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Originally Posted by ophiura I wouldn't say it "does" anything for the tank, however growth of it is considered to be indicative of a reasonably well balanced system. It is an indicator more than anything else. Tanks can be successful without it, though an SPS tank could have issues. Yep, in...

Originally Posted by woody189 Sorry. You should definitely check out C-list. THey have SOO many tanks for real good prices. At least in my area they do. +1

Count me in, I'm down for another softie build Up next.. STi build..

Originally Posted by spanko Sounds like an interesting color pattern. I've been looking around to find one of these. Siganus_doliatus. Picture from tropicalfishdata They just got one of these in at that "doctors" site... might be a little big for the cube at 5", beautiful fish tho. There...

Ut wait.. I stand corrected.. they begin shipping to retailers on that date. In another article I've read, it states, "If you pre ordered the little pump you should expect it in the next 2-3 weeks depending on how fast your retailer can turn the orders around."

Looks like it hit the market on June 26. Ideal for 2.5-50 gal. systems, 200gph to 1575gph, 8-18watts, max tank thickness- 3/8", .. which I'm sure you guys already knew but I figured to post specs incase others who didn't know were reading. Looks like a pretty sweet little pump, has tons of...

SCSI, not to get off topic, but how do you like the radiums? I need to get new bulbs but I'm torn between 14k Phoenix and the 20k Radiums. I want good coloration but don't want to sacrafice too much growth if I don't have to. I know we can't have everything (i.e. awsome color and best...

I highly doubt that its the hawk.. or the anemone.. or the LMB. There is just no way those fish could "kill" the missing livestock. Two out of the 3 fish that are missing are of adult size, the other is a juvi but still, im sure its at least 1 1/2"-2" in size. If anything, the hawk or LMB...

Originally Posted by Reefman22 So, unfortunately I'll be leaving for college at the end of this summer and will be taking the tank apart. It's very sad but I'm keeping all the 'hardware' so I can set it up again after. So my lfs will take all my fish and corals but not the live rock or live...

Originally Posted by jackri I know you have to watch the wattages with the ballasts used... but for some reason I remember reading in a catalog or something about 20k bulbs needing something special.. but now I can't find it... or I'm just making it up in my head :) It's 4am and my thinking is...

wow.... with that size sump/fuge, an AquaC EV series skimmer AND a turf filter going... your ready to go P.S. - AquaC FTW

Yes water parameters would be helpful. Bristle worms and aptasia usually begin to appear when the water conditions are suitable.. when there are high DOC/nitrates.. usually caused by overfeeding or poor circulation. Lighting conditions do not matter for these two, as aptasia can live in almost...

Dual 175watt halides... you can keep almost anything givin your parameters are right If you don't want to do the anemone, you could do a nice mixed reef with t-5's, with metal halides your corals would thrive, and you would have a better chance at long term success. The fish will be fine under...

thanks a lot for the suggestions so far! I really appreciate all of your quick responses... again thanks

Have an open top tank? If so, I would check the floor.. blennies, gobies, and jawfish are notorious tank jumpers. All but 1 from your list of tankmates are good to go.. but that damsel