Recent content by Hookman

I have been using dual actinics for a while. I ordered 460s, will they bring out more colors? My buddy told me to get 420s, but I figured I'd try em once. Any pros/cons considering actinic spectrums?

Anyone know where to find live copepods?

what do you guys use for stocking? I work at petco and they told me one inch per two gallons. I thought it was three inches per gallon. Any ideas, I just forgot because I have had an established tank for a while and haven'r had to use this info in a while.

I usually feed flakes in the morning, and at night marine cuisine. I only feed enough that will be consumed in three minutes, same with the flakes.

I have a 55 gal, two maxijet 1200s, and a hydor koralia 4. The direction they are pointed also makes a difference. I like the koralias, give a more intermittent flow. I guess you could hide one behind rocks, as long as they don't block the flow.

ph of water out of tap is realy low. there is enough agitatiion at surface dunno?

After filtering my tap water, my RO water has a very low PH. The ph in my tank has lowered too. I have been using kent marine part A and B tech buffer. Think this water has been doing it? I also wanted to see what you think of my fish list. In my 55 gal, I have a 2 inch PBT, 3 green chromis...

My PH is close to 7, I know that's really low. I just bought the kent marine tech buffer, two-part. I'm gonna dose it tommorrow morning before work. I just changed 5 gallons of water and I'm leaving my phosphate reactor off overnight. After dosing, should I turn the reactor on or leave it...

My ph has lowered since I started using RO/DI water and a phosphate reactor. The alkalinity doesn't look too low though. Should I get some buffer to raise it. All my fish look very healthy, and so do the corals. I just added a sixline, yellow watchman, and lawnmower blenny and they are all...

Thanks guys, I guess i'll try and get the built-in overflow. I was thinking about the space it takes up, but I guess that isn't a big deal. Thanks for everyones input!

I think im gonna get a 75 gal, I was thinking about spending the extra money on one with the overflow built-in instead of a cpr overflow I would hang on the back. Would this be a better set-up? Any ideas would help, Thanks and happy holidays to everyone!

I have a 55 currently about 5yrs old. I think i'm going to get a 75 and I want to use a 20 gal for a sump. Does anyone have any ideas what I would need and what kind of pumps to use, Thanks!

Spring water from a dispenser! Thats probably part of the problem. My PBT wont eat it.

I have been having a green hair algae problem, I cleaned it up but then started slacking on water changes. I went to That Fish Place yesterday, got new PC bulbs (I didn't change them since last May), and Rowaphos. I put the Rowaphos in the supplied media bag and hooked up my emperor 400 and...

I have seen the two different species in the same tank at a LFS, the spotted was going after the green aggresively. Of course their is great variation