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brittle stars, serpent stars and sea stars

Full tank pics here

And that's what really counts

Why do we still confuse the issue by talking wpg?

Asher your correct the watts per gallon was developed for t-12 bulbs and does not work for other lighting systems. T-8 bulbs were developed to produce the same amount of light as t-12 but with less electricity same for t-5. There are a number of factors that will affect the exact amount of light...

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Redid test Kh was good. Xenia Died. All other corals on frag are doing well. I think is was elongata. Was brownish not white.

Went and got a CA kit and a KH test kit. KH was none existent (1 drop turns solution light blue). Previously used dip stick that always read off the scale high. Ca is at least 360-380 (new at test). pH is 8.2

Got a new frag which had xenia on it. Drip acclimated last night looked good. this morning head was tightly clumped and losing arms checked parameters pH was too low 7.8. Raising pH as I type but I want to know how long before I see improvement or is it doomed. It was very healthy when I got it...

I have mollies in my tank. Mollies easily live in marine environment plus they love to eat algae. Do a nice slow drip (3-4 hours) to convert them. Mollies are an easy fish to sex so make sure you get both males and females. Mine produced offspring after the were converted but have not seen...

Your tank is big enough and established long enough that I think you could get all 5 chromis without a problem. They are docile and active (which will help draw out newbies later on). Then I would add the clowns. Dont worry about adding them with the anemone (I believe your suppose to wait a...