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my current set-up running as is, is about 4k .. then there are all the " extra" stuff everywhere .. then there is livestock... that i havnt included... i saved a lot of $$ DIY a lot of stuff..

i would completely tear the tank down.. don t know where those little buggers can hide .. i would make sure that i have noting alive in the tank and start over.. don't want to get re-infested again and have to tear her down again.. YzGyz ohh and watch the rock turn green when you boil it.. well...

recirculating is better than that standard nw... thing w/ recirc is that you can control tha 'flow-through' rate... thats the rate at which water enter and exit the skimmer.. with the regular type.. the pump just sucks up the water, add bublbes and spit it back out as whatever gph the skimmer...

soo.. in reaality.. the 180 degree dont all make it to the tank.. some is shinig sideways, or at a 45 and other bad angles that dont do good for the tank.. so the reason how they get 300 % more light is cuzz they harnest and shine most of the top 180 degree back into the tank ( good reflectors...

the main thing w/ t5 lighting is the size of the bulb and good reflector... rough breakdown.. t5 ho = t5 ( bulbs size .. t5 is about 1/2 inch diam bulb.. t8 are about 3/4 inch bulb.. t12 is about 1 1/4 inch diam) then HO = high output.. ( as in stronger than normal .. but more!! ) now...

if it was me.. and everything is actually infested with them non-wanted pest.. i would probaly crash my tank on purpose.. ( yours gonna lose it anyways.. mite as well do it controled) id do somthing like low low SG... maybe that will kill them.. or have no light on the tank for like months...

imo and ime, only zoos and shroom will thrive ( if even that) under your lighting.... pc = power compact= power compact flourecent ho and vho are types of florescent bulbs.. ho = high output.. vho - very high output.. what really distingiush them is the bulb size.. ( like t5, t8,t12... the 't'...

imo... euroreef are overpriced.. im not saying that they are bad skimmers.. just overpriced... skimmer technology have gone up big time in the last few years.. the reason why you hear about euroreef skimmer is because the use to be the industry standard as to speak.. they where the best bang...

all three.... you need to come to the light though.. it's all about stream style PH now... YzGyz

e-mail me at thangom321@yahoo.com vinh

24/7 unless power outage or cleaning it...

thats even better!!! guess you made up your mind ehh.. YzGyz

it comes down to $$ and time.... if you go to the big leuge.. then you better have some nice toys... it takes me 45 mins ( sfter water harvest) to do a wc.. that includes adding salt to rodi.. test it's SG .. take water out from DT.. and adding new... then you add 2 mins to clean the skimmer...

vho= very high output.. ( come in t8/t12 i think.. t and ## = size of bulb t8 maybe 3/4'' diam and t12 like 1 1/4.. i think.. not 100% ) t5 ho= t5 high output ( t5 = smaller bulb.. about 1/2 '' dia.) pc = power compact... all are flourecents but each have it's +/-.. of them all.. t5ho is...

the one stream will do a lot more than the 2 ph.. stream style pump produce a wider more wide spread flow.. while centripical (sp) ph produce strong narrow flow.. this is not good if you plan to direct water to corals... the stream will be the ticket.. you kinda dont understand what a stream...

i got one off the bay myself.thats cuzz im poor.can't say it works perfectly (dont have tds meter) but it's better than well water in the tank.. .. if i could afford it, i would buy a "real' ro/di unit.. ( thats like $200+) but i cant.. and next "semester is commin soon... ill be super broke...

temp acclaimate.. float baggy for 30 mins.. do this for everything... after that, you acclamate water chemistry.. you add a little at a time if your water to the baggy water till it dubbles..( over a time frame anywhere from 30 min to 1hr.. depending on the animal.. snals and the likes can be...

looks like a 6'x24''x24'' to me... nice tank.. wish i could do it all over.. i would have a tank that size or a little bigger.. ( BF tanks are exspensive compared to rectanglular tanks ) Keep the pics rolling YzGYz

3 clown will not work imo unless in a large tank ... and yes you do have a decent size tank but.. it's cube.. usually what happens is one will have to resort to only living in one small section if the tank due to bullying.. and in a cube.. thats no tmuch distance as a buffer zone if safety...

nw-200 over the g3 anyday... copied from a site ASM G 3 Protein Skimmer Specifications: - Gallon Rating: up to 250 gal. - Pump: 1 x Sedra 5000 - Reaction Chamber Diameter: 6.5" - Footpring: 11" x 12" - Height: 25" (Savings: $29.00) $279.95 - Overall Height: 24" - Cup Removal Clearance: 0.75" -...