Captain Nemo
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Hi all! I´m now 6 weeks into cycling and some corals are on their way next week. Pics and vid will be due for posting Wednesday 8th. I also have got a nice butterflyfish in since last time I posted. (I know, I´ll start to be more of a frequently poster here!) Things are looking good still. I did a water change last night (50%!!!) due to I had been away for 2 days. I´ll do some tests late tonight. Especially curious about the levels of nitrate and ammonia. Haven´t tested the tank for the past 10 days. Oops! Did some alterations of the rocks as well after advice from my friend which is an expert on corals (he´s a doctor in marine biology!). His advice for me was that in a limited water coloumn (as in tanks!) I would see more of coralgrowth if I keep as many rocks as possible horizontal, i.e the fundament for the corals is maximized for lighting. Another thing he pointed out was to try keeping plates of rock at different depths in the tank. This in order to have as many areas as possible exposed to both flow and especially light, but also to try to stimulate areas in the tank in best beneficial ways for the different corals. Corals have way different needs as he says, and many could have way better looking tanks if they pondered a bit more over this, as he said. So, I did what my friend said (doctor´s orders!), and I now realize that my tank eventually will look more spectacular when corals come in due to his advice.
Another thing: I´ve been reading here and there on this forum about moonlight LEDs as in strips, but what about exchanging one of the lighttubes with a moonlighttube? Will that affect the daylight in such a way that it´s not enough sufficient daylight? Anyone?
Another thing: I´ve been reading here and there on this forum about moonlight LEDs as in strips, but what about exchanging one of the lighttubes with a moonlighttube? Will that affect the daylight in such a way that it´s not enough sufficient daylight? Anyone?