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Went by the store last sunday and it's EMPTY!!! Anyone have the scoop?

I was thinking I would put one blue plus and the fiji for color and try that for awhile and see what they do. If they perk up great, if they don't I'll put the two blues in there and see what that does. Add another tube in a few weeks. run them for 8-10 hours for now. Here I spent all that...

This is what my train of thought is as well. No sps corals, just soft and LPS. I'm going to try running with the two blues and the purple and take the one white one out, see how that does. Thanks!

Thanks for all the good suggestions. I think I will replace the one white with a blue-plus, or a pure actinic, cut back an hour or two of lighting, and maybe even try the diffuser - I have some of that laying around. Lights are on 6-8am cuz we're up but I think I'll pull that segment, and then...

75gl, 48x18x20H, 4XT5HO Wavepoint in a canopy. They come with 2 blue plus of their own brand and 2 'sun light' white which I think are 10K. Replaced one of the whites with a Giesman Fiji Purple. The fixture mounted in the canopy is about 4" from the top of the tank. Most of the corals are fine...

Any updates?

My new build was having trouble with LPS's opening up and some green algae. Testing revealed .019ppm Phosphate. Since I have a good skimmer Brightwell Phosphate-E was recommend for instant relief. Sure enough, zero for a week now, algae is gone, and corals are all perked up. Anything...

X2 Especially at 24" deep. The problem is the bulbs are so spread out. A 6 lamp fixture will span the whole width (frt to back) of your tank. I run 4@54w at 19" deep, works fine. Have set the fixture about 3" from the rim. Now wished I had gone MH. Seems fine for LPS's tho so I'm fine.

I just went thru this same thing after cycling a new tank. All levels were good but the OceanPure salt mix turns out to be not for LPS. Did three 25% water changes in a week, then tested for Phos, .19, so added britewell phos remover and the frogspawn perked right up. Got help from Ali at AA...

Interested in soft corals, LPS, colonies. Wifey still wants a blue tang, looks like there's one in there.

The RC stand thread is an excellent base for a custom cabinet stand. The materials can be bought pre-cut at Lowes or HD for very little money. I used that design exactly and not only is it easy to put together, it is hell for stout and is easy to finish it to blend in with your home's decor. My...

My Three Favorites Ouch. Must be a personal vendetta thing. Insulting what I think is one of the nicest stores in all of so-Cal out of the dozen or so I have visited in the last couple of months. Ali is a good aquarium guy. Figured out my water problem for LPS', and sold me a Melanurus Wrasse...

NAC6 Post 43 in the thread: http://www.socalireefs.com/forums/showpost.php?p=168166&postcount=43

I dunno if it's just the magus or of other skimmers are like this, (I'm new to this) but mine is very touchy about water level and water changes, even a change in the drain sock will upset it. Usually it will just knock the bubbles down for a bit and then it will start working again, but I have...

The SWC is definitely a nice unit. The Nac6 was a good enough deal better and easy to get so that cinched it for me. Vid is entertaining. :loco: Mine works the same way. They have been said to be the best skimmer for the money of all of them. I could have spent double and gained nada. The main...

Wow. Those are some insane prices. Bookmarked!! I always check an 'about us' or 'contact us' to see where these people are. Doesn't seem to be anything there for those guys. Funny how we all get similar impressions of these local stores. The day I met Tom he was super helpful. And I too...

I've been to his store at least 6 times. Met him the first time on a Saturday, just as they opened, on a fluke. He has his wife and sister running the store, he's never there. Just sayin'. I have been told he has another job, is there for a couple of hours in the morning, and on Fridays and...

I got a NAC6 from an ebay seller in Cypress for $140 plus ship, new in box. Can send seller info if interested. It is the newest edition/version, all white, with the pinwheel impellor. Earlier models had a mesh impellor and they are reported to break prematurely. That was the ONLY complaint I...

got a pic? traditional yellow and B&W? Usually they are bigger, about 4"? Yes, interested...

Are they colonies or single polyps? You around Saturday (tomorrow)? What city?