bwilhite
Reefing newb
I just got a LTA a few hours ago and my Clarkii is already hosting with it. My LFS said to turn off the power heads overnight just to keep a potential disaster from happening. Is this a good idea?
New LTA
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rrbigdog
Reefing newb
Power heads are a nems worst nightmare. They do have a tendency to move until they find a place they like. Mine moved the first two days until it found a crevice it liked in the middle of my tank. Has it attached to something yet?
bwilhite
Reefing newb
I believe it is attached to the sand bed floor and a smallish rock. I tried to move it on the live rock but it came back down. I just didnt know if no current at all was good either.
bwilhite
Reefing newb
Did you turn off your power heads the 1st couple nights until he found a spot?
rrbigdog
Reefing newb
I did turn off the first night then turned it back on during the day when I could monitor the tank.
bwilhite
Reefing newb
I have a 50 watt 12K white and 445nm blue LED light strip. Do you think that is enough for a LTA?
emmett0122
Reef enthusiast
lighting should be fine and the power turned off is a must(i know this cuz my 1050 power head ate my bta) untill you are sure it is attached
bwilhite
Reefing newb
My LTA is doing great, has found a happy spot! Updated pics
mariobrothersleeve
squirrel
Put some nylons over your power heads and you'll be fine.
reeftanker84
Reefing newb
i just got an lta and its already pretty happy,i wonder though,every time i add aragamilk to my tank,and i mean only 10 drops for 150 gallons of water it deflates for several hours,didnt think it should be that bad
BL1
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I can't speak to the deflating but, I can tell you that adding it directly to your tank doesn't really do anything for your calcium levels.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/7/chemistryRandy Holmes-Farley said:
reeftanker84
Reefing newb
well its all i use when dosing and my cal lvls are steady and i have alot of corals,red sea test kits show it does work
