I assumed that the tank he was refering to was under 125..it does state that his tank is a 60g...In my experience the water volume moving through the tank does effect the water pressure inside the reactor...I run a 175gph on my phosban 150..the valve is kept at 3/4 turn..which when the water...
It depends on the water volume of your tank...you want the reactor to flow evenly..I compare it to what ground coffee looks like in a coffee maker...you need the media (to for lack of a better word) "perculate" in the recator chamber...
neither one is what I would call actinic..blue plus is around a 22k and aqua blue special is a 12k...blue special definately puts out a white color with some..almost unoticeable blue light...blue plus definately is blue..the colors flouresce and it has a high PAR for a blue bulb..actinic to me...
Do you use t5s..if so what is your color scheme..I wanted a more violet look to my water soo I tried 4 blue +..1 blue special..and one ATI purple..but it seems the blue special still drowns out the tank with 1 bulb...any info would be greatly appreciated..I have thought to go 4 or 5 blue and 1...
+1 on high nutrients...I feed regularly for the fish and lps..and I notice my sps are vibrant in color...I honestly am of the opinion that low nutrients/no nutrients is just as bad as high nutrients..
I ould like to help but the way your readings are posted are a bit confusing...are you saying you PH is off the charts?...I would try testing with a better method first...test strips are just litmus paper and not completely reliable IMO...
I bought a 6x6" encrusted rock a week after Christmas..I remember the 1st week was little to know polyp extension..about the end of January mine really took off...the polyps are always out and to my surprise they are bigger polyps than when I first brought them home..It seems to me that the...
Tyler I have the opposite problem..I too have ventured over to some sps..I get very vibrant colors but it seems they grow very slowly...Some examples--I bought a lemon lime mille frag in LFS's tank a dull green..In my tank it has changed to a very vibrant forest green..my friend bought a frag of...