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Your going to get different opinions on this subject but I run mine 24/7 on a reeftank and have seen NO ill effects. I give UV's a .

Originally Posted by Speg At 300 wpg you may be able to start a fish fry. or use your aquarium as a hot tub! Ha Ha ! hey good luck with that Xenia and Merry Christmas!

No. a small fan blowing across the water surface can help but I think you will be just fine. I would be more concerned with temperature fluccuation from lights off to midday. -sawsman

oh by the way, do you mean 300 total watts?

I have always liked Xenia but have been leary of buying any because they can spread so rapidly. but heck you can always thin it back and trade it in! it should do ok under your setup. -sawsman

Originally Posted by Speg Not all xenia pulse. definately a xenia and the above is true.

Have a picture?

I would expect you to have more evaporation but cant guess as to how much.

no problem fishmamma, sounds like you proceeding with the 'Jawfish' tank huh?

1. How old is your tank?. 2. monitor tank temperature to check temp swing. you will not want a big variance over a 24hr period. 3. is your tank layered? having different shelf height so that the anemone can move slightly upward or downward. you can rest assured it will move to where it wants to...

I have always liked the performance of my Astrea snails and have never had to flip one from being on their back. My Turbos on the other hand are constantly on their shell..... kind of a pain. -sawsman

about a day or two. then start the PH.

If it were me I would put a spray bar on the return and set it at 3/4-1" below the surface. I would position the spray holes slightly downward then position the power head to break up the spray bar flow. you'd have to fine tune this positioning to create the desired wave effect. just a thought...

You probably already know but they require a deep/coarse sand bed to burrow into. I've personnaly never kept one but I think they are way cool!

I Like my fluval alot and will never stop using it. I have never used the magnum so really cant compare..... thumbs up for the fluval!

Lemonpeels can get pretty large and may nip at corals. The others should work good.

A Royal gramma or a sixline wrasse would be good colorful choices for a 44 gal. -sawsman

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I've always used Corallife. parameters have always been consistent so I,ve never really considered any other brand. -sawsman

I changed my 150 watt 10,000k HQI MH's tonight. I have switched to the 12,500k bulbs. has anyone made this same change? and if so has there been any noticable change in growth or color to inhabitants? which do you like better 10k or 12.5k.