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If you add MH lights, you will have even more heat to deal with.

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I have to agree with luvmyreef. One thing you could do at this point to try to save your livestock (if you don't want to return them to the store) is to do 20% water changes every other day until the ammonia and nitrite get down to zero. However it will cost you some money in salt. And it may...

Originally Posted by luvmyreef And yes, I use the ATI bulbs and WOW, my corals love them! I even have an acro that is growing good. Switch to them, and see for yourself!! Which ATI bulbs do you use? I am about to purchase some ATI bulbs for my Nova Extreme Pro on my 55 gal and am trying to...

Looks like you are about half way through your cycle. Ammonia is near zero and nitrites are really high. Ammonia should go to zero in the next few days, then nitrites will start to go down and nitrates will go up. When ammonia and nitrites both read 0, your cycle is complete. You will then need...

Originally Posted by Speg and act.... 42 is way old..may as well start looking into burial plots. Enjoy your youth because one day soon you will wake up and realize you are in your 40s. Then some snotty 20 year old will look at you and think: "Wow, you are old!". Trust me, its coming.

A little more info on your setup is needed: a.) How many bulbs in the T5HO fixture? b.) What is the wattage of the bulbs? c.) What types of bulbs? (ex. 10,000K, actenic, etc.) d.) What is the make and model of the powerhead? e.) What is the make and model of the skimmer?

Almost as bad as a cat's hairball!

I used the sugar sized in my tank, but had problems with it blowing around. I bought some CaribSea Dry Aragonite Special Grade Reef Sand (1.25-1.95mm grain size) and put it on top of my sugar sized sand and have much less sand blowing. Most of the reef tanks I have seen use that size or...

Yeah, I get emails from them and saw that sale. I went and got a 10 gal for $10 my daughter's frog.

Originally Posted by Cranberry I was like "Oh cool! a solar/lunar eclipse!" Now I'm not so happy...... Same here. LOL

Originally Posted by meowzer LOL...are you old too Is 42 old? I don't feel that old.

Originally Posted by meowzer I guess I am in the minority...LOL....I have not read, nor do I care about these books/movies/shows...... LOL, I thought this thread was about a solar event. I'm with you Meowzer. I have no interest in this teen drivel.

Originally Posted by Speg It's wild to think that those things went up over night....nothing gets done that quick. It may be a digital billboard. Basically a giant flat panel TV. We have several here in Atl. Its very easy to put new ads on them.

To be honest I don't know. I really don't know what that debris is. I am just guessing that it is trace elements that dropped out of solution. I DO know that if it is indeed trace elements, those elements will not be available to your corals (assuming you have any). Personally I would not put...

I have never used that brand, but it doesn't sound normal. I use Instant Ocean Reef Crystals and after letting it mix with a powerhead overnight, I usually have little if any solid particles on the bottom of my mixing tub. However, I once bought a bag of Reef Crystals from a PetsMart and when I...

Flower, I am sort of new here (I read more than post though), and have always liked your waving smiley. The wave goes along with your personality. You come across as very friendly and helpful. I say keep your wave.

JTT, I live in the Atlanta area as well and am a member of an aquarium club. Our club got to do a behind the scenes tour at the GA Aquarium back in February. All we had to pay was the regular entry fee into the aquarium and they gave us the tour for free. I believe this was the second year in a...

Somehow I have gotten a whitish film on my tank glass. The tank is only a year old and was purchased brand new. It appears to be calcium or hard water. I have tried using my MagFloat, an algae scrubber pad, and a razor blade to remove it. It won't come off. This tank is in use and I don't want...

I also have a Coralife skimmer and had the same problem. You need to raise the pump to just under the surface of the water. The manual says to not exceed 3" below the water surface when placing the pump. I had to put mine at about 2" below the surface to get it to bubble again.