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lol fair enough, though im not the biggest fan of sticking 400w HQI's on a 10gal anyways. I dont think light will attack the fishes eyes the same as ours but i think there is a point where there can be too much light on nano tanks and it WILL cause adverse affects, though if a tank is big...

It is all on preference really. 20k will give fine spectrum BUT you have to change 20ks more often then you do with say 10k or lower. Essentially the more blue ions that the bulb holds the faster the light deteriorates. The blue ions burn quicker than the yellow do. So in effect its not the...

I never really mind changing salts as long as you know that the salt you are changing to is up to par. IMO IO kinda sucks anyways. Yes it is cheap but that is about the best i can say about it, it's not bad, but its not great by any stretch. IVe switched salts a number of times to gauge...

usually all i do is a 50% water change after trying to remove as much as i can manually. Usually alkalinity needs to be boosted as well. that usually does away with anyhting unwanted after that, even cyano.

No, they arent too bright. If you stick a fish from complete darkness then just blast them with the light, well that would be as stressful as anything. And corals will need some adjustment time between significant changes in light intensities. Some fish do not like bright lights due to the...

How reliable are these? Im scatching my head because it says multiple results by 20, so you really want 9-10 drops abouts correct? I've been told it should be 16-20 drops and have had many a arguement about this. The person saying that they figured it out that Hagen Kits are incorrect yadda...

ive arleady stated that above... but im saying even with corals that arent at high risk of incompatibility if you put something like xenia in you should still maintain frequent water changes

so what does this tell you in easy terms? if you do put the odd specimen that may fight with each other chemically in your system, frequent H20 changes are a must

yes i mean that. But i mean this only if LPS is the type of coral you want to do. Im saying find what you like and focus on that. If you are doing LPS then it would make more sense for you to save the money on lights and say pick up an effective wave maker or two. These are just ideas. I am...

Thats up to you... depends on where you wanna go with the reef and the type of corals you mainly want to do. If you want to have a major SPS reef maybe upgrade... if you are going to have a euphylia LPS reef then why spend the money? spend it where it would be more useful to the tank... your...

Typically you can really put w/e you want considering your lighting. BUT things to consider; what corals can go with the ones youve already chosen? depending on the philosophy you chose about raising corals might determine the corals you . SPS and anemones are not supposed to mix depending on...

Oh yeah perhaps considering replacing the bulbs slightly more frequently than manufacturer recommendations (which depends on the bulb) when spectrum starts changing the corals lower down will tell quickly.

HQI or Mogul Bulbs? I believe the 250w is just fine i just would keep sps corals out of the substrate (which you should anyways) and you're fine. Maybe consider placement of clams as well though i think they should be fine.

Ok in my 200 Gal reef i have now 4 clowns 1 tomato which hosts in my large bubble coral, 3 occellaris or false percs, the largest (male because the female jsut died from some freaky disease which i made a thread on in the disease section) is about 2.5" and the other two are maybe 1" they tend to...

Alright this one has me truly boggled. See if any of you can get this. I would have got a pic but alas it all advanced to quick and my clown was gone by midday today. I have a 200gal tank with a 66gallon fuge on it. fairly well stocked with fish and a medium load of coral/inverts. in my tank...

Ok this is a tough one. I have a 194g reef. I am currently running a 90 trickle filter which I am switching over to a 70g refuge which I have already purchased. But my dilema is I do not have enough flow in my system. I know this, and didnt really realize i was going to have these problems...

lol i know i wont buy a fish unless i know about it enough to know it will be safe to keep, i dont like killing fish

thanks guys

this, i know but i have had very good luck with finicky fish thus far and i know alot of their problems wiht captivty is normally tank size and i th ink im doing ok there

see from what ive read small shrimp are defo a problem but dont ever hear much about corals and such.

anyone have any personal experience? Through my reading ive really got mixed reviews. Whats your guys' take on it?