outside filtration and lighting change

saltylake

saltylake

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Hello everyone!!!!
I am trying to find out if anyone here uses Phosguard and how often they change it? Also for a 55 GL how much do you use?
Also I was at the LFS and I noticed something simliar to Phosguard, but the little balls were smaller and yellow. The guy at the fish store says that it removes all immpurities from the tank quickly, similair to phosguard...
Does anyone have any info on this. Also does anyone here use Carbon along with Phosguard and how long do you leave it in.
Does anyone here use those little packages of Phosguard that are mixed with carbon by Seachem??? Thanks guys.
Also I am interested in making a lighting change. I currently have two PC bulbs, one white one blue in a 55 gallon reef. I wanted to add more light. What should I do if I am on a budget and I don't want to build a new canopy?
Another set of PC??? 10,000.... OR one MH in the middle between the PC's.... What bulb do you reccommend? ( blue spectrum?)
Also does anyone here have a name of a good pump that isn't to expensive??? I want to remove the system I am currently using for flow (3 large powerheads)
Thank you ladies and gentlemen and you input is greatly appreciated
 
jonthefb

jonthefb

Active Member
not sure on the phosguard here, ive never used it, however, for lighting, i think you should basically get as mcuh as you could afford. if i were doing it id use i 175 20 K mh in th ecenter, your pc's on either side, if they are 55 watts i would get another pair so you have two bulbs on ecah side of the mH, and get these bulbs as 50/50's and then get two ho or vho 4 foot actinics!
i think that with that combo, youd have great lighting and a nice combo of temp. colors!
good luck
jon
 
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