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Yeah go with vho tubes. I think the 48 inch variety are 110 watts or so. You will need to purchase a ballast to support them. I would get an ice cap. They ususlly allow you to run four bulbs. I would get two 5050's or one white one blue. It's imprtant to get actinic 03 blue and for white i...

I wouldn't mix wrasses in anything smaller than a 125. They just don't get along usually....

The difference is basically size. You fit more output of light in a pc than in a similar watt vho. BUT vho's are longer and capable of covering longer tanks alot easier. It all just depends on the size of your tank to me.....

Not really but get a cpr bak pak if you're going to get one. The prizm skimmers are ok for small tanks while cheap they don't skim much and mine produces alot of air bubbles. Youll be alot happier if you spring for the cpr.

Are they ALOT bigger than him or have the shown any aggression to the clown? He could just be shy. Give him a couple days. Just make sure he eats while things adjust.... btw no they are not enemies at all

To properly outfit a 90 with filtration and lighting you'll easily spend that much and probably more. I would keep the 60 and give him the 90 tank. Did you buy the filtration for the 60? and He just provided the tank? Offer to just buy the tank from him....And he can go get his own new tank.

Catera you can match the spectrum of light a vho+mh combo gives off to a pc combo but you can not match the sheer power of mh+vho to a pc. Its all in the output power of the light. A halide light will provide you with much better color and growth in your corals since the corals will be...

There are several factors in coral color. 1) the spectrum of light you are shining on them. I personally like the 10k/actinic 03 effect which is bright crisp light with blue mixed in. Some like more blue some like 20k's some like 6.7k's. It's all dependent on you but i would never buy a bulb...

Um. You should run the actinics one hour before and after the 10k goes on and off respectively. Leave both on at the same time? It sounds like you turn the actinic off which is a no no. I do a 10 hour cycle with actinics one hour before and after the 10ks go off.

? where's the guy who originally posted this? He wanted IT on the West coast. Where is IT on the East coast?

Do you dose some iodine? They need it....I started with one very tiny one and it turned into 6 in 4 months.... Thats with lots of changes in tanks....

I say yes but its not very common. Pollution from overfeeding is VERY possible. I've done it myself in the beginning.... But if you have a well established tank the odds are slim because the amount of filtration and cleanup crew you have can take care of it. And as reefnut said laziness will...

Think of the corner overflows as your surface skimmer while the power heads will move the rest of the water in the tank. SInce you have a or will have a reef you're also going to have alot of rock in there interrupting that water flow. Try putting one in each corner and the othe rtwo in the...

I would go with frozen as much as possible. Feeding to much dry food will mottle the color of some fish and just can't replace good old fashioned raw food full of blood and guts :) . It doesn't hurt to feed dry every now and again if your feeling lazy :)

In a reef i'd say no. You have more length than anything. I'd add 2 more to that list and set them up on timers.

Ok no ordering Flower Pots, Anemones, Mandarins, etc...etc.... It can start with you :) Hehehe. J/k. Maybe you can set up a dual front with the owners of Salt.com.... You guys could start a global franchise and take over the world.

I have successfully used a razor blade on an acrylic tank. YOu have to be super careful but it is doable. I used to do it in front of the owner of the LFS and if he thought it was ok then..... Like i said be VERY careful and it works great. Slow and deliberate

If you can afford it go with the 175 halide and at least 2 supplemental actinics whether pc's or vhos. Always go higher if you can afford it. Youll be way happier with the growth and color... Besides a 175 halide can always be used again on a bigger tank one day.... If the halide is to...

Ya definitely NOT in the tank. You could try a toothbrush but just be careful not to damage the heathly tissue while indiscriminately brushing....

Ok. You have plenty enough light for those corals. Need to know your water parameters. ALK, Calcium, ammonia, ph, salinity, nitrites, nitrates and such. If they do check out when di dyou get these corals? My experience is when you just buy them it takes a couple days for them to adjust to...