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  1. How a small change can affect your whole reef system in a big way

    Recently, Ive started making changes to my reef to make it more energy efficient. I made the choice to remove my CL system and use powerheads. I opened up my aquascaping and thinned out some large acroporas to get away with less over all flow, and most recently I changed the lighting schedule on my MH's to help reduce the heat generated by three 400 watters over a seven hour period.
    For years Ive ran my VHO's for 13 hours and my MH's for seven and have had great results. I have always had ...

    Updated 02-16-2010 at 02:10 AM by Trido

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  2. Three days with no lights

    To Kill the cyano Ive been fighting with all year. Its causing me a huge amount of stress worrying for my corals. My Bubble master 250 has pulled a full cup of pink skimmate every 12 hours on day two. I wonder if I can keep up today.

    I have a 10% WC ready to go. I think Ill vacuum my sump and frag tank out just to help matters.

    Updated 02-05-2010 at 01:25 PM by Trido

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