Recent content by slater666

how do you lower ph

just looking for some advice i have right now a MH 175 2 6500k flourescents and 1 40 watt actinic would this be sufficient for a 65 gal with frogpawn coral gorgonian and brown mushroom as well as 70 lbs live fiji rock and a few piece's from japan i also have vast amounts of caleurpra and other...

i have in my tank what seems to look like very small slugs thats what they look like some are black with white dots some are tan colour some are sort of yellowish i have quite a few just wondering if anybody would know and if they are okay to have also i just noticed on tank bottom i have these...

looking for some insight? need to know if lighting is okay i have 2 6500k flourescents 1 actinic 40w 1 175MH think its 5500k would this bve okay for a 65gal i have yellow tang frogspawn colt coral exenia green star polyps pecular clown yellow tail damsel domino and anthias, also several small...

i have a frogsporn coral and would like to know if anyone has experienced whether they ched little pieces now and then is it normal? not every day but the other day i used a turkey baster to blow debris off all my pieces and 2 little pieces came off coral. also do they like bright light or med...

i have a question i hope someone can help me with?i have a yellow tang bought 2 weeks ago it seems to be alright most of the time but occasionally looks as though he's trying to get something off him.took a close look seems he has tiny black specks on both sides does anyone know what that might...

would appreciate some help? i have on 1 of my rocks some type of algea looks like grass is this bad and if so what would be the best way to get rid of it? my lighting is 3 40w sylvania f40/865D 6500k's 1 actinic 40w 1 coralife 50/50 could it be lighting? its a 55 gal, i have 60lbs encrusted...

As to your statement i have a 35 gal use only a whisper filter no skimmer and have terrific water quality, no nitrates low po3 grav at 1.024 temp 82 so many people will tell u you need this you need that i experimented a bit and have had my tank 1 year with many corals and several fish without...

i actually have sylvania f40/865D 6500ks 2 right now and will be upgrading soon thanks for all the input. :D

well as i said it is not an anemone it is a pecular clown fish. as for the bubble coral it is doing great under just 2 40w 6500 and 1 20 watt actninic. also as i said i will be adding 1 more 40w 6500 a 40 watt actinic and the coralife 50/50.

sorry not h/o regular all 40 watts all together 180watts. the enenome is a sebae clown fish.

I have right now 1 large gorgonian 1 colt coral 1 exenia button mushrooms bubble coral 1 anemone 2 damsels

hope someone can give me some advice? i am changing lighting using 3 40 watt h/o flourescents 6500k and one coralife 50/50 plus a 40 w actinic. will this be enough for 55 gal dim: 48x20x12wide.thanks for any suggestions :?:

could someone tell me is it possible to use a 400 watt mh on a 55 gal and 2 actins 20 w each the mh is a sylvania no one ive talk to knows the kelvin of it.Anyone out there know and if it is too low in kelvin like lets say 4000k is that bad,thanks for any help.

thanks for the input my tank is 35 gal 36x12x12 kinda low but will be upgrading to 55 gal 48x12x20 i dont have any algea blooms that i see have lots of coraline algea growing on glass though. :lol: