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Plexi will get hot and stink up your tank.Plus it will also eventually melt.STICK WITH THE STAINLESS. Yes it is stainless all the way through. The bulb can be as close as 1/4 inch to the reflector.But the reflector should have at lease a 1/4 inch air space between it and the canopy it is mounted...

The fexible steel tubing will probably last awhile,but it will surly rust within a month or so. Go to your hardware store and look for flexible conduate(sp?) made of stainless steel. Or just use romax wire rated for outdoor use. The socket itself will get hot from the bulb.This will definatly...

An algae bloom after a lighting upgrade is really quite common.Especially a major upgrade. The only things that you can do is to slowly increase the photo peroid daily or weekly till you can leave them on as your old lights were. You could also try adding some sort of polishing,or micro fiter...

Usually only 24 hours is needed.So I'm quite sure that after a week,you will be fine!!!

By leaving them on 24/7 you avoid the possability of the algae going sexual and spreading spores into the main tank. 24/7 also promotes more/faster growth.

Oh,well that makes it worth the extra cash.

Really not a whole lot you can do except wait it out. If your cycle is compleatly done,water changes may help,but unlikly. You really should have waited till this phase was through before you started introducing corals to the system. But it's too late now. Good luck,and patience my son!!!!!!

It really would be best to just leave it on all the time. If not for anything else,for the airation that it is adding to the water... Plus cycling it on and off is hard on the pump.This could cut the life of the pump in half as compared to just leaving it on...

A "LIVE sand" bed,especially if it is at least 4" deep,actually finishes out the nitrogen cycle. That is that it converts nitrates into nitrogen gas that then escapes the water by tiny bubbles. For more info,look around the BB a bit.There have been literally thousands of posts about LIVE SAND.

I can't see even paying that much for a stupid light timer. Why do you need a battery backup,if the power is out??????

I just use the standard Lamp type timers on all my lights. I have four of them,and have never had any trouble with them. They are cheap(less than 10 bucks each),and can be found at any "lowes type" hardware store. Just be sure to get the multi event programable ones...

A UV will NOT cure a tank of Ick.Although they will help to prevent future outbreaks. The problem lies with the uv's ability to only kill what actually passes through the unit. A tank that is infected has ick in three diferent stages of devolopment. The uv can not kill the parasites when in the...

The grouper could very well have eaten your new fish. Mine has eaten fish that are almost as big as him. Check his belly,does it look full???? As long as this fish is in the tank,you will need to be very carefull when adding fish.Anything that could possibly fit into his mouth,,,WILL.

I would agree that Fiji is probably the best.But instead of beating up on your expensive rocks yourself (ouch) try asking at your LFS for some. Most have it and will sell it for a fraction of what the regular rock goes for. Putting it in the overflow is NOT a good idea.As this could?WILL cause...

As with most saltwater fish,,,It is not the actual size of the fish that limits the tank size. But it's teerritorial,and swimming needs. Tangs require larger tanks because they tend to claim LARGE territories,and need alot of room for swimming.

I would definatly put one 200-250 watt in the wet/dry.Just be sure it is totally submerged.Then a smaller(150-200) in each corner behind the powerheads... Setting them to maintain proper tempcan be easily done in a five gallon bucket of water. Just put one at a time in the bucket with a...

Admitting it is the first stepto recovery!!!!!!!!!

My 130 is going on 4.Most of the fish in there have been in the tank most of that time...And my anemones also...Just lucky I guess,anemones do very well in my tank...

That's a big tank,so alot of circulation will be needed to eliminate dead spots.So you will need at least four powerheads. My favorite is the haggen 402's.They are big,powerfull,last a lifetime,and are fully adjustable...Place two in each rear corner,one on top of the other with the...

Any major change in lighting can/will cause an algae bloom.They can usually be avoided by starting the new lights on a limited daly photo period.And slowly increasing it to what you were running before the change... To stop an algae bloom in progress,cutting down on the lights for a weekor so...