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Got some new pics! I'm loving these new lights!!!! :thumbsup: This was one that was nothing but a dull stick for the past year. Now a couple months after the switch...

Every other day. Don't gauge your feeding by glass algae.

And i thought i've seen everything! Apparently not. :eek:

Voting for your own is the lowest of the low. We don't have enough people voting for that! lol

My latest...

I dunno, but if you find out, let me know!!! I'm at the point of wanting to try a "detailing clay" used on car paint.

Jordan, this thread is almost 7 years old, buddy. ;) This is a great forum and you might want to also join up at www.marsh-reef.org to meet up with other Houstonians.

Looks more like a HE to me. You know... with all those extra "appendages". :D Now a nice duncan or elegance coral, that's female!

Yeah, that's kinda high. I would continue with weekly water changes. Do 20% every week for a while and get a skimmer. You should see them start to come down.

High nitrates is dirty water. Lots of things you can do. Water changes and a skimmer being the top two. You could also try feeding less, siphoning detritus in the tank and sump, and growing macro algae like chaeto. BTW, when you say "high", what exactly are we talking about? Greater than 10ppm...

Nope, it gets pretty hot in my garage. I have a chiller for the warmer months. But two walls share with the house so they are insulated, my garage door is insulated, and the garage faces east with the biggest uninsulated wall facing north so that probably helps a little too. The CaRx is new...

woah, that was when i first set it up and most of those macros died. lol But this is what it looks like now... i need to do some trimming!

Thanks, Josh. I can't say I agree with you as there are so many tanks out there that make my tank look like a turd, but I appreciate the compliment. :) So I have been working on a little video series. I've had so many requests for a better look at my fish room area so I decided to do some...

It's April that she is thinking of changing. May will remain FTS.

Woot! hahahaha :LOL:

Feeding - fish, coral or inverts. Pics of anything eating. Macro Algae/Plants Pairs - fish, or fish/inverts (mated pairs of fish, goby/pistol shrimp pairs, etc) Ugly Tank - your algae problems, burnt sps, etc. Ugliest shot wins.

Aw man, its only the 23rd! I just took my pic like 30 minutes ago and was coming here to post it. :p oh well. Voted!

yeah, stick with 1.025-1.026 for a mixed reef. I've run as low as 1.023 for a stronger fish immune system before, but i have since raised it about 1.025. Helps keep your trace minerals up for your coral. Clam is fine. Watch your calcium levels. Clams need calcium.

3/4 is fine.

Yeah, the leds started with just blue and white which was a horrible idea. The multicolor units have been around for a couple years, not all that long. But I do know some TOTM tanks that tried to make the switch to LED and ended up going back to MH/T5 or MH/LED. The cost savings in bulb...