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Currently I’m using a 36" Odyssea 4 bulb t5 fixture with ATI/Giesemann bulb combo. I Just ordered the current nova extreme pro with the 6 bulbs with the individual reflectors and I was wondering whats the best way to transition my tank to the new lighting system?? Should I be moving the coral...

I got a small RBTA that plit of a bigger piece from a fellow reefer around my area and i wondering about its base coloration. Ive seen pics of RBTA with green and/or dark a body. My RBTA's body has a red and white coloration and i was wondering if this is normal?? is it a different spieces of...

I recently started seing this tube like things on my rock and i cant figure out what it is. Now i noticed it started growing on acouple corals but it does not seem to do any damage to the coral itself. Any idea what it is??

since ive upgraded to a 65g rr tank, ive decided to set up a 20gL sump to my system. Now i have consistant aeration into my sump via small bubbles coming down from the DT. My prior set up had circulation pumps aimed towards the surface for aeration. My corals have grown in the past 2 weeks...

A guy in staten island was giving away his 65g reef ready tank because his house was patially flooded. I ended up picking it up from him and cleaning it up. I noticed it has only 1inch drain tube with a 3/4inch return. My question is that i have a mag9.5 pump and i was wondering if its going...

like the title states, is the home depot pvc and tubing reef safe? The guy @ the home depot that was helping me out told me not to use it (fellow aquarist). He told me to go to my local pond store and get the pvc and/or tubing from there

Do you guys/girls have a problem keeping small schools of blue/green chromis?? Ive had 3 different 3-4 fish schools of chromis and each one of them die on me. This is over a 6 month period or so. I have 4 different types of fish (clown, royal gramma, purple firefish, cardinal) in the tank and...

Im taking my tank down to rebuild it with in the next week. I got a diamond hole saw for a 1 1/2inch bulk head, mag 9.5 pump, all plumbing, build a new 20g long fuge and i plan on replacing the substraight too. I have all the needed parts, but im wondering what my best plan of action should...

what did you guys/girls use for baffles? if you use acrylic, what size/thickness sheet did you use?? local store has .093 and .220 thickness sheets

A friend of a friend is selling his mp10 for about $100 and im debaiting on jumping on it. I know it is a great pump with some great features. My concern is its durability. How long do these pump last on average?? if its not too long, ill rather get a new one Plus would a mp10 be good enough...

I recently got the API reef test kit since I was very pleased with their marine test kit. HOWEVER I’ve come to realize the reef test kit is quite abit of a PITA. Testing for cal and alk is quite annoying IMO. Adding each drop one by one, capping the beaker then shaking it and repeating is quite...

I got a frag from a friend but i cant make out if its a colt coral or a kenya tree. Im leaning towards the colt. imput??

As i was doing a search on a unrelated topic, i came across a posting that stated that a glass top/cover on a tank + no surface water movement = low PH. Is this so?? IF so this explains my low PH (around in/around 8), which i cant seem to get up (even though i have alot of surfuce water...

who has it and who loves it?? i got mine acouple of weeks ago and im not too impressed with it. I might even dislike using it :nono: . It always blows too much food @ one time (thats with a slow and stead pressure). Ive tried a syringe but the one i have is too small to feed pe mysis. what do...

do corals excrete waste?? today i noticed my purple haze palys excrete something out of its mouth that looks very similar to fish waste. I know im pretty new to reefing but this is news to me :D take a close look @ the heads that are shrivled up :eek:

Are there any pros or cons in adding an all in one supplement Vs. doing individual supplements?? I’m currently using Marc Weiss coral vital (all the coral seem to love) and I was wondering if I should try out individual supplements of calc, mag, kdh...ect. Is there such a thing as "too much"...

Recently i decided to upgrade my bulbs on my odyssea quad t5ho fixture and i decided to go with ATI and Giesemann bulbs. Here are some pics of the change and what each bulb output looks like. please excuse my poor picture quality. (olympus 1050sw underwater camera) Odyssea light (10k and...

Im currently running on a aqua traders quad T5ho system on my tank that has Xenia, GSPs, mushrooms and zoos. Im looking to upgrade my lighting and im debaiting on these 2 options Option A - 4 ATI bulbs (2 aquablue special, 1 purple+, 1 blue+) and retro fit it to individual reflectors Option...

Whats the best way to change the aquascape without stressing out the fish/inverts?? I was thinking of draining the water down to 1/2 way so it would be easier to catch and transfer the fish into a holding tank/5g tub for a day till i redo the aquascape. Good?? bad?? thoughts?? :popcorn:

I think i have introduced gill fluke into my DT tank. Ive seen 3/4 of my fish flash/rub their gills on rock. Plus ive seem 2 out the 4 fish "Yawn" acouple of times and my kleins butterfly keeps on going near the clearn shrimp to get its gills cleaned. Ive noticed these signs over a 2-3 week...

Does any1 have/use automated fish feeder?? any brand better over its competitors? I was planning on putting my whole powerstrip on a timmer and setting it so that the feeder drops pellets when the power is turned off to the heater, circulations pumps and skimmer. Any1 tried something similar...

I got a plug of about 20 polyps of some candy apple zoas and 7+ hrs later they are still not open. How long do they normally take to open up?? i did some searching and found out that some of them should normaly open up in a few hrs after. is this so? I know zoas are pretty hard coral and thats...

Do any of you guys/girls do either one of the treatments before you place new fish into your DTs?? Im thinking of starting a hyposalinity tank so i can place new fish in there for 2-3 weeks before i put them in my DT. Whats a good size tank to use?? would i a 10g be too small??

Is it true that maroon clowns are more territorial than normal clowns (true or false)? Ive also read that from maroon clowns, the white banded clown tends to be less territorial vs the gold band?? Any1 know if this is true?? Please share your experience of maroon clowns with me pls (white or...

I have a LFS that seems to have a 80+g tank that has about 50 -75 or so small yellow tangs in it. Every time i go in and walk pass the tank, they seem to be healthy and swimming around. Would you trust buying a tang (which is prone to ich) from a tank like this?? or would you buy one from a...