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Originally Posted by meowzer Carbon helps to clarify water is why I asked if you use it.....I do not use carbon in my tank either, but once I had a suspended algae problem (green water) and I ran carbon for a couple of weeks and it helped to clear it...along with water changes ok thanks ill...

o yea i forgot to mintion i did a test and all the lvls were ok

Originally Posted by meowzer Do you use carbon? I would change the filters carbon, and do larger water changes.... so you are saying fly eggs turned the water green??? im just stating all that has changed with in the time of the problem. i thought maby i had too much filtration or too less...

i have a 55 gal. and its been running for about a year with only 3 damsels, 1 brittle star, some live rock and a few snails and coral. iv also added a sump tank with a refugium. and using the hang on filter my tank came with. my apartment became over run with flys and i strugled to find the...

cmon i want to give back for all the advise iv goten from this form i just need your email and ill use you as a referal.

im making a purchase and i can put someone down as a referral and they get 5 dollars credited to their account all i need is an email? first come first serve.

thanks for the help, and i did look for similar threds before i posted i looked at everything labled light, found nothing but unrealated topics.

i have 54w t5 6500k bulbs but i read that saltwater fish need 12000k bulbs how important is light temp. for coral? should i buy new bulbs?

Attachment 229570 sory this is the hood

<a href=http://cgi.----.com/48-4ft-T5-HO-High-Output-Aquarium-Light-216W-Plant-Ver_W0QQitemZ290338906893QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item43998c230d&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262>how bout this one</a> it says its for plants but im sure it would work for my 55 gal tank im wanting to...

Originally Posted by CedarReef I would try to look into a cheap t-5 fixture. You can probably find a good used one on craigslist or ----. well this is only 100 dollars after shiping

im wanting to get some low lvl coral and i read that i need atleast 165 w to 275w of light this says 260w but the bulbs are 65w will it work? Attachment 229517

Originally Posted by jackri It's bubble algae. It doesn't hurt anything other than can be an eyesore and really really hard to get rid of. Pop one and you get a bunch more. If you can pull them out without breaking them you're best off. Also sucking them up in a siphon is a good way to go...

what is this? Attachment 229508 Attachment 229509 Attachment 229510 Attachment 229511 it just started to grow

Originally Posted by D-Dzel Depends on what you want to keep. I've seen people keep softies, mushrooms and zoas under PC's. im not sure what im going to get just yet, i asume by softies you mean coral that isnt hard, like brain coral? i plan to work around my budget so im going to try to get...

i have a 55 gal. fresh water tank that i a turning into a saltwater im in the process of cycling the tank but have decided to put coral in it can i use the hood i have now and just put some different bulbs? if so what bulbs do you suggest?