I got a light off ---- and I am happy with it. I just can't justify spending 500 for a light you know? I put a pheonix bulb in it recently probably 2 or 3 months ago and it has been doing just fine. I think it is from hombby but I am not sure.
I totally know what you mean about picky about fish! I really like bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) which are unfortunately too big and active for my tank but I don't think they are totally invert safe so that might count them out. Another really cool fish is the possum wrasse (I like it but...
I had black slime algae and I fixed it by getting a few more snails, increased flow, and water changes. It went away pretty fast.
EDIT: I just realized I said pretty much the same exact thing as Kevin34!
Sometime I really wish I lived somewhere else. I mean $10 for a frogspawn? I paid 25 for one exactly the same size! Oh well that just means Ill get more for frags right? just got to look at the bright side! How many heads is it now? Looks like it grew pretty fast!
Usually people turn their compact fluorescent bulbs on about an hour before they turn on their metal halide bulbs and keep them on during the day then turn them off about an hour after the metal halides go off. I don't use my compact fluorescents because I have a 14000K bulb and don't like the...
Well brown dust sounds like diatoms but you'll probably want some one else to confirm that. If you want to take the time to redo your rocks I say go for it! But in my opinion I would do something a little more creative than the traditional "pile of rocks" unless you like that better which is...
I don't see any problems with adding a clean up crew now but remember if you ever treat the tank with copper for ich, chemicals, or lower the salinity a lot then they will have to be moved because they can't survive the same things fish can. Also I think it would be a good idea to put a small...
I highly doubt he could post pictures of ALL his corals because I think he has quite a few! But it would be cool to see some of his pictures because I'm pretty sure he has some awesome stuff.
Ya the aquascaping looks pretty sweet to me! Those rics are really pretty too! As far as tangs go I recommend a sailfin, they are one of my personal favorites. Are you thinking about getting any wrasses? There are quite a few that are very cool and can add a lot of color to the tank. Looks...