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What's the deal with 50/50 t12 lighting? Why do people use this instead of all actinic? Which type of lighting is better for LPS corals ? DJPJ

Thx for all the info everybody--- DJPJ

thx woodstock

Every 8 months??????? Really..... anyone else????

I say remove the rock out and scrub the hell out of that black stuff, which is most likely cynobacteria. Also, How's your water? Do you have a good protien skimmer? How often are you feeding? Three main causes of cyno bacteria. Good luck

Hello people, I haven't post in a while b/c my tank has been up and running pretty good. Currently I am using 4 VHO's ( 2 super white & 2 actinics){ 440 watts} How can you tell the lights need to be replaced? I've had them for about 2 plus years and they're still going. One more...

Hey guys I'm looking into buying a RO/DI unit. I'm tired of going to my lfs weekly to get 20 gallons of saltwater. My question is which one is good to buy? There are so many out there and don't want to buy the wrong one. I live in miami and I have a 100 gallon reef tank with mostly lps and other...

Where can I get info on how to do a closed loop system- because I'm not familar with this term.

well my situation is. I bought this second pump (quiet one model 3000) because I thought it was a upgrade from my old pump. The old pump was given to me with the tank, there's no name listed all that is listed is (UL model 7 utility pump -E160713- 65 watts) I have no idea how much gph it...

I have a sump pump and was wondering if it can be done- I bought a second pump which is a dry pump. Can I connect my sump return pump to my dry pump which is elevated about a foot and a half. which then the dry pump returns the water to my main tank. I attached a picture for visual aid. thank...

I'm looking to buy a new test kit for my water. With so many testing products out there it's hard to choose the right one for your tank. I recently bought a nitrate test becuase my last one ran out. It was horrible, the color patterns go from light pink to dark pink and the range in ppm is not...

Your welcome Boozeman- and thank you all for the great advice. I guess I'm upgrading to a new skimmer. Any suggestions on good skimmers would be great.

Yeah I thought it was pretty intresting too, cause I've never heard of such device. I guess I'll wait and see if people are successful with this product. So what do you recommend for a 90 gallon reef tank. Protein skimmer i mean. Thx

Hello- I've decided to upgrade my protein skimmer for the first time and don't want to make the same mistake by buying a useless skimmer. I ran into a site that sells a ionization purification system. The site claims it works better than a protein skimmer, reduces your water changes by 75%...