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    POll: What type of corals are you keeping

    corals kept my most common coral in my tank is algeous hairious which i haven't figured out if it is an sps ,lps,or softie. it is soft to the toch and it billows in the flow of the tank like it is blown by unseen winds. very beautiful. I am having trouble keeping it because i have 3 tangs in my...
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    T5 Ballast Question

    t-5 this is beating a dead horse but i am confused. i thought running a bulb at a higher wattage than it is rated at is "overdriving". the ic660 runs a 48"t-5 at 80watts not 54(without any rewiring). how is that not overdriving? or can somebody please explain what overdriving means. when i...
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    Overflow problem

    overflow problem you might want to look into what is causing that kind of oil slick, you could have some big chemistry problems. do all the water parameters test out ok?
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    T5 Ballast Question

    t-5 i cant clip it, but i can copy it and fax it if you have a fax available.
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    T5 Ballast Question

    t-5 scooterman, what was it that made you think i didn't read the whole thread? speaking of reading maybe you should read that article before you make assumptions that i am misreading it.
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    T5 Ballast Question

    gobie, are you saying that powering the lamp with a 80 watt ballast wont make it burn brighter? . according to the author that is exactly what"overdriving" the bulb does. i don't know one way or the other but i do know this, if it was true that there was a way to make 4 5 dollar bulbs with a...
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    T5 Ballast Question

    t-5 i finally found that article. it was written by Sandy Cohen it is in the October issue of FAMA on page 152.this person took 54 watt t-5's and ran them at 80watts with an icecap660.dnjan I realize that this isn't what you were asking about but this person says 54watt t-5s at 80 watts are...
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    T5 Ballast Question

    overpowered bulbs gobi, i am skeptical also but this wasn't a post on a reef thread, it was an article in a national magazine(i know that doesn't make it infallible but i thought it gave it a little credibility). as soon as i locate it i will give you the month and page. this same person had...
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    my first reef system

    it has been awhile... so i thought i would add some new pics. i have added alot of new corals an acro,hammer,pagoda,bubble,clam,candycane etc.. lionfish and a kole tang. still have a on again off again hair algae problem. if you can spot the mantis shrimp in the full tank shot please point it...
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    What other animals reduce nitrates?

    nitrate eaters i hope mantis shrimp eat nitrates. if they eat nitrates any where near as quickly as they eat hermit crabs and peppermint shrimp i will have a pristine nitrate free , hermit body part scattered mantis sanctuary of a tank.
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    T5 Ballast Question

    t5 ballast i just read an article in either TFH or FAMA, I can't locate it right now (the rest of the family is asleep i don't want to wake them up) but the author overdrove t5's with an icecap660 and swears that the results with regular output bulbs double powered(80 watts on a 40 watt bulb)...
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    Let's See Those Clams!

    new clam I finally got my first clam today. I haven't been the most patient person waiting for first fish, coral, invert etc. I made a point to wait until i was sure this tank was mature enough to sustain a clam before i got one. I used a new software program to upload these pics so i don't...
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    A Saga: Nikki's 120 gallon

    hair algae hi nikki, i think you and i set up our tanks around the same time last summer. i am also having a hair algae problem that is a little baffling. i don't have a tds meter but when i test my ro water for phosphates it is always 0. I will try to condense 6 months of trial and error into...
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    FRAG SWAP! Cincinnati reefkeepers society

    frag swap my riccordia and tree coral are spitting frags like crazy. i hope softy frags are ok?i will definently be there.
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    Some pics of my modest reef

    snobanker, please give me the formula for the substance you gave your wife that makes her want a 180. I can use a very large dose of it here in Ohio!
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    This Place Is Great

    i think it is a great site also. when i set my tank up last june i was on this board hourly, trying to get as much insight as possible before i bought the tank and as i was setting it up. after i set it up i found out that we all don't see eye to eye on everything, but that is how i learn. I...
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    Lighting and clams

    pc/vs vho from my limited knowledge of lighting i seem to remember that pc's are more intense per watt than vho's . so is it possible for mr. wrightme43 to have limited success with his clams under 384 wattsof pc lighting and mtpockets fail with 440 watts of vho?
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    Some pics of my modest reef

    stans tank nice pics, stan. what are your tank specs?
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    Power Head Placement

    rh placement I have my powerheads shooting into and through the liverock to keep detrieus off and aid in biological filtration. as far as dead spots go, you may need to do trial and error to figure what works best for your tank.
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    my first reef system

    just to update, all the hair algae is gone and so are the phosphates. it has been eight weeks since i set it up , so i figured it was time for a little more difficult coral so i got a hammer. i also got a lionfish. yes i know ,they aren't a good idea for shrimp but the peppermints only come out...
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