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I feed my euphyllia's (torch, hammer, frogspawn) a little meatier diet of prime reef frozen cubes, mysis or silversides. I'm sure they benefit from dosing the tank with phyto but they need a little larger amount of food than is obtained by simply feeding the phytoplankton. They readily accept...

I usually like feeding my open brain meatier foods such as the prime reef frozen cubes, ground mysis shrimp, or finely diced silversides along with the cyclopeez. Mine readily accepts and consumes very rapidly the more substantial foods. The only reason I like the meatier foods better than the...

Looks like the open brain is bleached (lost its beneficial algae for one reason or another). The beneficial algae, or zooxanthelate (sp?) are how corals process light energy. Since this coral is obviously not getting nourishment from your lighting due to it's bleached state, I would say that...

I've got two jebo pc setups (2 X65 and 4 X 65) and have had no problems with the lights. The lights I am using now (also came with the unit) are approximately 3 months old and are operating fine. I purchased my lighting off of e-bay as well. The seller I have used has so far been very trust...

I've got the Pocket Expert Guide Marine Fishes as well...very informative

Can any of these species get along in a reef tank? I understand that 2 male fairy wrasses or 2 male anthias in a 75 gallon would probably mean one dead fish and one almost dead fish. I didn't know if one of each would view the other as a male challenging the other's territory. The...

I know I've been flooding this board with a lot of questions lately but I just want to make sure I do things right the first time...it's a little cheaper that way! I've got 4X65 watt power compact lighting over my 75 gallon. Is that amount of light going to really limit me on the corals I can...

I got 75 lbs of fiji lr free yesterday! I ordered 100 lbs of fiji lr from my lfs. This lfs does not carry saltwater livestock so any sw livestock ordered must be picked up upon delivery. That's the reason I get such a good deal through these guys. Long story short...the lr comes into the...

Well I finally got fed up with the Jebo 180 P.S. and purchased the CPR dual back pack skimmer. One question...Ive heard that the CPR's are a bit underpowered and will skim a little better with a larger pump. Any suggestions as far as replacement pumps or pump sizes? Thanks and God Bless Basset

I'm new to protein skimmers and have been having a time with my Jebo 180. It seems to be over skimming big time...I have to empty the cup ever 15 minutes or so. I even added a drain port so I could attempt to break it in. I've tried adjusting the air valve but to no avail. But I did figure...

I'm torn between Fiji and Carribean live rock. I understand that fiji lr is usually not as dense and porus as the carribean. 1. Does that mean that the fiji will simply provide better filtration per pound due to having more little nooks and crannies for critters to call home? 2. Will...

Thanks for the advice. The farther I screw the adjustment knob the faster the cup fills up. With the adjustment knob screwed all the way down the collection cup fills within seconds. Unless I get this thing figured out, I'm going to have to add an exhaust port to the cup in order to break it...

I've heard that certain types of declorinators will produce more micro bubbles than others as well. I started the skimmer after topping off/changing water last night so maybe it was the stress coat that threw everything out of wack. I've heard Prime is water conditioner that does well with...

Let me start by saying that I have no previous experience with skimmers!! Bought and set up my new skimmer today and need a little advice from the experts. I think I might be "skimming" a little more than I'm supposed to because I'm having to empty the collection cup about twice an hour with...