pacific blue

haha im not. :lol: why is this not getting blocked?

i have a 400l tank with two canisters and a hang on protein skimmer, it works a treat. the skimmer is a seaclone and canisters are both aqua one cf1200's. yep the setup i have does this job.

sound like it should work for wat u want. i hav a tank similar to yours but bigger with only 6x20w fluros. so u shud be ok

wats a HRV?

i have been running a dehumidifier in the room with one of my set ups. it cost $120 last month!!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: just the humidifier!!!

iv got coral rubble and sum bioballs i think. iv had for about 6 months, i had trouble getting it to eat at start but then it just seemed to start eating frozen brine, i guess im just lucky. :lol: :lol: na thats in anutha tank, ill get some pics up 4 to see it.

fair nuf. thanks guys. na the pics are crap!!! hahaha the tanks a aquaone r2 150 400l i got 2 via aqua1200 canisters seaclone skimmer its all pretty simple really fish blue tang copperband yellow tang 4x ocelaris clowns 3x cromis cleaner shrimp

These are some pics of my tank, , obviously no were as good as some of the other tanks but im getting there :lol: :lol: sorry about the crap pic quality. any advice will be very apreciated

how do i post pics?

im not sure about maroons but i have paired up 2 pairs of ocelaris clowns with no prob. yea this is right, i have four clowns in a tank the largest is female and second largest male, (i hope :lol: ) who have paired up, and then a pair of juviniles. the juviniles wont continue to grow in size until they need to move up the ranks.

its a bat fish

wats da balling method?

i think they were about $80 each. they also hav a white reflector worth about $50, dont get it its a peice of crap!!!!! and it rusts like a beast

yea i no, but its not just those its all corals in the tank. if anyone has any ideas on what else could be wrong please tell me. i dont really want to replce my lights.

yea the swithed on gardener do sell those exact bulbs. i hav two of them over one of my reef tanks. i cant say that they are the best lights ever invented. they have a good colour and they look bright enough but the corals dont seem to be very happy under them. the mushrooms have no colour and have shrunk away, much like my purple star polyps. My colt corals are open with polyps extended but have not growen at all since they have been under these lights. for some reason it dosent seem like the light penetrates the water very well. although some of the problem may be my water quality, but its not that bad.

yea i think a skimmer is the best option. il try get some photos up. whats a good level for phosphates?

pics of what? i just ripped most of the alge out so the corals could be seen agen.

yep i did it right, if you saw the amount of alge in the tank ud belive me. its aquarium pharmacuticals. haha ok ill use gren-x for that then. i think the fact that i have a skimmer suitibal for a 200l tank on my 1500l set up might have something to do with it!!!

the reading for the test is off the chart. over 10.0ppm. its really out of control. i have some green-x in the sump, its supposed to remove nitrite nitrate and phosphate. isnt really doing the job though

Any tips on reducing phosphates quickly? having real big problems with algae. does a protien skimmer help reduce phosphate?

what exactly is the PAR rating?

haha nice bubbles

so would you go for 10,000k bulbs rather than the 6,500k bulbs i have at the moment? I dont realy care about it looking good im just tring to get the most rapid coral growth.

when you say aquaneedit is that the seallys one? i asked someone at mitre10 mega and they couldnt guarentee that it was non-toxic. and what type of superglue? dosent superglue contain cyanide?

there was a light importer and he had a single ended 10,000k bulb for $500. kiwi dollars. is there any diffrence between the bulbs specifically made (or advertised) for aquariums and ones just used for lighting?