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Yes, I would definately move them furthur apart, like at least 3 inches or more. They may not sting each other right away but at night they can open up thier sweepers and cause some problems for each other. Escape

The 20k light will not look blue at all in person, only in pics. You will like it just fine and so will your corals. Ive been running 250w 20k radiums for about 1 1/2 years now they look great and my corals are growing like weeds so you have nothing to worry about. Good luck. Escape

Lookin' good as ever murph! You will love your monti cap if youve never had one before. You might remember I got mine about 3 months ago & I love them! They grow sooo fast for an sps. They are awesome, new on my favorites list. Good luck with yours! Escape

My 250w - 20k radiums look amazing in person its just when you take a picture they look VERY blue. Good growth on SPS, etc. I would go with 14k though if I could do it again. Escape

Hey, one thing ive learned recently is that you cannot maintain a "high" alk level in your tank and keep your macros healthy at the same time. My LFS told me that I shouldnt go over 9dkh and at the time I was running closer to 11-12 dkh and all my macros were dying. I since have been running 8-9...

That doesnt look like cyano IMO. Cyano is usually a stringy, slimy, substance that would be on top of the sand, not below it. That is prob just a normal, common algae.

You can also increase the alk of the tank water assuming there is nothing else in the tank that would suffer from it. I have found in my tanks that if I increase the alk to around 12dkh the coraline seems to take off. Also it seems to grow faster & thicker in the shadows of my MH lights vs in...

5" DSB (oolitic aragonite) with lots of LR rubble. Feather caulerpa macro algae, about half a dozen mangroves, a couple cone snails, lots of misc pods & worms, and even some GSP & Zenia. Escape

You could also use a closed loop system then you wont have any PH's in your dp tank at all. Escape

Sorry I dont know what to tell ya murph, my lfs always tells me that if the tips start to bleach not to worry about it, just if it starts at the base. I know your arent really "bleaching" though. Your pics dont look like hair algae, I have had just a couple strings of hair algae kill some acro...

I have used the water from the big machines in front of publix grocery stores when in a pinch and I never had any probs with that. I dont know if its the same or not though?

There is no such thing as too much flow IMO however, I would get the 900's based on the power consumption and efficiency of them. The 900's are much more efficient for the power they use. I dont know the exact figures but if you look it up you will see what im talking about. Escape

It looks like you have a pretty good set up, maybe you just added too much bio-load too fast. Do you still have your other tank set up? If so I would reccomend moving those fish back into it if possible until the cycle is complete. Otherwise you will most likely loose some of them during the...

I have found that if you raise your alk level to a fairly high level the coraline will spread much faster. Im talking dkh of 10-12. This very high alk level will help your coraline but if you have a fuge it will kill your macros so be careful! I leraned this the hard way! Escape

I have had a BTA for a bit over a year now and it never had any distinct bubble tips. Recently it split and since then both remaining anemones have very pronounced bubble tips. They are under 250w 20k radium MH bulbs. I have no idea why...... Escape

Well it sounds like your going through a cycle. A little bit more info will help others help you though, like How many & what kind of fish you added & when? All at once or ?? How often & how much do you feed them & what do you feed them? What size tank? What type of filtration? How much LR &...

My reef is at 1.027, my eel tank is 1.024 - 1.025.

Originally Posted by stuckinfla I have heard the greens are not safe. My lfs has warned me about the green ones too. I have some missing fish here lately and have been keeping an eye on my serpent so I wouldnt be suprised. Escape

I bought an orange one earlier this month. I acclimated it for over 3+ hours, very slowly. It lasted about a week then I found it in a collapsed looking state on the sand with it arm tips melting away to a whiteish stringy paste. I will try again though someday as it was really cool while I...

Between 78-80 daily. No heaters or chillers just a/c kept at 76-78. escape