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Well, i just switched over. Had a few bad diatome blooms and then a red slime. Did the rebuild last Sat and loving the barebottom atm. Have a 30IM long and mounthe 2 powerheads on the back wall facing forwards. Detritus is pushed up the back wall into the overfloiws and the 'floor' is nice and...

That same seller is out across the board on the 36", will give it a couple weeks and see if he/she restocks. What are you're depths on the PAR readings, 6" intervals? Also curious the bulb combo you're running on the T5. I've got 3 ATI Blue+ atm with a Geissman Daylight (which I read is great...

So, post the disaster the few pieces of SPS I tried to salvage were goners. Restart. Going back to where I was and loved doing - zoas, softies, and, eventually, LPS. If anyone is selling zoa frags outside the usual suspects, lemme know. Going to try to overgrow an IM30g long with em. I'm into...

Thanks for the replies folks. Looking for probably a single bar, but its supplemental pop, so want to keep it under $100 if possible. Shame those Reef Brites are out of stock, woulda jump on a couple of em. Ryan, might give that seller a go for a 36" when back in stock but there seems to be a...

This is interesting. I have a number of the gonzo goldens, yeah, they're a bit pricey but they're growing like weeds in my pest tank. I may take a couple (not the bouncies) and try some cuttings. I may even try a quick blend and pour it into a container filled with rubble.

BAH! I was down at Dave's Saturday. You have to post this stuff Friday. I'll snag a decent sized HoG (and any other zoas you might be fraggin) if you can hold one till I make it down that way again. Maybe on Sat?

I offer this used stickie, a red pen, and a 1/3 c measuring cup encrusted with salt. If he/she is playing hard bargining and can wait 4 or 5 hours I may be able to add some toenail clippings in the cup.

Well, this changeover has gone a bit upside down. Not to mention the tank is so bloody cloudy that I cant see what I’m doing. So i broke up all my rock into bits with a hammer and am building a scape completely blind. Just sticking some epoxy on bits, reaching in and sticking it to another...

Ha! That was great for the biggie, but this is the nano. :) That AL fixture rocks.

With tank refit I'll be running a 4 bulb T5 over an IM30 (3' long). Tank will be zoa/paly dominant, thinking about adding a supplemental LED bar (or something) for a bit more pop. Anyone got anything?

NICE! My all time favorite Reggae cover is the remix of 'Shame and Scandal in the Family' by Madness (original SIr Lancelot 1943, popular release Shawn Eliot 1964) I can put this on loop for hours...

Back in my military days 30 odd years ago I found myself ordering a beer in Guantanamo, pre-prison camp. Beer was a 'local import' from Jamaica. Smelled odd. Drank it and almost hit the floor and not in a good way. They would preserve the beer with a a drop of formalin in each bottle. Eventually...

Every bank has at least one. Just walk in where you have a bank account and they should do it for free.

These are great light. The currents had a bad rap in the past as they were a bit underpowered, but that's changed a lot in the past few years. I had a setup like Mark's a few years back but I was on a 40b, so was using the 36" version of the same lights. I had 2 at 70% or so each and the tank...

Yes, they’re really for gardening. :) Were doing a bit of restructuring and, at the moment, we have a number of plants inside that aren’t close to natural light sources. We need to buy a few lights for them. Lights which we can hang inside for now and eventually move out to a greenhouse and...

The more chaeto, the more filtering. I'd always start, or trim back to baseball size as Chris mentioned, but I'd let it grow quite a bit until the light couldn't fully penetrate it. Didn't want it to start dying on the bottom from lack of light and defeating its own purpose. Sometimes I'd pull...

The reason I starterd this convo was to determine if there is a cost benefit between the two. I started mixing the two during changeover. Where I was normally 1/2c per gal of RS, using 2 1/2c for 5g, I began using 1 1/2c of RS and c of IO for the gradual switch. First 5g batch was 1 1/2c RS and...

/eying freshwater tank...

Did that with a tank a few years back. Roughed it up with a fork, put it in sump, and directed a light on it. I was replacing them every 2 weeks or so. Worked well.

Recently picked up a discount box of RC after years of using RSCP. With the RSCP, I was at 1/2c of salt per gallon to get 1.025-26. A 5 gallon bucket took exactly (EDIT) 2 1/2 cups. I seem to be using much more than that with the RC, more like 3/4-1c per gallon. Anyone have a general ratio of RC...