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Lighting for a 7" sps tank, 5x400w or 3x1000w? What would you suggest, i am thinking of either 5 400w low bay units: with say 3x 20k and then two 10k bulbs. Or have three 1000w units, with the Diamond Lumenarc 3 reflector, which did so well in Sanjays test...

Do actinics really help sps corals? Hiya guys i have been thinking about whether to use actinics on my new set-up. As i am going to be using 3 250watt se or 400watt se 20k, and 2 400watt se 10k. Have been wondering whether actinic supplementation would help. As i think the 20k has around the...

Acro bleeched, will it survive? I gpt this acro in the beginning of january: and under my lighting it was starting to get a nice blue tinge to it: but then i moved my tank, and i think this must of stressed it, as after around 1 month of the move the acro bleached half over night, so i...

Maxigrow Air-cooler. Hiya guys. I have just come across the Maxigrow Air-cooler: I was wondering if this would actually work and mean that there is not much heat going onto the tank :) :) :) Also i was wondering about the reflectors as the supernaova and the superdupa supernova both...

Aquabays. I am thinking of using some of these 400w se aquabays units, over my tank. http://www.marine-lighting.co.uk/ And am thinking of using a mixture of BLV 20k, BLV 10k and Iwasaki 6.5k. But as i would only be able to fit in one 6.5k i was wonderin would the light have much affect on...

whats better 2 apf 600's or 1 ap 702? I am thinking about my new set-up, and will have a system of around 300 gals. It will be a totally sps tank with a few fish such as anthias, around 6, 2 clowns, cleaner wrasse and possible some more? I am looking to get the best water quality so will have...

Macro algae or mangroves? I have been thinking of having a macro algae section in the sump to complement the skimmer. But i was reading today in one of my books that mangroves can be just as good if not better then maro algae. I have heard many people saying that mangroves are no good at...

150w or 250w de MH for 19" water depth for sps? Just wondering on what you guys would go for. As i could get some 150w downlighters, which i think would look smart. Or get some 250 watt units. Also whichever one you think would be best, how many would you go for in a 7 x 2.5 wide x 19" water...

Whats you favorite sps coral? come on lets see it Hiya guys im just wondering what are all of your favorite sps coralsyou have in your tank, come on lets see them. Here is mine The photo doesnt do the coral justice as it is alot more blue in colour with more pink tips. Andrew

Whats the best weir,overflow,standpipe? Hiya guys i am sorting out my new tank and thinking what to do with it, as this thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?p=177059#177059 and for the overflow was thinking of using a durso stanpipe, the dual standpipes in one overflow chamber...

help planning my new set-up. okay guys would like to hear what you think of my proposed set-up. Okay the tank is 7 x 2.5 wide by 2 high, so holds about 200 gallons. the tank will be supported on a steel frame. and will be a sps dominated tank. This is what i was thinking of the lighting...

Found small crab. I found this small crab: but its not a acro crab as they usually have the white claws: Anyone got anyideas of what it is or what i should do with it? Andrew

New sps from stm this one has sort of golden shinney bits at each polyp, which you can see from the photos with just actinic on: this one is brown, but looked blueish in their tank, so i hope it will turn blue in mine: :)

New Sps frags I went and got these frags from a local reefer First one like a silver milli: Second one is a blue ? : Third is a blue stag: I hope you guys like them as much as me :)

Running a fridge as a chiller? Ive been thinking of the summer months and the heat on the tank. just speaking out loud here guys but i have just had a thought, how about having a air pump running in a fridge and then pumping the air from the fridge into the sump where it would cool the water...

Best way to do a closed loop? I am going to be setting up a 7x2.5(wide)x2(high), tank which will be conected to a sump in the garge. I will have a Deltec 4040 pump as a return and have 2 6000 Streams and 2 6100 Streams, and this will give me around 39x turnover, but i am wanting to have some...

What to use to stick sand down? Okay i know that sounds a stupid question. But i will be moving soon and have the chance to get rid of my sand from the tank. I will do this because my tank will be/is sps dominated and i want to increase the flow in the tank, as its around 40 x turnover at the...

Sps frags growing differently when placed different. This frag is placed normally: and this frag was placed so it was horizontally coming out of the live rock, so aiming towards the glass: Andrew

How much light over a 100 gal for sps? At the moment i have a 100 gal tank with a 250 watt halide over it, the tank is a weird shape by being 40" wide by 24" deep by 28" high. I am going to add some more 250 watt compact metal halide units, at least two. As this would give me 750 watt over the...

Amount of flow in a sps tank? At the moment i have a 100 gal sps dominated tank which at the minute has 2 x 6000 streams (7000l/h each) controlled by the multicontroller. And a deltec hlp 4040 (running at 2000l/h). And this gives me a turnover of around 25 to 30x. But i am going to up this by...

could you guys id some of these sps? first one:

Whats the best Ca, dKH and Mg for sps? I have always heard and been told that you should keep your levels in this range: Ca - 380 - 460ppm dKH - 8 - 12 Mg - 1250 - 1600ppm now these are a big difference between the two sides of the scale. I was told that you should keep your dKH high as this...

Fungia Polyp extension. Since feeding golden perals and cyclopeeze everyday in my autofeeder which doses the tank with Ocean Nutrition flake (formula 1, formula 2, reef, and brine shrimp) , Kent marine pellet, GP's , Cyclopeeze, and some kent coral additives (just using up the bottles, they are...

green lobster in acro? i was looking at my tank this morning and saw this bright illuminous green lobster? . I had seen something in the acro that was green before but i thought it was a mithrax crab, although i did see a small acro crab when i saw the green lobster. do you guys know what...

water level and temp controller from Maplins. i have been looking for a water level monitor so it would control the level in my sump. and whilst looking at the maplins web page came up with this: http://www.maplin.co.uk then go to search product no: VF11M but i dont know how this thing works...