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    Need some quick feeback--HOB skimmer:

    I have the exact skimmer in my 29 and bought from the same company. It is an excellent skimmer and you will be very happy with it. Be patient with it as it does take a good 2 weeks to break in. Mine is pulling some nasty junk out! Also on the return for the water turn the elbow 90 in towards...
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    Green Birdsnest

    I disagree, many factors play into whether any coral will be healthy when it comes to light. Its placed high in the tank, and also directly under the led strip that also helps par. I could have 8 t-5s over that tank, and if the other 4 bulbs arent helping in the area of where the coral is...
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    Green Birdsnest

    I have never have had an sps coral. I wanted to try one so I got a small frag of green birdsnest. The one i got the little polyps(if thats what they are) are more blue than green. The guy said it was cause of his poor lighting. I have it at the top of the tank under 4 t-5s and an led strip...
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    Baffled, fish acting differently

    Hmm Guess i never thought the rule was different for saltwater. Needless to say, all parameters are fine, and the water is very agitated, so i highly doubt lack of oxygen. wouldnt all the snails be running to the top?
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    Baffled, fish acting differently

    No known power outages and there is a lot of surface agitation. One thing i did fail to mention is I added a new koralia 750 yesterday also. What are signs of stray voltage? Also as far as the fish. I dont think I have to many. If you go with the 1in per gallon rule, and say all 6 fish get 5in...
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    Baffled, fish acting differently

    Ill try to make this as informative as possible. 29g reef w/ octo hob skimmer 78.5F 1.024salinity 8.2ph and zero ammonia trite and trate Tank has been up for 2 months now. Fish are about 3 weeks old and acting very normal the entire time. Except today. I just got all the above info 5...
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    Phoenix 14K MH Bulb 11 months old, replace?

    Yep time to replace. MH only has a life span of 9-12 months
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    Questions regarding...

    I have an emerald crab that today i noticed laying upside down in the sand and legs slowly moving...so i know its not a molt. i flipped it right side right and he is upside down again. is he dying? or did he attempt to molt and fell and now just trying to finish a molt? What should I do...
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    Thanks Biff. I did not know that about the blue plus. that was a lot of help. I appreciate it.
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    I got my lights in today! Super excited. Question is I ordered it this way.best combo hands down from back to front ati blue plus ati aqua blue special uvl super attinic ati blue plus When I ordered these I didnt realize the lights would be so blue! The uvl super actnic I knew was an...
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    New Lights or Skimmer?

    If you are looking at purchasing online...go to Catalina Aquarium He makes excellent fixtures, and made mine specifically for my planted tank. Granted the bulbs are 24in long, but they are staggered. You can get a 30 in fixture and have them sit on the tank...with 24 watt lamps...any...
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    ABC Warehouse! Haha and Im glad to hear I should be fine with my lights!
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    Going with the uvl for now. Im not sure how adequate this 4 bulb system will be for my reef system so I may just end up saving up for a bigger light system later. Hope fully 4 t5 with individual reflectors will get the job done for most of what i want, and right now I am not looking to much...
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    you just had to throw a wrench in to things! lol ugh!
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    what do you mean by a good grow bulb??!! OK so I want the purple? the 2 blue pluses are actnics right? So then wouldnt the 4th bulb (the aqua blue bulb) be a grow bulb? or is that another actnic? Lights are so darn confusing. And I dont want to order bulbs from differnt sights. I am sticking...
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    so you would go with the puprle of the uvl super actnic?
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    Searched but just want to make sure before i order

    I have a 4x24 t5 i want to put over a 29 gallon. I want to go with ATI and I am about to order my lamps. 2ATI blue plus 1 ati aqua blue 1 ati purple plus then I searched here and came across the combo that another memeber suggested best combo hands down from back to front ati blue...
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    Back Again

    since this is a 4 bulb fixture should I go with 2 420nm actinic and 2 10000k/12000k? or mix it up a bit? like 1 actnic 2 10000k and 1 12000k? what would you put on the 2 different switches? and what kind of lighting schedule? Also you are saying ditch the cannister filter? just a protein...
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