4. Really like the...