Recent content by jbf16falcon

I do think watts per gallon is a vague term but it puts people in the ballpark. I've run a cloning production tank of RBTA's for 10 years now and have played with the lighting over BTA's for about 13 years. I used MH and VHO's during these years. I have settled back on VHO's due to production...

It's been gone for about two weeks now.

When will we see the first issue?

LR/LS heavy skimming

I leave mine running 24/7. The reason I do is when I feed I am also giving selcon soaked MYSIS to the anemones in the tank. I don't have to turn the skimmer off as it basically quits skimming when I feed. I think the oil in the selcon or from the shrimp inhibit the organics from sticking to the...

I just bought a Mag Float 350 for my 175, love it. No more broken candy cane.

http://www.euro-reef.com/index.html go to the source above.

Ball brand pickling lime works great too if they don't have the Mrs. Wages.

46 yo , and still reefing.

Yes, a little information on your system setup would be nice. Lights - what kind, how many? LR ? Water flow? Type and size of tank? etc. I feed all mine whether they have an anemone fish or not. I feed each a ball of MYSIS soaked in Selcon. They let me know when they are hungry by fully...

I use the heavy duty 44 gallon Rubber Maid Gray trash cans with the locking lids. I think they ran about 30 something dollas each at Home Depot or Lowes. One I use to store my RO/DI water and the other to mix my salt water for water changes in. I put the salt in the water on Fridays before going...

I subscribe to the faction that believes the more flow you have around and through your Live Rock, the better filtration job it will provide. My 175 has 235 pounds of Fuji LR that is stacked 4 inches from the back of the tank. I don't use any structural supports for my rock. I wouldn't suggest...

If anyone wants TERROR in the tank, I have just the guy looking for a new home :-) 6 years ago when I was new to the hobby, the LFS delivered my 175 gallon tank, set it up, and then dumped 18 damsels in the tank and told me they would cycle the tank. 6 were blue damsels, 6 were white colored...

Personally, I would go with: 1 - URI Super Actinic R™ (Blue 03) 2 - URI Actinic White™ (Daylight 50/50) 1 - URI Aquasun™ (10,000k) I have a friend that has wonderful luck with SPS coral and clams with the above combination using 4 foot URI VHO bulbs and a Ice Cap 660. He used to run...

Just my two cents worth. I don't know about the life reef skimmer but I'm hooked on the Euro Reef line of skimmers. But then everyone has an opinion.