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What is a good alternative to using T5 for a 55 gallon reef?

Hey Tom, I would love to see pics of ya 75g, might give me some inspiration for my 75g.

I have the 6 bulb ATI Sunpower over my 75 gallon and love it!

I think this calls for a FTS too! :-)

That is very nice! What arm did you have to give them? ;-)

I have a 10 bulb powermodule and I love it. I have found that I actually like it with no white bulbs. I have had great growth with all of my sps. The whites in it just seem to wash out alot of the blue. I am running a 10k ice cap bulb and a couple of aqua blue specials to give it the white look. As far as heat goes the fixture still puts off a decent amount of heat. The fans help but it still heats up the tank. I have also found that I have to hang the fixture about 9" above the water to get the par values I like. I do t know how deep your tank is but mine is 20" and at the top of my rocks I get about 600 par. The top of my rocks are about 7-8" under the water surface. Just something to keep in mind.

Light blues are white, just the picture

I see four dark blues, two light blues, one white and one purple. You're color blind.

Actually 3 white bulbs 1 red 4 blue

That being said, it's a beautiful fixture and I'm thinking you'll love the look. Thanks for plugging it in for us to see how it looks. Only one white bulb, eh?

I don't have to like it over YOUR tank. I just don't like it over mine.

Originally Posted by yiyi67

Hey just out of curiosity what size tank do you have and what dosage are you using of the bio pellets?

I have about 300 gallons of water in my system with a 200 gallon display. I am using 2 liters. The pellets seem to be recommended at .5 to 1 liter per 100 gallons depending on bioload.

Hey just out of curiosity what size tank do you have and what dosage are you using of the bio pellets?

Originally Posted by melev

His numbers never go up. He's even got a continuous water change system in place.

Thats not true! I dont really see the Nitrate because I dont test it that often but I do see P04 rise now and then. My P04 went very high when I stopped Zeovit but now that Im running GFO its better again.

Does Jessy know this is not the black carbon (water purification), but a vodka (carbon dosing) substitute ?

His numbers never go up. He's even got a continuous water change system in place.

I love carbon. It makes your water soooo clear and nice. Why did you ever NOT do it?

Keep us up to date on your progress.. I was looking at this myself : http://www.saltysupply.com/NP-Biopel...l-p/xb1115.htm

I currently run a Sulfur denitrater I want to convert to a calcium reactor. I also run a small amount of Zeovit in a reactor..my no3 is less than .05 and not sure of my phospates, Just got a new test kit and have not tested yet.

Originally Posted by melev

How will you know if it works?

The numbers don't go up?

But I do have some GHA