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I purchased some Caribsea Reef Bones. I was very satisfied with them. It is reef rock that comes in various size pieces, some quite large. It appeared to have been recently pulled from the water. It had to be cured and the coralline that was on them revived as well as some other unidentified...

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I am also having an Ich outbreak. I have learned a great deal from this thread. Thanks. Will UV filters eliminate Ich? How long will this take if it does?

I have a Coralife fixture and when looking for bulbs found this quote on hellolights.com * Note: HelloLights bulbs will be marked "55W", but they will operate at 65W in the Coralife fixture. The ballast determines the wattage of the bulb when it comes of 55W/65W CF bulbs.

Would this work on a 75Gal? Plan on setting up reef mainly with soft coral and fish.

If this was the case, then the nitrate would not be present in the water to be tested. I would like to see evidence that bio-balls are bad. I still believe that at the start of the cycle with your bio-load you will still end up with nitrate whether the bacteria are growing on rock, substrate...

I have had FW aquariums for many years and recently started a saltwater tank. I see that my current tank is not large enough for some fish species that I wish to keep i.e. Yellow Tang. I am looking at a 75gal tank. I am wanting to do this right the first time. I plan on it being a...