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I wouldn't waste my money on the 6045. I bought a 6045 and a 6025 and within 30 minutes of owning the 6025 did the shroud mode that took 5 minutes and gave it the same flow as the 6045. I would have just bought two 6025's if I had to do it again. one of my many cheesy uploads on youtube (more...

Originally Posted by SCSInet I forgot to mention the point... but I do not know of any T5 configuration that yields 96w. Only PC, and there is no comparison in that case. Even if Halide costs a bit more to run, you'll make it up in savings from lamp changes. 24wx4 T5 HO =96w First and...

so how about this one. I managed to get the pocket HD to shoot halfway decent at certain, macro's, angles and distances. complete with cheesy music! (may no be fully uploaded if you try to view right after this post) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nINj5UZfQ0E

yes there is no "standard" or normal. how much needed is always based on growth rate and stocking. Dose higher (but not all at once if you need a huge change) until you get ca and alk where you like it within a reasonable range close to seawater (400-500pm ish for ca, 7-11dKH ish, actual...

thanks!. been up about a since june 08'. I dont edit because my editing software degrades the video as does youtube uploading. the video cam (sony DCR-HC30 mini DV) actually shoots well and was highly regarded amonst cheap mini-dv's in its time. better than my kodak pocket HD cam indoors (or if...

dont worry about absolute "balance". Balance is based on uptake ratio. Focus on "range". As long as your calcium is within range about 400-500 (which I consider 520ppm close enough) and your dKH within range 7-12dKH there is no need to shoot for absolute balance. there is no real advantage to...

Originally Posted by MaTT B And that is why you will never grow corals like people that dose buffer and calcium everyday. I agree eventually ALL successful reefs REQUIRE additional calcium and carbonates beyond what salt mixes and water changes can provide. Uptake is just too fast. If this...

all I see is a dorsal fin injury and a flesh wound. lots of fish survive that. when you say broken back for a fish I expected a spinal injury like the rear half 45 degrees from the front half.

Originally Posted by glmule i noticed that reef central also removed its auction forum. i guess i will have to do my shopping elsewhere. dont reference -- as its sponsored by competitors but since you did l think your looking for the wrong thing there (hint: its not auctions).

Originally Posted by glmule well i know they use to have there own classified section just didn't know if it was just relocated or what the deal was with them taking that section away. they removed the perfectly good classified forum (where I had sold numerous items for great prices) and made...

get to building! all I had was a cheap electric jigsaw, long ruler, leveler, electric screwdriver and a dremel. had never built a stand before and used online DIY for references. a few hours a evening I had it done is 3 or 4 days. If not any standard 125g, 135g or 150g stand will work (they all...

only large species anemone that can sustain is a bubble tip but its not optimal. Not going to support most acro's but there a fair share of lower light requiring montiporas. Your lighting is best suited for LPS which you can keep just about any. not a bad thing since they seem to be "in" again...

how wide is it? a 6ft hundred gallon isn't extremely shallow unless its 24" ish front to back. I had a 6ft hundred gallon and it was 72"x18"x19" it had 175wx2 as well.

not only that I'm almost sure it will overhang quite a bit over a 55g (which is only like 12" front to back). anyhow its a little overkill if you arent planning on going predominantly sps (in which case besides the overhang I think its fine, just add chiller if needed).

aquamend epoxy at home depot is identicle to marineland epoxy from what I can tell. I use both.

complete with 10 sec of skimmer action. will probably do better one just wanted to see how if it would degrade any upon youtube upload http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxmUmgBFOEw required pic per photography sub forum

different species do have variable resistance to ich (and parasites in general). Dragonets and eels for example are extremely resistant. Unfortunately I dont know others that are but there must be a few more known.

Originally Posted by nycbob i dont test anymore except for sg during water change.once a tank is matured, such as more than a year or so, then there isnt anything to test really unless a problem occurs. I dont know about that. my carbonate (alk) demand goes up significantly with growth and...

I dip all sps in Lugols and do a visual inspection for eggs of any type. I dont bother dipping anything else. I'm only worried about sps (never once had zoa eating nudis or any lps pest and they are usually specific to what they survive on: zoa eating nudi's dont migrate to sps and so forth).

stay away from ritteri's. a) they grow way to big for most tanks b) they hardly ever survive in captivity c) if you have to ask dont even think about one. requires high light, tons of flow and prestine water as well. sebae's dont do much better long term.