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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    okay, so I'm thinking i'm getting my lps and sps mixed up. Can I have sps with T5's?
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    you can have lps with just T5's? I thought I had to have metal hallide lighting for that stuff. hmmmmm. that opens a lot of doors :) I'll have to look at getting something small and seeing how it does.
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    Todd's 125g Build (Part 3 = DIY East-to-West Linear LED Lighting)

    Wow. That's pretty cool. I can see how awesome an addition of LED lights would be to my tank!
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Not enough lighting? My corals seem to be flourishing! Hmmmm.. I'll have to think on it for a bit since my budget is really tight these days. Questions-- - how do you know which color lenses to get (black vs white) - is there a good ratio for color of LED's to get? - I imagine the length of...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us Anyone have any ideas how to clean the coralline algae off power heads? I have heard soaking in vinegar. I'd imagine you have to rinse REALLY well afterward? I tried scrubbing it off in the sink, but had no luck.
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Good to know! Thanks! I'll make sure to avoid sucking them up. haha :)
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us So, it's kind of hard to see in this picture, but what are these "worms" for lack of a better term. (it's sitting at the base of the shell a feather duster has made it's home in) They have tons of microscopic, long, striped legs--sorta orangeish with a thin dark...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Thanks Todd--I was actually just looking at the LED stuff after reading the article on here about lighting and it's effects with different wave lengths. My light is by Coralife-- T5; there is a Daylight bulb and then an Actinic Bulb. When it comes to the LED's, how do you decide which color(s)...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    There are 3 power heads--one at the bottom on the right side pointing directly into the rock, below the protein skimmer. And then on the left side, there are two--one at the bottom pointing directly into the rock, and the other is at the top ruffling the surface of the water. After posting here...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Uploaded with ImageShack.us Here's hopefully a better picture :)
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    IPisces--Thanks for your opinions :) So, for rock, I believe I have purchased a total of about 75lbs that is in there right now. Should I be building it up higher then? And then with the protein skimmer, is ours not adequate then? The pump on it says Rio 600 I think. Now, I don't know all...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Small picture. I'll have to turn off the thumbnail thingy when I post pictures. Sorry!
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Port Orchard!?!? Dude, that is my home town! Small world.
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    WOW! Thanks everyone! I wasn't expecting such fast responses! How exciting! Haha Feeding--usually 2x a day; frozen omnivore food. Just a couple thin scrapings. Just enough so that everyone eats and there's not a bunch left floating around in the tank. I may give them more if they are especially...
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    Tank for a year--still a beginner

    Hi! My name is Amanda. This is my inaugural forum post, so forgive me if this is totally foreign. I've had my tank for a little over a year now. My hubby's friend gave us an empty tank with old run-down lighting, some rock, and a tired protein skimmer. We have finagled our way through this first...
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