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  1. Milez803

    Comment by 'Milez803' in media 'Montipora capricornis'

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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    after using the reef lab test kit, my water parameters Kh( cabonate hardness) -12 dkh Nitrate(NO3) - 0 Phosphate - 0 Calcium- 850 Magnesium - unknown (will buy test kit tomorrow)
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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    today i actually brought a master test kit, which i haven't test anything beside the calcium, its was reading at 850 mg/L in my tank, i might have overdose on calcium daily. =P i will attempt to do a water change tomorrow to reduce the amount of calcium in the water. today i will test the...
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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    so do you think i'm overdosing my tank for calcium?
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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    Another failure in turquoise acropora was bleaching and might not survive. My tank have been develop for about one year, but the live rocks have been move from my 2 year 40 gallon tank. the 55 or 65 hex tank is tall 24 inch and i'm using jbj metal halide lights with 2x 65 (white and blue)...
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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    thanks for the information.. guys i will increase my 250 watts halides to 8 hours and cut the PC lights into 2 hour prior to the halides. my blue tip acro just die, but i recently pick up a new blue and greenish acro. hoping to keep this one alive, as of right now i don't have a calicum...
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    Blue Tip acropora color fading! help

    anyone know what is the cause of the acropora color to fade. i'm currently running a 250 watts 14k JBJ MH and 2x65 watts power compact with blue lights, in a 55 gallon hex tank. my PC lights turn on 2 hour before the MH and 2 hour after the MH turn off. total of 8 hours. i dose my tank with...
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    help montipora cap

    thanks for the information, i have notice that my montipora cap is continue bleaching from the top right at the center. not sure what the cause of it..it was doing fine until i added the 2x65watts power compact lights to it
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    help montipora cap

    recently i have just install 2 65 watts PC to my 75 pentagon tank, which was currently holding 250 watts MH. i just notice that my montipora cap started to bleach on the top of the tip. I just did a lugol iodine dip for 15 minutes. i did notice alot of white nudi on them. but what is the...
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    help with montipora cap

    I recently bought a red montipora cap, and the first day i notice their was a tissue lost, even thought i look at it..wasn't able to spot any nudi or bug. the next day another half of the coral tissue started to turn white and slime was over it. from what i read online, i broke off 2... 1 inch...
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    mantis shrimp question

    the mantis shrimp seem to be doing okay, i feed it freshwater feeder ..small feeder.. 2 to 3 a day.. the only time i hear him smash the glass is when he trying to dig deeper down..beside that..he doesn't really hit the glass.. i believe my glass tank ..was custom build with either 1/4 inch or...
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    mantis shrimp question

    i just bought a peacock mantis shrimp..very color, its place in a 20 gallon glass tank. the glass is a bit smaller than 1/4 inch, what the chance of that he might break the glass??? any advice would help ..thanks
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    Isopods???

    here is a picture of the pods..can anyone identify them..i have so much in my refug..i hope they ain't no pest..
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    Isopods???

    I have notice that my refug has a lot of small white big that hang around on the glass tank day and night. I found out they they are not copepods or Amphipods , i identify them to be isopods. Anyone know if they are harmful to the tank, and can they be consider food for gobys. any advices...
  16. Milez803

    Cheap MH lights?

    anyone know any local fish store that sell 175 or 250 watts metal halide retro kit cheap?
  17. Milez803

    MH light Question

    thanks for the advice mark..i'm pretty sure i would stick with 2x250 watts if your able to maintain your 250 gallon with 2..i currently have PC light i plan to take apart the fixture to connect it to the metal halide retro kit i plan to buy.. what do u guys think about this retro kit...
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    MH light Question

    Another quick question, i was told that HQI are not as great compare to monguel socket.. HQI tend to burn out faster and use alot more energy compare to monguel, as of right now i don't know if i should go electronic ballast or a normal one..electronic ballast was said to save energy, but tend...
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    MH light Question

    thanks for the advice guys, maybe i will stick with 2x250 watts HQI for my 40 gallon right now, i hope the 250 watts can be use for my 100 gallon in the future, 100 gallon is the biggest i'll go..expensive hobby. i'm not sure what the depth of the tank for 100 gallons rectangle shape. Anyone...
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    MH light Question

    actually i'm just trying to plan for future..at this moment i have a 40 gallon tank, i plan to upgrade to a 100 gallon in the future..so that why if i buy 2x400 watts right now ..i don't have to buy it later ...
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