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On my opinion this is setosa, I have 2 frags and polyps looks exact the same but my grow on 360 degree and up this looks like go along with surface. Any how 90% this is setosa

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well I can give + and -, at this hobby how I anderstainding we need to be more creative, I not gonna go buy just a brands and spend hundreds for devices, just telling every one this skimmer works for me like $500 reef octopus skimmer can provide picture in future, just adjasting level of water...

Hello every one, planning start bio pellet reactor and hard to choise from. Currently looking at bulkreefsupply this model JNS Alpha 1 Bio Pellet Reactor - English maybe some one has this? or some other models

I have this skimmer, work fine for me 150g tank, better than instant ocean a had before(got it with samp). I did modify it little, put bigger pump and more air tubes, it skimms now like crazy. Good skimmer for beginners like me

If you looking for cheap and powerfool light do it yourself. I did in my and happy now but still in testing. For worm light i use 2 t8 pink then 2 36'' t5 actinic+10,000k then for main 10LED's CREE xm-l t6 cool white, for each star of it go 3 LEDS royal blue XT, all LED's for more par has to go...

Hello every one just interesting where to get those pellets for good price from, sorry for buthering

Today did test salt that I use and mix show Ca 540 that where to come from. Meter Red Sea salt mix showing Ca 440 so 100 points differents

I just start tank 4 weeks ago and did mix with chippest instant ocean brand come in box for 200 gal mix, I have about 150lb rocks 120lb sand and 20lb crushed corals, may be that corals bring lvl of Ca so High? Water change not help it comes same lvl.

Hello all I have problem in new tank, Ca 500 Kh13 how to safetly drop down this numbers?

Ok I understaining that but no one on this forum did't meter a spectrum from grossery store lights. other thing according to chart from pet store actinic coralife blue light 21watt t5 36" $20 it have a peak425-435nm 80-100 watt +550nm 35watt so Lowes lamp $6.54 t8 24" have 430nm 60watt 550nm...

So today I did my light fix. I'm not so crazy to by $2000 lights for aquarium that total with all equipment cost $700. So I shop around Lowes and Home depot that what I got 4x5k 1100 lumens flood lights -$36 4x24'' t8 950 lumens GE aqua lights from Lowes $28 plus kit to install it $40 and my...

This is parametrs of water salinity1.025 KH 13 ammonia 0 CA 500 nitrite 0 phosphate 1.0 nitrate 0 PH 8.2 Do I need to have other tests too or this should be enough? Will try put corals closest to top of water and see what gonna happened with light

All right just check craiglist 1 guy selling 36"x4 HO T5 will see what gonna happened, if I put bunch of small corals in tank that gonna make a sence?

So how I understood the leds not good for corals and need to be replaced with t5? Is any meterment of lumens available to see inough light or not? Any how I like to hear about water parametrs, is Ca and Kh gonna go down or stay same lvl? I see some purple starting grow.