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About a month ago I dove head first into battling a cyano problem. Here are the updates from the start up until last friday

WARNING: PICTURES ARE GRAPHIC!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!


Like I said in my previous post, this is rather embarrassing, but I'm trying to get it back on track.

BEFORE


AFTER 10 gallon water change and picking up/siphoning out as much as I could.



I also added a bag of Chemi Pure in my AC70. Giving it one more day, and then going to do another 10 gallon ...

I found a lux meter app for my phone and was very curious to see the lux reading under my Atlantik lights at 100% intensity.At the water surface(so scared I was going to drop the phone in the tank!) I measured 57000 and change under the left and right v1 units and 46000 and change under the center v2.1b unit. Interestingly at least for me that coincides with slower coral growth in the center of the tank. Coral color appears equal to my eyes. Hmm what does the sunlight outside measure? Right now, ...

Hello Reefadicts.

My name is Pedro and I am starting in this amazing world of reef tanks. I have previous experience with fresh water aquariums, but I want to change to saltwater!
I am doing a new Tank for my house in Madrid and I would appreciate to know your oppinion if the equipment that I am considering are correct or I should consider some other options . Even more, if I am considering some equipment that are not needed, please tell me.
The aquarium will have the following ...

Let me first start off by saying I have no living corals anymore. I had a bit of a temperature issue which has been resolved but I am also wondering since I had some issues keeping sps alive prior to the temp issue if my lights had something to do with it. I currently have no hair algae and tank parameters are within range.

Anyway on to the reason for my topic. My wife has given me permission to purchase 2 ecotech radions XR30w pros. I hate the cost of them of them as we all do but ...