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sounds like copepods or amphipods. Nothing to worry about just means your tank is maturing.

actually i just talked to a technical rep for aromat for about 30 mins who told me that the ballast fires at a continuous 70w so the 75w bulb wouldnt pull off more than the ballast can handle. He also said that since its running at 70w instead of 75 that i would actually see an increase in bulb...

i contacted aromat and they said the bulb would run fine. I realize the bulb might be run at a reduced rate but i really dont see the signifcance of 5w. Also, its a monumental waste of time for me to try and find a new bulb and ballast since i've already invested too much time and money into...

I know this is probably a stupid question but...i ordered a 70w ushio halide but i was unaware its really 75w. My ballast is rated at 70w's is that gona present a problem if i wana run this bulb?

yes, had the tank up for about 5 months

Ive read that keeping caulerpa lit 24/7 prevents it from going sexual

nope, tank is super clear. Doubt its goin sexual ive had light on it 24/7 just looks like its dying.

I put some grape caulerpa in my refugium about a week ago and no it looks like its just disintegrating. I have a bayco 6500k 13w light over it and good flow thru it. Also have gracillilaria and maidens hair in the fuge. Any ideas on whats goin on?

I found out the small tubes it was coming from were from Vermitid snails. So if anyone else has this problem now they now. I just broke off the tubes.

I had high CA and was using bionic and so i thought "oh, ill just stop using the ca side" After that i talked to someone that said you shouldnt do that you should use BOTH for it to stablize the KH and CA. My ca is now 490 and stable. But like reefrunner said you need to have it where you want...

I have a candy cane coral that keeps spitting out white web-like stuff and seems to be damaging other corals near it. Is there something irritating it or do i just need to move it away from everything else?

Hey guys, I just set up a refugium and put in some gracillaria, maidens hair and grape caulerpa in the fuge. Now all the sudden on my glass i have what looks like tiny white spirals. I can scrape them off but now they're all over the place. What are these things?

mandarins are cool fish, hope ya got a smoking refgium tho. They can rip a pod population to zero quickly. I would get one if i have enough pods for it.

10$ for a heater and youre suprised its sparking? HAHA. anyway, if you wana heat your water for cheap you fill up a tub of hot water and put your ro/di in a jug then put it in the tub, warms it up quicker than a heater.

ive actually looked for these myself and youll be hard pressed to find one. Just to give you an idea, i was quoted from a plastics shop for a 12" opening on a cylindrical tube was around 200$