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In July when I set up my reef (120 display and 200 total gallons) I decided to immediately insert Mangroves which I bought e b a y. Knock on wood with A LOT of time and $$$$$$$$$$$$$ my system seems to be perfect. Looking at pictures from when I first set up the tank I noticed that the root...

I really don't have anything to compare my skimmer to. Before this I had a 46 gallon bow tank with a hang on Red Sea Prism skimmer. LOL, so compared to that its unreal! It skims and seems to be producing a good amount of foam. Its not too dirty the tank so the foam is not a dark color all...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Quills Hey, CAM...could you explain a little bit about how the system works? To me it looks like the drain water from the tank comes in via one set of the grey spa flex pipe into a filter sock. And then your rock tank and your fuge are fed from the mag pump then...

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Wow, cool, I started that thread. Im happy it helped someone!

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I wouldn't even know where to begin with a DIY. lol

Hmmm, interesting about these MaxSpect. Never heard of them until now, and I have been researching LED's for a while. The company that seems to be in the lead for quality and best lighting is Aqua Illuminations. I also am a fan of Acan but think theAI's quality is far superior and its a...

I am using Seachem tests. I did not try that yet.

OK, not to beat a dead horse or nothing, but I checked and all my levels are perfect. Alk, Calcium, PH, Mag. I was told it is possible that because my reactor is producing the correct amount of levels, I do not have enough coral to absorb the calcium and other nutrients. Does this sound...

Yeah, I think this is gonna be the problem. My ProCal is a monster prob producing too much calcium and not having enough coral to suck it up. This is prob the problem. Im gonna have to lower it. Anyone fimilular with a ProCal? to reduce the calcium output am I lowering the bubble counter or...

What levels is everyone talking about?

Quote: Originally Posted by Bang Guy Sand will bind up for two reasons: 1 - Populations of sand bed infauna have been depleted and the sand is no longer live. This can happen if there are sand bed predators such as sifting starfish, hermit crabs, or sand sifting gobies. Without the sand bed...

Powerheads that just move water around don't have oil in them. The internal pumps are what you have to worry about. I have a Mag24 pumping from my sump to refuge and LR tank. Your story is a little worrisome.

The tank has been set up since July. Its a 120 display, 55 Refuge (with Live sand and chaeto) a 30 gallon Live Rock tank and a large sump, prob about 30-40 gallons. The refuge because there is nothing turning the sand up has become almost a crust layer on top. When you break the layer it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ryancw01 Mine is pretty similar to TommieLynn's. I turn off everything and do the turkey baster thing with the rocks and the sand a bit. I recently vacummed out most of my sand because of problems with phosphates so that has almost completely gotten rid of problem...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 I would double check the reactor...It's possible it could be off....Do you test your Mag levels as well? What do you mean it could be "off"? Meaning its producing to much calcium or magnesium? I checked Mag a while ago, I don't remember the numbers but...