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Why do we still confuse the issue by talking wpg?

Asher your correct the watts per gallon was developed for t-12 bulbs and does not work for other lighting systems. T-8 bulbs were developed to produce the same amount of light as t-12 but with less electricity same for t-5. There are a number of factors that will affect the exact amount of light...

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Redid test Kh was good. Xenia Died. All other corals on frag are doing well. I think is was elongata. Was brownish not white.

Went and got a CA kit and a KH test kit. KH was none existent (1 drop turns solution light blue). Previously used dip stick that always read off the scale high. Ca is at least 360-380 (new at test). pH is 8.2

Got a new frag which had xenia on it. Drip acclimated last night looked good. this morning head was tightly clumped and losing arms checked parameters pH was too low 7.8. Raising pH as I type but I want to know how long before I see improvement or is it doomed. It was very healthy when I got it...

I have mollies in my tank. Mollies easily live in marine environment plus they love to eat algae. Do a nice slow drip (3-4 hours) to convert them. Mollies are an easy fish to sex so make sure you get both males and females. Mine produced offspring after the were converted but have not seen...

Your tank is big enough and established long enough that I think you could get all 5 chromis without a problem. They are docile and active (which will help draw out newbies later on). Then I would add the clowns. Dont worry about adding them with the anemone (I believe your suppose to wait a...

My brother has a 90 gallon on a metal stand and its rock solid. Been using it for 10 years on freshwater tank. It all depend on the stand.

How many watts did the fish guy recommend? You should have 2-3 watts per gallon for the total amount of water in the system. It is recommended to split that up between two heaters so you can save money that way. So instead of 1 600 watt heater (260 gallons of water times 2 = 620) you get 2 300...

I know this may sound stupid but did you try adjusting the flow on the skimmer with the red adjustment knob.

I use tap water, not a problem. The minerals in your tap water may make pH control more of a problem. That's the only problem I've experienced with using tap water.

I would not dump your water. Even if the water was zero tds the salt would have raised your tds. As you add water and do pwc use ro/di water. Cured lr means they put it in their tanks and let the die off cycle. No you should not add fish the next day. There will be some die off which will need...

Answer is yes that amount of light would give you good coralline growth. Now a couple of questions. Are your ballasts electronic or magnetic? If electronic zoomed bulbs are great but will not work on magnetic ballast. Can you fit 24 and 36 end to end? I assume your hood is 60" long, I...

I was thinking about adding uv sterilizer to my qt tank. Normally its attached to my tank but I was thinking if I added to my qt tank it should reduce risk of pathogens. What do you think?

No need for lights on qt, just room light. You want the fish to de-stress. I keep mine open but have not had any that are known to jump, probably should have some kind of cover. You can get egg crate at Home depot or lowes Its actual lighting grid for suspended ceiling. In homedepot its usually...

Newspaper and windex. Never have smear marks. something about newspaper makes the best glass cleaner.

Right now there not much to do. You should not add pump or filter now, wait till spring. You don't want the water to circulate, the bottom of the pond is actually warmer then the surface and you want it to stay that way.The goldfish would have been fine in the pond. they were probably there all...