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    Coralife Aqualight Advanced Lighting Fixtures

    Sorry I forgot to add my reef only has soft corals at the moment but I would like to add hard corals to but was told I needed halide lighting for better results.
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    Coralife Aqualight Advanced Lighting Fixtures

    Do you think that 2 of the Coralife 150 watt 12" halide fixtures is too much for 50 gallon reef? I have one but it does not cover my tank that is 36" long (18" deep). I just picked one up and I thought I could add it to my T-5 39wx4 setup with 4 leds but it will not fit the top right. So I...
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    Waterflow High or Low?

    should I lower some of the live rock down from the top? My rock goes to about 3 to 4 from the top of tank. Maybe its to high and not pushing enough water through the tank? My anemones have shrivelled up to nothing even with feeding and good T-5 lighting (36" 4-39 watts). My SPS are doing good...
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    Waterflow High or Low?

    Hello Krish, Thank you for the information. I am using 2 Hydor Koralia Evolution Pumps Evolution 750 and 1 Aquaball Powerhead 172 gph. I have the Koralia in each back corner pushing toward the front as per your diagram just breaking the surface water. The aquaball is in the front right corner...
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    Waterflow High or Low?

    Hello friends, My 50 gallon reef has 3 powerheads connected to my wave maker. 1 Powerhead - back/left corner high 2 powerhead - back/right corner high 3 Powerhead - front/right corner high I also have an Aquaclear 110 moving water as well as a protein skimmer to some degree. The placement of...
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    canister filter

    This is by far the best and most controversial thread I have read since being a member. Thank you all for your insight. I have been throwing this topic around myself on my 50 gallon reef. I have 85/95 lbs of live rock and I am using a skimmer and a AquaClear 70 HOB filter now and my reef is...
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    Maroon Clowns Breeding

    Hello Everyone, I have a situation I could use some advice on. I have 2 male and one large female maroon clowns breeding. is this a problem having 2 males in the tank? Seems they both want to fertilize her eggs. They don't fight amongst each other for the job, it seems like they all get along...
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    Water Change

    I have a 50 gallon reef and I have been doing 5 gallons a week. All seems fine and water parameters seem to be very stable. I do once a week because it is very difficult to clean the sand bottom with the rock all around so I feel with the protein skimmer and aquaclear 70 working, it does not...
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    All about lighting

    My setup is a 50 gallon reef. Here is what I have for lighting, my fixture is a Finnex HO 36" T-5 4-39 watts setup which includes 2 Aquablue+, 1 Actinic+ and 1 Pure Actinic. It was suggested to go with a 175 watt metal halide instead but if my reef is doing well (all SPS corals) is it necessary...
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    Halide Lights, Ballast or no Ballast?

    Thank you for the clarification. I guess doing your homework is better than to just purchase something because its less expensive. If it does not do the job, then it is a waste of money and time. So what would be a good brand and what might one be expected to pay? It is for a 50 gallon reef...
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    Halide Lights, Ballast or no Ballast?

    Hello Freiends, I have been looking for a 36" MH -4 bulb T-5 setup with LED's. When I do a search, I see some fixtures that say with ballasts, and then I see some that are all built into one fixture like what you see on eBay (2-150 Watt 4 bulb) Can anyone tell me the difference between the 2...
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    Rebuilding a Reef Aquarium

    Hello Reefers, Although my 50 gallon reef is only 7 months old, I was wondering if you should rebuild your rocks and corals so they don't just grow in one direction? I have about 80 lbs of rock and mostly soft corals now but I would like to rearrange some of the rocks but I am worried about...
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    Rock Candy method for keeping your corals clean.

    Can anyone supply any photos of this techinque actually being done? Thanks, ReefJeff
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    Seaweed

    See if this link may help you. http://www.elitefarmer.com/garden/e/Crop-Seed/Aquatic-Plants/Seaweed/ Or this for an option http://www.petco.com/product/10662/San-Francisco-Bay-Brand-Sally's-Seaweed-Salad-Green-Marine-Algae.aspx ReefJeff
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    Baby Brine Shrimp for Anemones?

    My tank is 7 months old. My tank is stable at 76 degrees with no chiller.
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    Baby Brine Shrimp for Anemones?

    Hello Friends, I currently have two bubble tip anemones that have shrunk down in size and no tenticles flowing in the waves. I tried feeding them shrimp pieces, krill, and other bottled foods, but they still won't get back to the size they were 6 months ago. I have 2 maroon clowns hosting...
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    Can anyone identify this Algae?

    Thank you for the replies. Should I get a sea slug to help keep it under control? It is starting to get intwined with my Pom-Pom corals. When you reference a tang, possibly a yellow tang? It is a 50 gallon tank with 3 maroon clowns and 3 small blue damsels. Thank you, ReefJeff
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    Can anyone identify this Algae?

    Hello, I have had this algae or grass growing in my tank for a couple months. I was told it was a beneficial grass for my 50 gallon reef. Now I notice it is getting out of control. I am worried it may just be a bad algae. Although all my water testing comes out great, I don't want to see this...
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    Vacation Lighting and Feeding?

    You might want to consider a neighbor, friend, relative, stranger (Lol) come and feed the fish and turn on and off the lights. I do know that the autofeeders using flake food are not a wise choice because once they exposed to the evaporation they get clogged with soggy food. Put trust in...
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    ebay plankton food

    Thank you for the link from Ebay. I just placed an order for one and if it works and the reef enjoys it, I will order more. Thanks again for sharing! ReefJeff
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