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thanks. i have 2 250W MH at the moment and will try it with 4 54w t5's. I know I should have 3 MH but will see what happens with the ones i have at the moment. thanks for the replies. I will probably only be going for very easy corals for now anyways. kinda ease my way in.

thanks for the input. I have not yet made a decision on what I would like to keep but in all honesty, I will probably go with simple stuff. I really like the look of MH but hear it's a real problem with water overheating and water evaporation and I just am not sure the look will equal the...

Hey I am trying to make the jump to corals... I have had a FOWLR for approx 5 yrs now no big problems. I want to upgrade my lighting and have been doing research... Question. SHould I go with MH and t5? Just t5? I have 125G 6' long 24" deep setup. I want to DIY the canopy dad an...

thanx for all the unput, it's really appreciated

Hey gang it's been a while since i've been here. I've got a 125 G tank with LR right now I have 1 spider crab 1 yellow tang 1 stripped damsel 1 Nemo (dont know how to write oscellaris clown)oops 1 cleaner shrimp 1 royal gramma The question is, I've got about 4" of fish in there right now, how...

its crushed coral and mybe 1/5 of sand (not much)

thanx finally someone with a different view on things! I'd like to get such a package but I live in Canada thus can't order from here. My LFS charges incredible prices for these and honestly tries to sc(&^ me over everytime I go. any thoughts on where I could get some? and if a thicker sand...

ok. here we go. I have a 125g FOWLR tank with approx. 80lbs LR. wanting to upgrade to reef in short while but want to get parameters perfect or close to before. It's been up and running for about 1 1/2 years. Nitrates - 10 pH 8.4 all others including phosphates 0. have about 1/2 inch sand...

i've been having some problems with my algea and I think I have narrowed it down with reaserch. I have a 125G FOWLR and i am currently running 2 ecco ehiem canister filters. their flow rate is about 145gph each wich i figure gives me 290gph in all. Now i've heard and read that u need about...

be carefull with freshwater guppies... they are known to cause internal problems in all saltwater fish. just a thought to look out for

thanx for the help. My tank has had problems with "ich" i am now putting the fish in after about a month and a half of quarantine. My nitrates are 10ppm everything else is perfect. could this be a problem for a tang?... P.S. y did you get rid of your FOWLR?

i have a little blue green algea in my 125 FOWLR and i was told to use some turbo snails and cleaner shrimp to get rid of it. Also I could get a yellow tang and it would also eat off any remaining algea. is that a fact? if not what can i do? thanx for the help

please help me. I have an algea problem. I have tried to explain what kind of algea it is but have had a few problems.. it's the kind of algea you would find at the bottom of a river. just slimy and green, smells when taken out of the water. my parameters are ph 8.4 nitrates/nitrites 0...

hey reefer60. if you still have those plans for the canopy you were talking about in this forum that would be greatly appreciated thanx

ok... i'm scared i have had an outbreak of green slime algea for the past month or so. I have talked to ppl including on this site and it seems like the general consensus is that I need more lighting. I'm fine with that. I have a 125G FOWLR and i presently have 2 40W bulbs that came with the...

everything is within normal except for pH (8.2) having little trouble with that salinity 1.023ppm al others @ 0. and i used normal wter which i now know was not the best idea. Would it be easier to start again? If so what would i do with LR. gonna go now we are expecting tornadoes so talk to...

hey i just bought a canon S1 IS. it's an incredible camera easy to use great to download to computers and amazing features. 10X zoom image stabilizer. Picture quality is amazing. check em out.

I need help. I have had my tank running for approx 5 months now and have had problems with ich. I put my fish in a QT tank and then, ALGEA!!! huge amounts of algea! What can i do to get rid of this. It's green algea like you'd find in a swamp. it smells bad also when taken out of the...

nice tank! how do you keep your tank without all that algea?

moral of this story.. INVEST IN A QUARANTINE TANK!!! dont loose your money and beautiful fish like i did...