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Originally posted by ~SC~EMT~ . You will need a fan for your canopy b/c VHO's get REALLY hot VHO's are a whole lot cooler than PC's I built my own canopy. I use a 4-96Watt PC retro kit for my daylights and then A 2 VHO retrofit kit for my actinics from hellolights ( not heliolights ). I...

I use PC's for 10K daylights and VHO's for Actinics. I like the intensity of PC daylights and the deeper light that the VHO actnics put out

Give the seaclone a day or two to start building up foam. I open up mine all the way and then turn back about 3/4 turn

Get yourself a 10K bulb. They are a nice and crisp white with enough Actinic to keep corals.

It's nice to see you all taking it slow and starting out the right way. Very impressive:D :cheer:

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turnover rate has alot to do with rockwork to. My tank has a pretty open look so I have about 900 GPH on my 125 gallon reef. If I had a tank with lots of rock then I would want more water flow to move water through any possible dead spots.

If the rock you put in was cured already then you may not have a cycle. Nothing says that a tank has to have a noticable cycle. A cycle is caused by die off and the ammonia that it produces. If the rock already is saturated with bacteria then it will consume the ammonia from day one and you...

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her is a couple pics of my 125 gallon reef. I moved this whole system from Seattle area to northern California and then 3 months later to central California and only lost one brittle star.

Originally posted by Thomas712 . BTW did you ever put a background on that tank of yours? Thomas I did and it really looks good. I moved my whole system from Washington to my folks house in Northern California and then 3 months later moved it from my folks house to my house On Lemoore Navy...

Originally posted by ophiura the drawback of bioballs is that they are too efficient at converting ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate. How can they be too efficient if their purpose is to reduce ammonia and nitrites :confused: ? that would be like saying that an umbrella is too...

Here is a very simple canopy that looks great https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...hreadid=121413

Originally posted by mudplayerx Having bio-balls in a marine setup are just going to raise your nitrate levels. Sounds crazy, but it is true. The truth is that Bioballs are just plastic and do nothing but provide surface area for Beneficial bacteria. Any tank will run into nitrate problems...

Originally posted by ScubaDoo If you have two skimmers on the tank...one will compete with the other. Does one skimmer somehow know that there is another skimmer in the tank and therefor tries harder to be the best.

This is a very easy canopy to make and is very inexpensive https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...hreadid=121413

Is the set up still for sale?

Here is a good plan that I use alot when I build stands. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...hreadid=122669 The 2X8 frame will just add extra weight and take up alot of room.