Pics of my reef tell me what you think!!!
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startrfish
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Originally posted by sweetreef
Here is a full tank shot!!!For ya
Nice money shot.:joy:
sweetreef
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he does just fine but will not be able to keep him for ever in there he will out grow the tank but imo they do fine if you have enuff live rock for them to hide in they love lots of live rock!!!I have put him in my 165 and he gets ick every time so for now he stays in my 45 gallon..He is more happy in there right now..
bjgwilliam
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gkl
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Hey Sweetreef. How long would you recommend keeping my lights on during the day? I have a 75 gallon with 2x150 MH, actinics and lunar lights. I just bought the light system a week ago and my algae is exploding and the water temp is raising 8 degrees every day. Right now I have the actinics to come on for an hour first, then the metal halides come on and run for about 10 hours and then the actinics are on for another hour then just the lunar. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
sweetreef
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ok first thing do you use tap water???If you do you asking for algae when using tap water...And your going to get a a little out break because its a new light set up..As far as the temp do they have fans??And are they in a canapy?if not how hight do you have them up from the tank?Well how your doing it dont sound bad..Try and cut back on your day lights by two hours and just run act two hour longer...And see how that goes then when your algae goes away maby slowly raise it back up..
gkl
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Yes the lights are in a canopy. The fixture come's with 3 fans built in the canopy. I use tap water, its well water actually. I think most of the algae is due to the water temp. The light sits about 3 inches from the top of the tank. I have my glass on the top but the lids are folded back. I thought this would help some of the heat escape, and I am getting a major salt splash on the light fixture. I was hoping not to have to hang the light. The hair algae is getting out of control, and I had to clean the glass today just to see inside the tank. I just want a beautiful tank like yours.
sweetreef
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For one i wouldnt use tap water are well water iam on a well too but i ue ro water to mix salt...imo you could get a few emerald crabs to help with the hair algae..What does your temp run?Sometimes mine can get to 84 and never gets as low as 78 and i dont use a heater in my tank my light is my heat if you having heat problems where the fans are not taking care of it and by opening the canapy doors open are not taking care of it then you might have to get a chiller...
gkl
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I have turned my heater off too. The temp is reaching about 84 and get's as low as 78 degrees. I was hoping my one coral and anemone would start looking better by now. I don't know if my anemone is gonna make it, its smaller than before and purple. It was originally white and yellowish. Oh, what is a chiller?
newbiereef
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i love ur tank, hope mine turns out that beautiful
sweetreef
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glk that temp is ok mine does that all the time just dont let it get past 86 are so for a long pierod of time look up chillers on google and you will find out what they are.....Tyvm newbiereef give it time and do alot of reading before you buy and you will have a nice reef my friend!!!
