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I run with 100% blue actinic LED. For most of my corals, I notice that under the sunlight comes directly from a window at 3pm: 1) my blue eyed blonde zoas suddenly tint brown. 2) Rastas remain yellow under 100% blue actinic and are only green at this time. What a dissappointment. 3) The greens...

Just setup my RODI. I have been able to produce 2 Gallons of RODI which tells me my feed water is getting processed. Here is the problem: There is no water going thru the faucet fixture and the tank. I removed the tubes 1) leading to faucet 2) and leading to tank and was able to suck some...

The stuff "sheets" as I put my frag into the water thus contaminating my frag. I dip it for a few seconds, but I am lterally hunched over my tank for what seems an eternity after having pulled out some rockwork. It doesn't even seem to have hold a solid bond. I have half a mind to use the whole...

I was wondering if anybody has done this. I am not sure of the plumbing for bubble counters, but they sure look like mini water filter canisters.

I am cycling a new tank with liverock. As a matter of experimentation (and the fact that my RODI isn't setup) I decided to use GFO on Chicago tap water. The BRS calculator suggested 3 TBS for 12 gallons, effective gallons after rock and sand which I placed in a media bag at the top of my media...

My inquiry serves two purposes: 1) Why aren't there more reefers growing this coral? Perhaps,because a live specimen looks too much like GSP but has calcium demands of an SPS... Also, it is a bear to clean once you get algae on it. 2) In the Pacific, the red skeleton for the coral was a...

I am interested in getting into reef keeping. I am not entirely new to fish keeping as I have had many fresh water and a simple saltwater setups over the years. I do understand that there is a steeper learning curve, so I joined the forum. The much bigger challenge is the logistics of the hobby...