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  1. ReeferPatt

    How clean is too clean..

    Ok, so let's assume that Sue's n03 and p04 are in check. She has 500w mh reeflux 10k bulbs. She does a water change of 10 gal. a week. She has good flow and runs carbon 24/7 along with phos. removers 24/7 in the proper amount for her 120gal sps dominated tank. What's left? Could it be that alk...
  2. ReeferPatt

    How clean is too clean..

    In Sue's case, whom I highly respect as keeper of the acro/sps, what she is seeing is recession from the bottom of the corals, not the top. That could be attributed to not enough light or flow. Although in her case I doubt that this is the case. The statement of p04 removers was just a thought...
  3. ReeferPatt

    How clean is too clean..

    running po4 removers constantly has been known to cause tissue recession. may want to up the load on the tank some. just my .02
  4. ReeferPatt

    How clean is too clean..

    gonna tag along for this one. Wanna hear what the big boys are going to say;)
  5. ReeferPatt

    Question for Kevin Po... Growth

    Thanks Kevin, I do have growth and good color, maybe just need to be little more patient. I do have digi's and mille's that are growing good. They all show growth could be that I'm constantly looking at them and don't really notice just how much they're growing. I think maybe I'll take your...
  6. ReeferPatt

    Question for Kevin Po... Growth

    One other thing I forgot to mention is that I have good colors too. Blues, purple, greens, oranges and yellows.
  7. ReeferPatt

    Question for Kevin Po... Growth

    Hi Kevin, I've read on some of your post that you get as much as 1-11/2" of growth a month. What I'm wondering is what your doing to get that kinda growth. Is it due to the size of your tanks, maturity, what? I due water changes of at least 10% a week, I use aggressive skimming, my light is...
  8. ReeferPatt

    Happy Thankgiving everyone!

    Happy Thankgiving Everyone!!!! Happy Thankgiving Everyone!!!!!!!
  9. ReeferPatt

    SPS with VHO's???????

    ^^^^ same here
  10. ReeferPatt

    SPS with VHO's???????

    No not really, I do understand that their research is much more than tanks. I've been on their site numerous times and read till my eyes blead. The deal here is that if your going to have an sps "dominated" tank that vho's are not going to cut. Especially in a tank 24" deep. Vho's do not have...
  11. ReeferPatt

    SPS with VHO's???????

    Go to www.windywillys.com They have many choices, variable speed and temp. control fans. Good prices and no charge for shipping. I bought 2 120mm variable speed fans for $43 and are very quiet... Good Luck with your tank
  12. ReeferPatt

    SPS with VHO's???????

    Without a doubt vho's will outperform pc's and T5HO's will easily outperform vho's. In 99% of the cases vho's are use to supplement MH for color but not necessarily for input or intensity. If the vho's are to be used only, then they better be mounted within 3" of the waters surface, the canopy...
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    SPS with VHO's???????

    I'm with Sue here all the way. GARF is a research facility, they can afford to experiment with things ie: lighting, filtration ect. They've been doing this for a long time. I have a 70g tank and my old lighting was 150w hqi 10k with 300watts of vho's mounted 3" from the surface. Sure my sps...
  14. ReeferPatt

    help keeping sps corals

    VHO's hmmm, very few people have been successful raising healthy sps under vho's. They just don't have the intensity or the punch. Keep them alive sure, color no. GARF is one of the successful ones that come to mind, but their a research facility. T5HO's will do it, they have a lot more...
  15. ReeferPatt

    hlle

    Do you have a grounding probe in your tank? Low voltage current can add to the problem of hlle
  16. ReeferPatt

    lighting options on a 150 gallon..

    Another option is two 400s in a 12-14k in lumenarcIII reflectors. That would give you good coverage with option to keep lower light corals on outer edges.
  17. ReeferPatt

    curious as to what some feed sps in a fish-less system

    Actuall keeping fish with sps is a good way to feed sps. They feed off the waist of the fish. Just make sure you have a effecient skimmer and carbon 24/7
  18. ReeferPatt

    help keeping sps corals

    ^^^^^ What she said, me too. I'm using the xm, when it's done I may go to the reeflux. Oh yeah, fish, no problem as long as you have sufficient skimming and carbon 24/7. Oh yeah and water changes. Did I mention water changes, you need to do those too.:D
  19. ReeferPatt

    Critters in a refugium, YES/NO?

    Well my refugium, a 20g display, is lifeless other than the plant life. Was thinking some life other than pods running around would be cool. Any suggestions? If so what do ya think? YES/NO
  20. ReeferPatt

    Please review my sps set-up before it is completed

    What reflector are planning on using. The reason I ask is 1 mh bulb will cover a 2sq.ft. area. My tank is 36" also, so I'm using a LumenarcIII pendant. They have been tested and are able to cover about a 30" area. But I'M also using a 400w 10k bulb. with that coverage you'll be able to keep some...
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