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After several attempts at new lighting, I think I have settled on something that will work for me. I have been running 150w Phoneix DE for about a year now, and have decided since I have eneded up primarily SPS, that I would move up to 250w Radium halides. At first I tried LumenArc reflectors, which blocked too much airflow in my canopy, they were too large in there as well, forcing me to take out my VHO's that did sunrise/sunset. For my 18" depth, they were heating up the water in my short ...

As you knew, today was the day my new reef tank was to be delivered. By 5 p.m. I had a number of friends waiting with me for the semi truck's arrival. Prior to that, I did get a little more work done. Sheetrock on the ceiling over where the tank would be, at least.





The flooring was cleared out and a couple of spots were whittled ...

I could use some insight…

I have a 65G reef tank that I inherited from a friend 3 years ago when he moved away and couldn't take it with him. At the time I knew almost nothing about reefkeeping, but over the last 3 years I've learned a lot. I've had some success propagating leather corals and bubble tip anemones, kept up with maintenance items, and recently discovered Vortech pumps (those things are awesome). However, during that time my tank has become completely over run with ...

It's coming in the mail tomorrow!!!! Aquamaxx AMS200-S

In my few years with my tank I have had a few pests and problems. I've had my share of cyano warfare and diatoms. Of them all there are two that have caused me the most grief. Two little critters that make me crazy. Two little things I've have battled for too long. So long that I nearly gave up entirely. The first is the worst! We've battled long and brutally and I've done nothing but lose ground. They are my #1 enemy, Vermitid Snails. The other is much more manageable and mostly just annoying. ...