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thanks everybody. ill take your advice and raise the remaining clam off the bottom another four inches or so. its currently sitting about 18" below the water line. shouldnt be too hard.

250 mh 6500K + 96 cf 42hex 24"deep

ok. its dead. ive no idea why. i thought i did everything correctly. this thing was alive and behaving properly out of the bag and didnt start acting wierd till several hours later. if anyone has any advice to offer about this situration, i would greatly appreciate it. i think the big...

i put them on the bottom, as ive got a lot of mh wattage and i want to be conservative.. if theyre reaching for more light, i could move them up, but dont want to give them a sunburn right off. thanks!

this is a pic of what they look like at the moment. im holding off this morning on turning on the lights. thanks for any help you might offer. noah

Hello. I purchased 2 crocea clams on ----. they arrived yesterday in what i thoght to be not much very stinky water, but after i drip acclimated them for an hour, they both opened up and seemed fine. then yesterday after they had been in for a couple of hours, one drew in slightly. then last...

ok, mounted up the iwasaki 250 today. its really bright. what can i say? it looks like the damned sun is out, but its aweful yellow lookin. (6500K) im almost dissappointed. temps are all good right now though. ive deceded that i would like to pursue a small collection of clams. i have...

Originally Posted by IBEW41 got a pic of the sump and ballast area? its a disaster, but it works..

i made the canopy this weekend as i was under the weather and needed something all consuming to keep me off my bike. (primary obsessive hobby) so, this thing isnt pretty but it should get the job done. ive got the ballast mounted in the closet and power routed through the wall. the aqualight...

thank you very much. i will keep an eye on the temps and build in a fan. i also have a great deal of surface area in my sump closet. i may install a fan in there if i need to. thanks again. noah

Originally Posted by MaTT B There is not really any point of getting that much unless you already have it. And I would upgrade soon or that bta is gonna be long gone. And good luck finding a way to fit the light strip and and retro fit without causing a shadow to be clear, i was thinking of...

i have a little 42 hex. i have somelive rock, 2 small fish, and a bta. i would like to get more rock, lights and invest in building a reef slowly. lets assume my filtration is adequate, and bio load is low. id like a maxima clam or two, some corals, etc, added over time. the first thing i...

hi. ive done some searching and cant find any info on what is going on in my tank. i have a 42 hex with a nice big chunk of live rock in it and a variety of shells. im running an overflow to a sump with a large skimmer and wed-dry. i think i might have a mantis shrimp because ive lost three...

Originally Posted by BOSTON Cut all of the angles at 22 1/2 degrees uh, i just made a foot for my stand and used 30 degrees for each cut with a circular saw. i think 22.5 would be for 8 sides.

the pump ive been working with isnt the pump ill eventually be using. and the venturi ive been playing with is a diy work in progress. you answered my question about the airstone. in imbalanced ratio of water to air was what i suspected would be the only potential problem, although im sure...

hello all. i am making my way back into aquariums. very excited. so much has changed in the last ten years since i had a tank. theres alot to catch up on. i have recently set up a 42 hex with the intention of making it a fowlr tank. i planned to run a substantial wet dry and a skimmer...