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Originally Posted by Tizzo Oh, well Salifert's are usually pretty accurate. But I did a test side by side with a friend and my Salifert said his calcium was 380 his said 500!! Of course he believed his own. But then again, I believed my own. Salifert's are the best kits, but it's not unheard...

Originally Posted by dcel22 I am new to having a reef tank and I have been getting green algae on the sides of my tank and sand. It seems like it has started since I added my MH lighting. I have 2 20k 250 watt bulbs over my 72 gallon. Any ideas? I use RODI water also. How long do you run...

Originally Posted by Tizzo You should test it with another kit also. Low magnesium has a bigger effect on your calcium level. Low mag usually means low calcium and the calcium will not go up til the mag level is raised, but sinse your calcium level is good then I wonder if your mag level is...

Originally Posted by Winstew Yea the light came with the tank... I got tank,stand and lighting for 350 so I'm not complaining... What could I run with that light?.. as far as non-fish Id have to say your stuck with a fish only with live rock with that lighting. $350 was a good deal. Next step...

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You probably need stronger lighting that 65w to have corals in a 72 gallon. Youll need at least 200 watts total for soft corals to thrive. For an anemone your going to need metal halide lighting. Although some people have success with high wattage PC lighting, MH is highly recommended. I wish i...

Still no help? I just started adding Kent Tech M magnesium supplement. Hopefully that should help raise it some. I have a feeling the low Mg is whats causing my polyps not to open fully anymore.

Originally Posted by spafeature have 'cured' lr from lfs that i have in a 5 gal tank w/live sand and a dinky little filter for some water motion. when is it safe to add the lr to my established tank? what should readings be in 5gal? All readings should be 0.

Originally Posted by salty tank They be dead. Funny you say that im listening to Dont Follow on AIC cd jar of flies. I love that song and whole cd. I think AIC is better than nirvana, although im sure many people will disagree Favorite song from AIC is Would

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Originally Posted by Oceanists Alice in Chains and Nirvana I second Nirvana. Great band.

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Just tested my tank. For the past couple tests ive noticed a drop in magnesium. Here are my parameters... ammonia - 0 nitrite - 0 nitrate - 10 ph - 8.2 sg - 1.026 ca - 420 phos - 0.03 kh - 9.0 mg - 1170 Temp - 79 Mg used to be 1320 and was steady there for a long time. Now its dropped within the...

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Thanks for the input. When you say acclimate them to the "new" lights, Im assuming i should lower everything and then gradually raise them up. Right my button polyps are high up, my yellow polyps are mid tank, mushrooms are low.

Another issue is heat. 2 150w MH might heat up my tank too much. Right now my tank stays between 78-80. I dont run a chiller so I might be safer to go with the 1 150w and 2 96w actinics. :thinking:

Originally Posted by reeffer my friend Anthony Calfo, who has wrote a couple books with Bob fenner, has told me "in a reef tank its hard to have to much light no matter what you put above it" so i would have to say no. Is there much of a difference in color between 10,000k and 14,000k? Is one...

Originally Posted by reeffer good point i didnt think about that, it would def. be to your advantage to try and get something with two lights. Do you think 300w is too much lighting for a 46 gallon? i have about 75lbs of LR with a few soft corals and 4 fish.

Originally Posted by reeffer no you dont need actinic lights but they make the reef have that great color. You wont get that with just MH. i just bought a new fixture from Current USA called the Outer Orbit. it has 3-150w MH, 4-96w pc actinics, 8 lunar lights and internal ballasts, cooling fans...