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Also, I love your 125. Gorgeous!! There's a few corals I couldn't recognize (I've been out of the hobby for a few months); is it a mixed reef??

Well no I haven't untill now. You have good fortune with these panel lights?? Man that bums me out I thought those PAR38s were supposed to be pretty decent. I'll look into those panels for sure; no way I'm using that lighting scheme, now. Thank you so much. I just know LED is the...

Actually one of my "gurus" has the most gorgeous reef I've ever seen and "he" has 2 mandarins (after I taught him how to sexy up that refugium and splurge on pods), and 2 blue chins "and" a few chroms. No coral or chrom problems. Blue chins tend be more "shy" honestly. None the less, I've...

For a 75 gal Lps, softie, and polys reef with plenty of fish, would that new 90watt disc led fixture hanging in the center, and 2 ecoxotic PAR38 fixtures angling across the tank diagonally cris crossing all the 3 beams in the middle basically, be enough and adequate lighting????

Awesome!!! Thank you so much!!! I just live sfb frozens! Ne'er failed me yet!

Including his blue chin triggers :(

Carey- I've respected and utilized your advice for along time now. You rule. But again the mandarins I got in the bag. As for the lyretails they're some of the more agressive of the species the male will pick on the females to keep them from trying to turn into a male; the more females, the...

I have extensive experience with the mandarins. Not worries there. I won't do the trigger. Stock list will work with my volume of water. Talked to many experts about the full effect of my system. Otherwise, the "over stock" rule is basically "beginner guidelines.". But thanks guys. Doing...

I'm probably going to end up getting my lovely blue chin. They can be very shy and the tang and anthias can hold their own, and a school of chroms might be ok too

I've thought a great deal about my favorite dwarf angel; but are they reef safe..??? Maybe I will go with a flame angel in that case, I'm just wondering if with my gorgeous lyre tails, and the clowns, of there would be too much orange colorations in there; I mean the corals won't have too much...

I appreciate your input!! Initially I wasn't thinking of him but I know a very successful hobbyist getting away with a pair in his tank and I've always wanted one! :(. Plus they're the least aggressive of triggs aside from pinktails and nigers, right?? But if you really think that he'd go...

I need opinions, advise, etc please guys. I'm doing an Lps, softie, polys (etc), clams, anthias, trigs, a tang, mandarins, etc. I honestly want to purchase a lot of; and only sfc bay frozens. I've had good experiences thus far with them and they have a form of eerything I need!! Zoos...

Okay, assuming one simulates to the best of his ability the real ocean that actually isn't bad, what's y'alls opinion on my pre-planned stock list (fish wise; doing Lps, softie, ploys, clams reef) on a 75 gal main, 55gal sump/refuge, and a separate 20gal refuge-stand alone??? I mean you never...

Ok that's how I'm trying to do it. Worked decent last time but thru experience etc I'more prepared this time. I'm thinking of getting ALL my foods from sfb frozens. I've always liked them and they have everything I need for corals anthias etc. whatcha all think of that?? And thank you capt...

Well yea obviously I'll have a **** ton of lr everywhere all chambers

Thank you Jenna. :). Down the line I want 1 green and 1 spotted mandarins so I plan on a copepod overload ;) hence the second stand alone refugium, not to mention the benefits to my planned, 100% DIY masterpiece!!! Cannot wait! Thank you again for your insight/help!

But don't "some" elements deplete "more than others," let's say in a 90% lps tank? In that case, would an occasional calcium dosing (small) be necessary "along with" the water change???

What's the best (if there is one) for copepods and similar micros to grow in???? Cheato?? I'm doing a 10" refuge on my sump and a seperate 20gal refugium so I'll put more cope-encouraging algae in it. Also, is it a bad idea to have a pump to return water from sump to display tank, and a...

Cc capt, doesn't that mean you occassiinally have to add trace elements or calcium supplements if you have a reef tank due to what corals like Lps absorb..???

**** I 100% forgot about that... Thank you so much your right! What about the micro foods brightwell has?? And I know reef crystals is everyone's (including mine) salt-o-choice and they all pretty much are the same, But if it was life or death... Between aquavitros and brightwell salt...

And microvore!!!!!! Nobody cares for that??? Especially for anthias!!

I never use element supplements I should have cleared that but sometimes extra calcium is necessary and dechlorinator. But brightwell has a lot of foods like the reef snow and zoo plankton gold stuff. Comments on that???

Hey guys, no ones been answering/helping me with my questions lately! :(. I want to know everyone's opinions and especially "why," but what do you guys think is the best product line and why out of brightwell aquatics, seachems aqua vitro line, and kent?? I know it's stupid but I'm...

Sumps are my favorite parts of reef DIY. Not trying to be cocky but I'm very good at it. I need to know where I should put my protein Skimmer. Overflow will go into a multi layer canister design of filtration, but "right" from that, should I have the water go into a skimmer and heater...

Whatcha guys think about this: of I do a 70 gal reef, Lps, polys, clams and softies. I want to try that 90watt circular led fixture, and 2 PAR38s, on each side. Will that be legit and/or good as far as final and full potential lighting l??