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I think the media is good for 3 months or so. I used it for awhile, but then the cyano went away, so I took it offline.

Actually they say that an ammonia level above 1.0 is too high because it will kill off any life that is on the live rock, and you get some very beneficial hitchhikers on the LR, brittle stars, worms, etc. So if you test your ammonia and it gets to 1.5 or 2, Id do a 20% water change or so to keep...

because they eat algae, mine took some time before it even ate my homemade food. but once he learned that pumps off mean food, he's out immediately.

congrats!! Is the picture hard to get because its hiding after just adding it to the tank?

nice looking frags. those are going to look great once they start growing.

Damn that fish room is sick!! Id be spending all my time in there!!

You cant use the watt per gallon for determining strength. BTA need strong lighting, such as metal halide or t-5 with individual reflectors. Id stick with the low-medium light coral and shrimp.

2x250w will be all the light you need. As to the RO water, it should be better than the walmart water

Looks great Bizzle!! I agree with everyone said, especially the midas blenny and the zoo rock.

Originally Posted by Stanlalee other than the fact XM 15k have terrible PAR you could easily put acro's midway down the tank and most will do fine below the middle ( I dont think I'd put acro's at the bottom but you could put most montipora and less light demanding sps down there. not even that...

Agreed. With a 24" Deep tank and 250w MH you should be fine with sps anywhere. Something tells me that par may be a bit low with the XM15k compared to other bulbs, but I dont know specifically. Ive heard amazing things about 250w phoenix 14ks and I use the 150w versions and theyre great...

Originally Posted by mckevinfang so i got some new SPS yesterday if you check out my other thread pictures are in there Question: Do i need to feed SPS corals anything?? if so what do you guys feed and how thanks!! light, clean water and fish poo

Yeah wow the color has really turned around! I think the fans could possibly disturb the polyps down near the base and could create a little shading. But other than that they wont bother them.

stirring the sand is not that bad if its a shallow sand bed and not deep. if you have good flow, maybe you need to redirect it. If you need more flow, get some. but Id wait it out at first and see if time will help. Its just part of having a new tank.

asterina stars do seem to bother zoos but as far as I can tell dont eat them. I do see them crawl over the zoos and the zoos close up, but nothing else happens that I can tell. If you get too many, just start taking them out and tossing them.

Originally Posted by deejeff442 i typed in refugium and only products popped up.how do i get to the articles? seems to me it is just a 2nd tank under the dt.filled with macro alge i see i can buy cheap, some sand,and what kind of lighting does it require? and how much macro alge? Did you go to...

If it only changed 1 dKh with 2 33%+ water changes, Id bring it to your LFS to have them test it just to rule out a bad test kit. Whats the alk test of your salt water? But Id dose calc and not alk during this time. YOu dont want the calc to drop too low. Also, theres worse things then high...

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner is the book everyone recommends. Also, look at the top stickied threads in the New Hobbiest section. That will have many good articles as well. I would replace the CC if I were you. Also, more LR is liekly needed. Start with mushrooms and...

Originally Posted by errattiq Power compact = good for soft corals , bad for anemones. Anemones require far stronger lighting that power compacts... If you want to stay cheap and use this light, stick to soft corals and some LPS corals... If you go the anemone or SPS coral route you'll be...

use the search function of this website and you will find lots of articles and designs for refugiums. I have one and would not set up my filtration system any other way. Skimmer, heater, return pump, phosban reactor, etc. all can fit in it. The main actor in a fuge is the macroalgae, usually...