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Thanks for all of your input. I already have a clip on light from home depot with a 6500k CFL and I originally planned on using that. The only problem is that behind my tank you can see lampshade from all angles because it is a HoB refugium. Any ideas on a small 6500k light that I could use?

I have been looking for a small light to put over a small HoB refugium that will be going on my nano. I plan to just keep some Chaeto in there with some live rock rubble. I found a 36 LED light from AQUATOP that says you can select between green, red, blue, and daylight. My question is on how...

I will be setting up an Aqua Clear HoB filter as a small refugium on the back of my nano tank. The only thing I plan on keeping in there is some Chaeto and some live rock rubble. Now my question is on the amount of light that the Chaeto will need to grow well. I plan to use a clip on light...

Ahh ok thanks for the info. I was thinking that the last 4 numbers were the expiration date, but that is when it was manufactured. Good to know thanks again.:)

About a month ago I ordered a API Saltwater Master Test Kit from Marine Depot.com. I have used it for a while now and I have always thought that my readings never changed all that much for pH and Nitrites. So I started to read that test kits have a life span so I went and looked at my bottles...

WOW, that is so much better for my setup than what I was looking at getting! I have a few questions though... First I see that there are a few different models listed at Amazon like… Mini Sun Day Led MINI SUN-DAY&DP BLU MINI SUN-DP SEA BLUE All of which are at different prices. What one...

Yeah I ended up getting some Aiptasia X from my LFS to get all the ones I can find and as soon as my cycle is done ill add two maybe three peppermint shrimp. Hopefully my shrimp are hungry for Aiptasia. Thanks everyone for all of your help. :)

Ok, sweet thanks for the help. :)

Ok thanks for the help, so I don’t need that many right away. Do you guys think that Nassarius Snails or Cerith Snails would be needed in a tank that only has a 1 1/2 inch sand bed? I read that they like a deep sand beds, so would they be needed or can they live in that deep of sand bed?

So today while looking for my future CUC I saw a cleanup crew package on live aquaria.com. https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=420+2791+1766&pcatid=1766 I was looking at the 30 Gallon deluxe package and could not believe the amount of living things that come for a 30...

So could it possibly be done already? I put the shrimp in yesterday morning and these are today’s test results. Temp. -- 79.2 F Salinity – 1.022 SG pH -- 7.8 Ammonia -- Between 0 and .25 ppm Nitrite -- 0 ppm Nitrate – Between 10 and 20 ppm

Haha, well the plan right now is to have fish and a CUC for a while, until I get the feel of SW then maybe add some beginner corals later. So do all butterflyfish eat Aiptasia? I have only heard of coperbands eating them but then again I have not read much about butterflies. Could I keep fish...

Well I have like literally 20+ small ones that I can see, so I don’t know how well finding each one to squirt a paste on will work. Is that the only way to chemically treat them if nothing else is in the tank?

That’s a good idea, I just don't think trying to spot treat all of these will work that great mainly because I could not find all of them.

So tonight while looking at my tank I found a bunch of little white looking things with tentacles growing on my LR. After research I am sad to say that I was right and I believe they are Aiptasia. :( The tank is a brand new JBJ 28G that has only had LR in it since Saturday. I bought 31 lbs...