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  1. lbannie

    Thinking about throwing in the towel...

    Well I think I'm stayin on the SALTY side!! You can't beat the color variations in the fish and the reward of coral growth. I think the extra work is worth it. I still want my sump (which I don't have now) in the basement of our new house. I just found a sweet deal on a used Lifegard SeaHorse...
  2. lbannie

    Thinking about throwing in the towel...

    Do you have colored LEDs also? Mine is considered "full spectrum" I'm wondering if I upgrade to 6' long reef tank, will my 36" light be ok?
  3. lbannie

    Thinking about throwing in the towel...

    Maybe? I thought it was because I don't use RO water. My lights run 14 hours I think. Start out just blue and go up to 40% on both white and color ( I have reds greens also) in middle of day and then go back to just blue with percentage goin down till it goes off Are you happy with your light...
  4. lbannie

    Thinking about throwing in the towel...

    Good point flower! My idea for sump in the basement was to have the noise and mess down there. Like a dedicated fish room. I would like to go at least 180 gallons. I currently have a reefbreeders 36" led for lighting. I have quite a bit of time to decide this, I just get discouraged when my...
  5. lbannie

    Thinking about throwing in the towel...

    Well I've had my 40 breeder tank for about 4 years now with plenty of ups and downs! I have 7 small fish and a couple softies. We're building a house soon, so I don't want to add anything else. After we move, my dream was to upgrade to a much larger tank with sump in basement. I've been doing...
  6. lbannie

    ATI led power module

    Just curious.... Anyone have these? How much did you pay? I currently have a reefbreeders led unit w full spectrum colors, but sometimes find myself wishing it was better. Can't seem to get everything to really pop. Eventually I'll be upgrading to a larger tank and I'm wondering if these new...
  7. lbannie

    Evil Black Sand

    It was dry Tahitian moon sand. I rinsed it before I put it in. It was petty fine. I don't know what the problem was but over a month seemed way too long to be so cloudy
  8. lbannie

    Evil Black Sand

    Not sure if you read my other posts in the filtration section. I had a tank crash due to power failure and my neglect. So when I redid the tank I wanted to try black sand. Big mistake!!! I don't know if I got a bad batch or what. It was nothing but cloudy for over a month. I thought it was a...
  9. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Just checked ammonia, reads 0, so I'll try leaving it alone for a while. I'm actually leaving for a few days, so maybe I'll come home to a clear tank!
  10. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Yes 5 fish, snails and crabs. All seem fine. A few corals too
  11. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    I emptied the whole tank and basically started from scratch. Should I keep the filter running? Powerheads too?
  12. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    So this is somewhat normal? My fish seem fine. Yes I have foam and felt pads in the filter I've been changing the felt every other day
  13. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    I turned the powerheads off, just filter is running. I don't even know what it is that's clouding it up so bad.
  14. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    I forgot to mention ive been dealing with a cloudy tank. I recently changed to black sand and then bought an order of pods. After that ive had really cloudy water. I was hoping the new filter would fix this. A week later still cloudy! I did a 40% WC and I've changed the pads in the filter every...
  15. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Wow! Got the filter all set up!! Really quiet! It's only been on an hour and I think my tank looks better already!! Happy so far
  16. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Ok. I ordered the Rena XP4....I'll let you know when it arrives!
  17. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Oh good! My c360 was constant. I called company, lubed, re attached everything, still bubbles. I think I'm going to go with the rena xp4. I can get it online for $140! Not too bad. And the tank is in living room. But no cabinet, I just have black material surrounding stand. One day I will have...
  18. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    That's what I'm looking for-SILENT!! Lol. Did you ever have issues with microbubbles?
  19. lbannie

    Rena or Fluval?

    Thanks! In saltwater?
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