Recent content by SprMario

I have done some research and have heard that Halichoeres melanurus Wrasse (Hoeven's Wrasse) would do a good job with these snails. They are listed as not reef safe but a lot of readers have them in their reef tank without any issue. Has anyone had any experience with this trpe of wrasse and...

I spoke to the team who sells these Valves..There is absolutly no metal parts on the inside of the valve. They are made to actually be withstand being fully submerged underwater and outdoors..so extreamly rugged. They are std closed and require a small current to open the valve (and 15psi of...

Team, I am designing a new 180g system and I am currently reviewing the return system. In my design, I was trying to have a random alternating flow return to my tank. In my research, i came across the following links which are typically used to a lawn sprinkler system but could not find any...

I would love to see the variuos bulbs in action, but none of the LFS's around here have that sort of display. Any thoughts on a good brand? also, it sounds like you are confirming that if you are using a 14k, 15k or 20k HQI's, the actinic's are not necessary for the life of the tank..but rather...

Group, I recently acquired a 3yr old 180g tank and it came with a light fixture with 4 x 96w Actinic PC lights and 3 150w 10k HQI's. The lights need to be replaced but I wanted to get the groups thoughts on which lights to use. For the Actinic, i can just use std 420nm lights x 4 but I have...

I was thinking about getting the Shorty version, good up to 100gal if I am not mistaken. But I want to upgrade my tank from a 90 to 180 within a few years. My thought is when I buy items for this tank, keep my upgrade in mind so i can re-use some of the items. So i am going with the next size...

Mainly to get rid of some Algea that i am starting to get, so some sort of GFO. Thanks!

Group, I am setting up a NextReef MR1 ractor and am trying to find out what media is best to use. I have a 90gal reef setup. I have seen a ton of different options including kent, TLF and SeaChem but am not sure what most are using. Can anyone recommend what is best? or if they all work the...

This is my first post here on Manhattan reefs. I am new to the reef hobby and I have a 90G setup running for the past 6 months. My last test for KH came back at 89.5 ppm, which from what I understand is on the very low side. Can you offer your thoughts on if this is a good number? If it needs to...