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For $665 Captivereefs.com has a 48" corallife aqualightPro with dual 150wat 10,000K HQI and dual 96 watt PCs with lunar lights to boot. Thats what I am using on my 75gal at 6.5 watts/gal. but I will have Sps, clams and more

Rcolbath very nice rocks there, it does look small for 240 lbs though. I just ordered from ReeferMadness 65 lbs of Buna Branch coral which Chris (owner) says is full of sponges and the like, but may take 4-6 weeks to cure depending on who the sponges survive the trip. He said its his lightest...

I will strongly second Reef Invertebrates by calfo & fenner!!! Great stuff on refugiums and live rock & sand. Its just everything you want to know. I just returned Reef Secrets as the book was more fluff than substance with nice photos. Save your money.

Checkout the following site. it will help you out with deciding http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i1/protein_skimmer_impressions.htm and buy from CaptiveReefs as they will give youa good deal with aa.com 6% discount

Oh, and I forgot to add if you want a higher watt bulb they also have 42 and 55 watt bulbs for around $20, but they would also need reflector http://www.bulbman.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3920 Cheers!! 8)

Well everyone I found what we are looking for... :mrgreen: Bulbman.com has compact fluorescents for our refugiums with good light spectrum!!! The first is 15 watt 5100K screw socket with built-in reflector for 8000 hours (2 years at 12hrs/day) for $10.29...

Actually Captivereefs has been great!! No way they could have known there was a crack since the unit was still cellophaned. Darin is sending me a replacement skimmate cup, so should be no problem in the long run. Cup still works, just has a crack in it. I will keep buying from captivereefs...

I am putting together a 29gal sump/refugium for my 75gal reef tank. I figure I need 3 chambers one for remora Pro, refugium and sump. I have no idea how tall to make the acrylic walls to promote waterflow. Anyone know of any layouts or designs that work. Pictures would be ideal Thanks

The EuroReefs are quite pricey, but I received a busted AquaC Remora Pro in the mail today. SO maybe I should have gone with them.

Received my Remora Pro today with the Mag3 and I was shocked to see the same bad construction as grimlock3000 did... [center:bc0fb53c0c][/img][/center:bc0fb53c0c] Worse the corner of the skimmate receptacle was cracked... [center:bc0fb53c0c][/center:bc0fb53c0c] I am bummed because I was...

I found an awesome reference comparing all main protein skimmers on wetwebmedia.com It shares one person's extensive experience with many skimmers and can help us all choose the one which best fits our needs. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/cav1i1/protein_skimmer_impressions.htm

tripper, thats my plan too, but I might try reefermadness

That adds the bacterias, but I want the bugs :oops: Worms and the like would be spectacular!!

Great aquascape!! Yeah the shelf rock looks perfect. I'll let everyone know what I am doing next week. Setting up the tank this weekend and hopefully adding rock next week. I'll drop some photos for you.

You go spongebobby!!! Kudos to you!!! Share the knowledge!!! I am probably going with reefermadness next week (the name is catchy and makes me hungry) :roll: to start and then over to LR once the long distance stuff cures well.

How much sand is needed to "seed" bagged sand? I would love lots of worms and pods and such so any hints at where to buy would also be appreciated. Would a 20% live sand mix work?

Thanks. If you look at reefermadness website it is impressive once you get over the name. The tonga kaelini looks great. Liveaquaria seems good also. I just flushed oceanproaquatics off my list :drain: because I emailed them with a question and arrived at their FAQ page which is full of...

Did you guys like the Liveaquaria rock? Any problems or recommendations about it? What would you guess the volume on the rock was? Figured I should start my 75gal with about 90 lbs and then supplement with another 40+ from liverocks.com when almost done with initial curing. Will add cleaner...

I definitely will be purchasing from liverocks.com, but I also think some fiji or other rock would be nice to seed with different organisms which I must buy from a different source. Preferably one that also has Live sand, too. Figured I would buy 20-30 lbs LS to go with my 100 lbs. caribsea...

Everyone thanks for the input!!! Bang Guy, I checked Reef Aquarium Vol 1 and Kelvin colour temperture is directly related to wavelength. They are different measures of same thing. Thus the lower a Kelvin temp the more red wavelength is available and the more algae that likes the red end of...

It seems every step presents a myriad of options to which there is no definitive answer. :? I will be buying some LR from LR.com due to the enormous support of our sponsors, but given its density I thought buying some fiji or other type would also be good. Calfo's book suggests that LR should...

The lights of america bulbs all seem to be 2800K temp or so regardless of the wattage which seems low for a refugium, but thanks for the idea

In starting up a tank with curing and all does one need a QT initially since there are no existing fish to infect? I would wait until the curing process occurred and all levels are good. What makes a good QT? size flow, etc.

Is disease transmission in fish similar to that of humans. Most of us get viruses from direct human contact. Bacteria must find a susceptible host to infect. If a fish is the same way then the fuge/QT should work. You're probably thinking it's in the water, but why in the sea would all these...

The LFS uses their algae tank filled with wrasses and cleaner shrimps as a "healing" tank for sick fish. These fish do great. He will put in sick customers fish, or ill-looking recent arrivals and they get better fast!! Interestingly I just discovered this tank is in the same system as 2 of...