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I seem to have a hair algea problem and it wont go away. I have a 55 gallon tank with 440 watts of vho lighting a coralife super skimmer 125, 2 seio 620s and a rena xp3. I have tested my water several times with several kits.What I get from testing is Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 0 Phosphates...

This stuff is a pink purple color.Looks like tree branches.

Heres A few from my tank.

Well my 55g with 60 lbs of live rock has been running for 3 weeks. I tested this morning and this is what I got. SG 1.0265 PH 7.8 Ammonia 0 Nitrites 3 Where off the scale but droped to this in 2 days Nitrates 30 Phospate 0 Alk 300 Cal 400 I think my cycle is almost done and I am thinking of a...

My 55g has been running for almost 2 months now and I have trouble with surface film. I am running a coralife 125 super skimmer and 2 Seio 620s and a aquaclear 50 power head there is good flow and surface aggitation but it is still there . I have done several water changes and its still there. I...

You can check this out it may help http://www.tylermerrick.com/index.php?page=css_notes. I have a coralife 125 and am having the same problems .

Its 60 lbs of Caribbean Live Rock.

Here is my tank just put the live rock in on fri 3/3/06

I found the light kits here http://www.hellolights.com/2laaroasbaki.html and got the bulbs here to.

After looking for some time I found one Its vho bulb combinations if anyone is interested. http://www.hivemind.com//fish/VHOBulb/

Well I think I am Going to go with 440 watts of VHO lighting for now because it will fit into my canopy and the cost of only $232.00.With the reflector,4bulbs,2 ballast ,endcaps,end cap mounts, wire,powercords I cant pass it up. The reflector has room for 2 mh which I will get later.But now I...

Im thinking on using 2 175 MH with 10ks and 2 no 40 watt actinics would be the best bet . would I beable to keep an Anemone under this lighting? And thank you very much for the info. Heres what I want to keep Soft Corals, Lps, Anemones,Polyps, Mushrooms, few fish

Im really stuck on my lighting .I am thinking of getting a Current USA Orbit 48" 4 x 96 Watt Power Compact Strip Light W/4 Lunar (Lights 384 watts) but I can get 2 250 watt MH retros(500watts) for 10 dollars less with bulbs.The orbit seems nice because I can set it up on timers for light cycle...