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Is it turning white or is the flesh flaking off??

Originally Posted by BadOleRoss you will get as many different answers as there are memers. lol... isn't that the truth!! I'll hit on the sand bed cleaners, as my opinion goes... NO sandsifting stars or no sandsifters at all. SandsHifters are good but nothing that eats micro critters in the...

I agree... everyone seems to do it a little different. I have a 55g with a 40g refuge & 20g sump and change out 5g every other week, sometimes every week depending on how the tank is doing. IMO newer tanks need larger water changes than established tanks... I also think the size of the...

btw, watch it closely for a while after you get it running to make sure bubbles do not collect at the top of the arch. If bubbles start to build up in the u-tube it can break the siphon.

Get an air hose... insert it into the u-tube until it reaches the top of the arch. Put the u-tube in the overflow box, make sure both compartments are full of water and suck the air out with the air hose. The u-tube will fill with water and then you can pull the air hose out.

Care to comment?? https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/255916/help-coral-dying-only-change-was-bulbs

https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=256125

Good information... most MH bulbs in the hobby are type R so they are not self-extinguishing. Corals have a "natural sunscreen" that protects them from the suns UV Radiation. Odviously the amount of UVs greatly increase in an aquarium if the bulb breaks but they are naturally protected to a...

Well yes but not well... that's one thing that makes it such a pain. I have not found any inverts that do a really good job eating hair algae except for a Sea Hare... and even they are not an efficient means of control IMO. Also your tank is to small to maintain one. The main way to deal with...

lol... I see :)

I'm an electrician by trade so I'm familiar with the NEC codebook... although I have no idea what it says on this subject... I'll have to look it up. Time of exposure is what I would be most interested in.

I don't know if I'd agree with the UV burning the corals (or even damaging them)... I would be interest to know how long it ran w/o the outer bulb though. I can't see it causing damage unless it ran for an extended amount of time... this is just my opinion though.

Carbon is used up very quickly in salt water tanks... with in a few days from what I understand. Get some new and run it for a while. Salifert makes a very good calcium test kit but it is a little involved... not to bad though. Your alkalinity is low but you do need to test the calcium before...

Don't add any buffers to the newly mixed saltwater... if you need to add a buffer mix it with RO/DI or Distilled water, mix it up until the water becomes clear again and add it slowly to the tank. Remember when adding a buffer you need to also test for calcium. Adding one w/o the other will...

Do you have two MHs?? If so swap the bulbs and see if the other one starts. What type of ballast do you have?? Pulse Start, Probe Start or Electronic??

I'm assuming the kalk continued to drip in the sump while the return pump was off?? The calcium/alkalinity levels in the sump must have increased to the point of precipitation. Test your magnesium... you most likely lost a lot of it as well. Do a good water change and then slowly increase the...

Both are good to have... the sponge is a filter feeder and the tube worm will feed on small particals of food and waste.

Do a search for cooltouchlighting. They make a 72" triple 175w MH / Dual 160w VHO retrofit kit - base price is $580.00. or they make a hanging pendant type canopy for 685.00. Both prices include the VHO bulbs but the MH bulbs are extra.

Congrats!! Them having eggs shows they are happy any healthy... a testament to your tank’s health.

Ok, here's some advice w/o the take it back... Get NEW lighting. The Coralife Fixture you have is a Normal Output T5 System that at best has 2-28w fluorescent tubes. This is NOT enough lighting for a Bubble Tip Anemone. I’m just trying to help… btw, your tank is really clean for being set up...