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I have to dose: #1...1ml per 2.5 gal #2...1ml per 2.0 gal I probably would have to dose more but I use kalk to replace all evaporation.

I have mine in the top. Doesnt seem to mind high or low flow. Very easy coral.

Well I'm never buying inverts from my LFS again. I did some reading the past two days and it is too stressful on inverts to keep them at 1.018. I took 4 hours to acclimate, but found that is too fast to increase from 1.018 to 1.025.

I had a little red slime with the 6500k blue/white. I changed bulbs and just increase my water flow "slightly" and it is gone. And now I'm in macro heaven.

If the cheap water purifier you are referring to is the TWP-tap water purifier I wouldnt. They leach impurities back into the water. I've used them in the past and would link two of them into a chain as a safety measure. It would be safer to just purchase your RO/DI water. Water purity is vital...

Bang, Tried it and it works great. I cant keep up with the growth of my macro. I was worried that I might get hair or cyno, but it never happened. It grows 3X as fast as when I had the higher kelvin blue/white bulb.

I purchased a cleaner shrimp last week from my LFS. I acclimated it as I usually do, but made the stupid mistake of not check my LFS' salinity. The shrimp died the next morning (1st death on this tank). I went yesterday and purchased another shrimp, but checked the salinity. Its was 1.018. These...

The drive daily from Burbank to Thousand oaks would be tough. If you arent used to sitting in traffic I would try and move closer. Thousand Oaks is a great area to live in.

Would the toxin produced by these stress other corals? I have a hammer coral that has been very stress since I added some encrusting polyps. I couldnt find the cause..I tested my water quality and everything was perfect, but I noticed coral slime in that area of my tank but couldnt narrow the cause.

Wow..I have brown polyps with green centers. Are these toxic. How can you tell the difference

Nice coral..but you will only enjoy it at night. The polyps dont normally open during the day. Care is easy to moderate. The only problem is with non-photosynthetic corals. You need to feed the tank more often to provide a food supply for them.

Yes they can... I added a BTA and he liked the spot my 3 year old lobophyllia had. When I arrived home from work he had killed 1/2 of him. I moved the lobo, but it was downhill from there. I new the risks, but thought I could manage it.

On a another thread it was mentioned that 24/7 lighting might not be necessary on a refugium to keep caulpera from going sexual. I have never researched this, I just followed the opinions of others. Now I am wondering if it is necessary. Has anyone read or done research on this?

I just got a nice coral from my LFS. I was out of aquastik and so was the LFS. The rock I want to secure the coral to is too big to pull out of the tank to use superglue. I heard of people getting epoxy stick from homedepot. Does anyone know the name and have they used it before. Does anyone...

It's hard to tell in the picture, but I would bet it is not aptasia. I've dealt with the aptasia nightmare in the past. It looks more like a different type of anenome. If you could post a better picture it would help in identification.

Thanks everyone..I told him to forget adding the second royal gamma. Goldrush..the gramma isnt for me. I'm not adding any fish. I'm really more into the corals. I have the fish because my wife and kids dont understand having a tank and no fish.

Is it possible to keep two royal gramma's together. A friend asked me this and my books have conflicting anwsers. I would appreciate advice from anyone with experience in this area. Thank you

I had a 13watt atinic/white bulb lighting my refugium. I wanted to get better macro growth so I switched to a 13watt pc from home depot. The bulb however is 3500k which is really yellow. Is this okay to grow macro or should I switch the bulb back.

Thanks Bang..Great article and a big help

Would one of the resident water experts please explain to me how to calculate salinity. I know salinity and specific gravity relate to each other and are temperature related but I dont know the conversion between the two. I currently use one of the plastic specific gravity boxes. I dont know...