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Well.... I got tired of waiting and a bit impatient and went ahead and bought the Fluval Sea Marine 3.0. Just for chits and grins, I placed it over the tank. Set the sunrise, daytime and sunsets to my liking. So far, it's a rocking light.My softies responded positively almost instantly. I'm...

I've searched (perhaps not well) but I did not find anything about anyone putting a Fluval Sea Marine 3.0 into the hood of a RSM 250 hood. I need to replace my T5s and would like to go the LED route this time around. At the moment, I've got some softies and a few fish. The tank has been up and...

Good job Mark! That's the one that I recall seeing a while back. :thumber:

If the left side fans are working, chances are it's not a fuse. You could try bumping them with a small stick. Either they have failed or something is coming in contact with them causing them not to spin. Bumping them might get them going again and if there is something contacting them, you...

I turn off all flow while target feeding the non-photosynthetic corals like the Sun corals. I've also adjusted the stock air flow valve that comes on the stock skimmer to the half way point. I learned one day that by turning it all the way in either direction will cut off the air flow and that...

Absolutely. I used my power center for about a week until I got the Apex in place and configured. Since then, it's been nothing more than a power strip sitting in the corner, looking all sad because it's not getting used for anything.

Is your GFI the type that are mounted within the wall like a standard outlet or is it the extension cord type? Regardless, most GFIs are 15amp and 20 amp. You might need to change to a 20 amp rated GFI. Or if you have the extension cord type, get another and use one for the lights and the...

Not trying to jack your thread but here's mine. It's got wavy stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5muVDGRmMo

Those will bite the crap out of your fingers. They work, really, really well. I place a towel on the outside one just to smooth out and lessen the attraction. Good piece you've got there.

First off, the tank is ROCKING!! Looks great. I too have a chiller on my 250. Between the lights, the chiller and the large flat screen TV, we have a whole lot of heat generating devices sitting in the living room. I'm not sure if this is possible in your case, but it worked out...

The skimmer air valve is a tricky bugger. There something about it that is not in the owners manual and is only discovered by a few, while cleaning the skimmer. The valve is fully closed when turned all the way in either direction. Fully open when it's somewhere in between full clockwise...

It only fluctuates if/when one or more of the pumps are turned off. If all the pumps are running, the level remains rather consistent.

Yes indeed. The far left fluctuates WAAY more than any of the other chambers. You want to put the ATO sensor somewhere that the water level fluctuations are kept to a minimum. The skimmer or the far right chambers are the most stable. While there is still fluctuations, it's far less dramatic...

Yes. IMO, yes. Here's a great demo as to why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to3w0XN4kvY&list=UUcJv2rQDivg8NwXIxydJ86A

No idea on this either. I've never used a sponge of any sort.

We feed fish every day (most times) and corals every third day (most times). Your salinity is way too high. Typical surface ocean values are 1.025 to 1.027. I think the recommended for reef tanks are 1.026. I keep mine at 1.025. As far as what impact the higher salinity has on algae...

I have no experience with that reactor. I do have a Bulk Reef Supply GFO/Carbon reactor running on mine. Not sure about what impact it has on the phosphates as mine keep coming back as zero with the APS and Hanna Phosphate checker. But the water was cleaning and clearer looking than ever. :yup:

I pull mine about every other month. Rinse then boil for about 10 minutes to kill off the nastier stuff that seems to wind up in there. Once it's cooled, I rinse with FW and put it back in. I tried running without them but I was getting micro bubbles from hell. So I put it back. I figure the...

I think using the wave controller will not harm anything. If anything, it'll help keep nutrients from settling into an area that's being protected from a constant, one way water current. And remember, my suggestion (because it worked for me) was to do one massive water change (50-60%) then do...

I see the bryopsis but I'm not an algae expert by any means. I'm fairly sure that if you can rid the tank of what is feeding the bryopsis, the other algae will go away as well.