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Well thanks for the tips...muchly appreciated...they are under MH lights right now and nice and full like Melosu's are...I will definately be careful with one when I pick one up..they are such beautiful colors..that is good to know about the target feeding because here I thought I might have to...

I am looking a purchasing a brain coral and was just hoping I could get some advice on their care...I have read that they like to be on the sand....I have 250w MH 20k lighting so I am assuming that should be sufficient.. Anything particular with feeding? How often... Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Thanks for the help. I have them at a safe distance then..

Is there a rule of thumb for coral spacing? Do some corals tolerate being closer together than others? Thanks Grim

Well you could take your chances because the guy at my LFS said that he knew people who had no problems at all...me not so lucky. I took mine back. I very much enjoyed him for the time I had him. I guess its one of those hit and miss things. Some are compatible...others not so lucky. If you do...

I have the same skimmer but the next size up. Mine did the same thing when I first set it up...I monkeyed around with mine and now its good..it will never be totally bubble free but there are very few compared to what there was...what I found with it is to make sure that the water is at least...

Sorry to hear about your clown..thats tough. Makes it equally worse when they are special to a little person. Take Care Grim

Okay...this is what makes this hobby all worth the hurdles it throws at you... Beautiful child and gorgeous tank!

Thank you all...this is exactly why I love this forum..you are all so helpful..I feel alot better now that the skimmer is running..I thought of this after..my tank has not had any fluctuations and I know its new but this totally baffled me. So when I started to think of "what changed" that was...

I have always planned on getting some more LR but my LFS does not get it in all that often and I am not wanting to order online. I have no idea where the LR will go because my tank is pretty full..the rock I have in there is super porous so big pieces that weighed next to nothing. He is getting...

Thank you Ziggy and MT79. I am thinking that because I have only been able to run my skimmer for a couple hours a day for the last week this has had a huge impact as it used to run 24/7. I put some PraziPro in my tank because one of my anthias had a fluke on him and its reef safe...I had to...

Ziggy I wont be able to post a picture of the set up...I think I have figured out what happened. And Hara... I do not think its your job to make me think things are rosey..I know they are not otherwise I would not have asked for help... I was just hoping to get some reassurance that things...

I updated my info as it was wrong...I dont have the anthias fish. Just a clown...well I guess that is the problem...too many fish. Just for the record my water was completely stable until now. I dont have diatom algae bloom either. My LR is full of purple coraline..thats it. I have a skimmer...

I am very diligent in looking after my tank...I just started it 3 months ago and things have been up and down to say the least...I test my water faithfully every week and am doing 10% PWC 1x a week. I just tested my water and my NH4 is .25 and I am just sick about it..I am so worried that my...

Thanks for the links...the one that he had in was the reefkeeping one...he mentioned that they have to be target fed at night when they open up....it will be abit yet before I get one...

Thank you all...I am so looking forward to having them...I just worry about not doing something right and everyone always offers such good guidance....I told my LFS guy that I am truly fascinated by them...he is starting me out slow with them and just letting me get things that he knows I can...

Good to know...I will move him up onto the rock then...your is beautiful! I sure hope that someday my tank looks like yours because it is stunning..I was just checking out your gallery again...thanks for the tip. Grim

Well I took the plunge and bought 2 new corals and I am so excited...not sure what the heck to do with them but I have them :) Actually the guy at the LFS showed me how to feed them so that should be okay I hope. I got a bubble coral and a plate coral with long feeder tentacles...he said to...

I have the 220 on my 56 gal and I love it...I had some issues at 1st with micro bubbles in the tank as its a HOB but I have since rectified the problem...it pulls alot of gunk out that is for sure...my LFS did some research on the skimmers for me and what would be a good choice and this was his...

Good to know...maybe then I will just use my MH with a moonlight running the rest of the time. Thanks again.

Thanks for the heads up I never even thought of the algae blooms...thank you...prevented a disaster I am sure...so what I am now wondering is if I run the MH let say 8 - 9 hrs aday after we get acclimatized could I be running straight actinics for the rest of the time...when I bought the tank it...

Anyone using these? I have a question about the iodine one. I just purchased the iodine test kit today...I am confused about one thing..I ran the test for the iodide and I was able to get a reading which was in the safe zone..I ran the other 2 for the iodate and the iodine and the water was...

Well I got my light today..bought a 250w MH...bright to say the least. I was just wondering how long you guys have your lights on for..I am trying to figure out how I will get this to work because I want the lights on in the eve....but leave the house by 7:30 am so I will be putting them on a...

I have to say that these people on this forum have helped me tremendously...I had researched lots before I took the plunge..I have had FW for many years but different ball game here...the best advice I can give you is to get the best equipment that you possibly can afford. If it means saving for...

Thank you again...maybe I will ask my LFS guy to bring me in a yellow tang in a month or so and then my family will be complete :) Grim