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Originally Posted by joojoo hmm, bristle worms and cbs, to my knowledge don't eat algae what kind of lights do you have? Just 2 florescent 1 50/50, 1 10k coral sun. I see the CBS picking at the rock all the time, looks like he is eating alge off the rock, maybe not.

Have a 55 gallon, ~50 pounds live rock, cc subsrtate. Have 1 CBS and 2 Large turbo snails and 1 chocolate chip starfish. Is there such a thing as not enough alge. I caught 2 bristle worms high up on the glass eating on what little alge there is. I do a 10 gallon water change every week and...

Originally Posted by Krazy302 Looks good.. how big is your tank? I have a 75 gallon and only have 4 leds in my coralife fixture.. Mine is a 55 Gallon, I have seen kits on the net that use 10 - 15 LED's, so I went with 15 and wired in a dimmer rotary switch so I could get just the right light...

Just finished making a set of moonlights. 15 LED's spaced at 3 inches. Let me know what you think. Thanks.

how long is she now?? Do they normally get brighter as they age?? Thanks

Originally Posted by Anonome That coral beauty is truely beautiful!! I'm looking for one like that, mostly orange and yellow, with some blue/purple. A lot of the one's I see have too much purple and they would blend out with my blue background. I am sooooo jealous! ***) Send more pictures! Here...

Just got him, tough fish to get a pic of, loves to hide behind the rocks.

will this stay white forever, or will it eventually turn brownish like the rest???

Just did a search and did not come up with anything. My wife bought me a piece of live rock from LFS. She has gone with me before to buy live rock and said she got it from the same tank I always do. It is solid bright white with what looks like purple coraline alge growing on it, no pits or...

Just Reading The manual on my nitrate test kit Aquarium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Manual reads "This test kit measures nitrate as nitrate ion or total nitrate, Other nitrate test kits that measure nitrate-nitrogen (NO3N) will give readings 4.4 times less than this kit". My question should I be...

Originally Posted by Ray28576 I would definitly go with the 175 watts kits. You might even want to get 3 of them if you can afford it. and if they will fit your tank. Or you might look in to getting some actinic PC lights to go with the MH. Also, what is the business in Greenwood? Do you...

Originally Posted by Ray28576 Like stated b4, the 20K bulbs are very blue, IMO, 20K bulbs take color away from the tank, but like fishieness said, it is what ever you prefer. I like 10-14K myself. If you don't mind me asking, How much are you paying for the kit? There is a business over in...

Looking to buy a retro kit 400 Watt metal halide kit, would this be ok by itself for a 55 gallon tank. Bulb that comes with kit is 400w, 20k. Would I also need antics or would this one light do it all?? Thanks for all the help.

Originally Posted by mopar9012 ive never heard of cleaning and that making your nitrates go up. normally is you DONT clean they will go up. maybe the water changes your doing is bad water... I have tested the RO water that I buy and it tests O Nitrates

I have a 55 gallon that I am having nitrate problems with, they stay around 40 ppm. I do a 10 gallon water change every week and also clean the 2 sponge filters on both power heads, clean all the media in the FluVal 404 with the water I drained from the tank and clean the alge off the tank walls...

Originally Posted by Mixtimp Looks awesome! That is a ghostly looking anemone. Is that bad, this is my first one.

Looks GREAT !!!!! One day when I grow up, I too wil have Corals.

Just purchased a 10 pound piece of live rock and a curley-cue anemone. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Blaine

Originally Posted by kimC Is it really "gravel"? :notsure: Gravel is not good for saltwater... should be sand or crushed coral. Most folks prefer sand. Water change is good and you should vacum out the crud... JMO!!! Nice looking tank!! Your lucky to receive such a nice gift!!! No my...

Nitrates still high, preparing a 10 gallon water change. Question, the gravel is dirty, I have one fish that likes to stir things up, when I chage the water, should I suck out the gravel, or is all that "stuff" in the gravel and sand good for the fish. I received a super gravel sucker with my...