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Hey all Im going to order some SPS from www.reefstuff.com If anyone sees something they like let me know we can split shipping...

Anyone know why this coral would fade? Mine on the new sections is almost a clearish red color. Im not sure if its just the nature of this coral or if my tank is doing it. Do LPS in genral fade color in low Nutrient tanks?

Well all is going well still, I have a Black crab that is eating SPS if I ever get ahold of him... I tested water tonight Ph 8.2 Alk 7.9 PO4 0 Mg 1350 CA 410 Temp 79.8 I also got a new effluent valve for my CA reactor tonight, It should help keep things more stable since I wont have to constantly play with the amount of water coming out of the effluent chamber. I am also trying ZeoMag in my CA reactor, I had to bring my MG up from 1100 recently and don't want to have to do it again so hopefully this will help.

Hey all, Wondering if anyone has any experience with this fish? They look very cool and I wanted to get a new fish. I was thinking this or maybe 2-3 flasher wrasses. If anyone has some suggestions let me know.

Well I came home today and found my clown fish now have white lips from fighting all day, I was told they do this to establish dominance. I cant believe how rough they are.

Just thought since I was in the picture posting mood I would add this one, You can see the Superman Monti on the bottom left corner

Here are some comparisons of Corals from September to Now This is my Hulk Acro then and now, I would say its easily tripled in size This is a Red Milli, The picture does not do it justice These 2 corals are next to each other And a Full tank shot then and now

This is my first SPS, its a Green and Pink Milli from Brian This was my second coral I received from Mike Hummel This is a Incredible Hulk Acro that came from Rommel The last 4 corals I got from MACNA in September 06 I got this one also from Rommel, Not sure what it is

Ok between Mid July and August 06 my tank looked like this. I had added a couple Clowns, a Sixline Wrasse, allot of crabs and Snails.

a couple days after water was added.

This is where I add water to my Reef, July 9 2006 And now for some rock!!! I got the rock from Brian of KFA. He helped me with some of the plumbing and allot of questions My first coral came with the rock.. A little piece of Xenia

I made a Refugium out of a 50 gallon Acrylic tank. The bottom is supposed to be a Cryptic zone This is just a picture of the Fuge as I was working on it Another view of the fuge This is the water supply system I set up. Its on a float switch that is feed by my RO/DI unit, I made the white stand out of egg crate to prevent the Auto top of system from taking to much water all at once, I can also manually switch the RO/DI supply line off so that it only has access to about 5 gallons of water and can not flood my house when I'm not home. This is a picture of the refugium almost ready for water, Notice the chiller on the right

Hello all, I'm going to start this thread today... Here are some pictures of the beginning This was the Tank June 3 2006 This is the Sump kinda empty at this time Right side view of the Sump with Ehiem 1262 Return pump Closet under the stairs were the Sump is located and the light ballast.

I would Defiantly go with the Euro reef. Its a real bad Idea to cut corners on the skimmer. A good skimmer will make all the difference in your success. The CS 80 is also a good size for a 50 gallon tank.

Anyone have pictures of the best Brown SPS they have got that turned into one of your favorites? Ill post a picture of mine when I can get a good picture of it. Mine is a 1 inch brown milli that has turned into a Turquoise base with blue tips

Hello all, I'm looking for a frag of Blue or Purple slimmer and a Green with orange polyp Monti digita

If anyone has some to frag please PM, I was going to order online but thought if anyone local has some that would be easier

Is this something you are considering stocking? I have thought about using this system. Gabriel how has it been working out for you?

Dolomite is what I was told to use but I cant seem to find it in an on-line store. Anyone have a link or know the difference between the Zeovit and the Dolomite ?

Hello all.. Anyone ever used this product? http://www.zeovitusa.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?...ory_Code=ZEOmag I think this is what John was saying to use....

Wow a bunch of late night forum lurkers.. So Gabriel if you run little actinic may I ask what you do run?

No I dont use Kalk

Ok I have a PM Calcium Reactor 422 and my ALK is 12.8 dkl but my CA is only 420ppm How do I lower my ALK to around 9 but keep or raise my CA? My Mg is 1290 and my PH is 8.2

John I thought that the 10 and the 12k were basically the same spectrum but the 12k had a little more blue and it was just because it lost some of the other color spectrum. Wouldn't this make the 10k a better choice for color? If I just decided to go with the 14k phoenix would I need to run supplemental lighting? I want to have the best color and light penetration all the way to the bottom of my tank (24" with 4" sand bed) using 2 250w Icecap ballast. Also John what size tank are you running the 12k de reeflux's on? Gabriel what ballast are you using? I have never heard of the Reeflux 10k's looking yellow.

Anyone have any experience with these bulbs on Icecap ballast? I'm looking at the 250w de bulbs. I will be running 2 of them in Lumenarc mini reflectors. I have heard that the Reeflux 10k bulb is very good but I am currently running a 12k Reeflux and it looks dim to me. Has anyone run the 12k and 10k reeflux and knows if there is a difference in brightness?