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Does the tank have a sand bed of any kind? I ask because I've used Dr. Tim's (waste away, etc) in 3 tanks over the years and it only seems to work well in tank with dsb.

True. Like with most things in this hobby whatever works for you is best. I've used TM, Red sea, kent marine, etc. and they all work. But since I've been following Sanjay since the days of Iwasaki 6700k bulbs and compact fluorescents I generally defer to his judgement. And someday soon I'll be...

IO for me; especially if you are running a calc reactor or dose. Sanjay and Bob Fenner said they use IO at their talks at RAP.

Yes same issue but depends on the fish. My maroons devour it whole, tang and cardinal spit out some. My cleaner shrimp is fat and happy. I alternate foods and only feed 4-5 times a week so not a huge issue in either tank.

http://www.globalcoralbleaching.org/ Some more info on bleaching from some very reputable sources. My take on climate change and the devastation on the reefs is based on reading (trusting) reputable sources like the NOAA, NASA, Prof. Ron Shimek, University of Queensland etc. and from what I've...

Incredible footage, well done. Kinda a bummer but definitely see why it won awards. Just visited Belize - Caye Caulker. Saw the bleaching up close. The outer reef was faring better but parts only had severely bleached elkhorn, brain and virtually nothing else except some gorgonians. Saw a nice...

feed it. I feed mine pellets or mysis

Naming and lineage is useful to some extent. But I think we all know it's been/gets abused. I think we also know water chemistry, lighting etc. are huge factors. Back around 2000 I bought several rbta's with green and yellow (now called rainbows I believe:conf44:) and got them cheap because...

Definitely El Nino. Thailand has closed several dive spots due to bleaching and degradation. It's happening all over but the GBR is seriously in trouble. Can't deny the reality. I think the reefing community should be more active in working to preserve the reefs and oceans. Lots of groups doing...

I had termites and after talking with several companies decided to on spot treatments rather than tenting. Saved $1,500 and it worked. The issue was bad flashing above a window. I did cut open the wall and replace some framing, but only because I am a retired carpenter and could do it myself...

pmed you. thanks.

tangs will nibble but that seems to spread it ime. Tech m worked for me but the bryopsis came back two years later. I still battle it in one of my tanks (which houses a tang) so I'm going to try the mexican turbos and see what happens. BTW the tech m will kill your snails.

I had a bad cyano and hair algae issue, with tons of flatworms, several years back. I started dosing kalk to boost skimming and the flatworms disappeared within a week. I then tried it on my frag tank and it worked as well. Never reappeared. Might just be coincidence but I think high ph (hit...

tunze 1073.04 =great pump imho

Nice. Saw news clip on Yahoo news the other day about a Fontana home builder installing panels with a SunEdison battery plus a H2O heat pump on his new homes. Net zero homes with battery for emergency backup. Perfect for reefers, lol.

Best thing I did was drop the mag pump and pan world pump. I now run a tunze and Reef Octo dc pumps and it's made a huge difference- like 300 watts. I'm thinking switching to LED and will probably buy the new LED bulbs for my t5's depending on the PAR they kick out.

IME koles need some space. Mine, as it grew, killed two chromis but mainly because it was a 55 gallon. He's fine now cuz I keep it well fed and in a larger tank.

dayum war over and world over if nukes are involved- We can't do a dang thing about China wrecking reefs but we can stop buying all the crap we don't need they produce for us. And if we want to be the model of democracy for the world we have to be smarter, pour more $ into R&D etc. Plus we need...

My 55 gallon just hit 79 but downstairs is a cool 77. Fan went on at 8 a.m. My 40 gal breeder is at 79 and room is about 80 degrees. Might go up to 81 or 82 so I have some ice bottles ready

+1 on water change or carbon. I frag mine outside of the tank and rinse off. Leathers make me a little nervous generally so I tend to careful.