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- Tue Nov 22, 2016 3:28 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
- Replies: 12
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Re: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
Slowly ramp it up. you're going to want that light at close to max intensity for best/fastest growth. I would go from M2 to M4 to M1 to M3, if that makes any sense. I think thats what i did. I believe i ran each schedule for a week. M1 is also a nice program to stop at, depending on your tank. Its d...
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:24 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4213
Re: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
It'll be just fine for both of those. Just don't expect explosive growth. And by explosive growth, i mean zoa colonies rapidly taking over entire sections of your tank. For example, I have a 40g Breeder which is 17 inches deep. I grew zoas and toadstools under the light you currently own just fine. ...
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:46 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4213
Re: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
Yup, i liked it also (well like i said, i still have it...just not over my corals). You should have no problems slow growing soft corals and LPS. Enjoy it!
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:43 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: anyone keep soft corals with GSP?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1170
Re: anyone keep soft corals with GSP?
Yeah, mine has generally left it alone after a nip or two. There is always a risk though. It just depends on the puffer.
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:11 am
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4213
Re: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
I have no experience with T5's. I actually have a beefier LED system now. It is a reefbreeder photon 24w. They make good lights relatively cheap, and the difference between the 2 systems are staggering. They also have good black friday sales generally. I'm not saying the Orbit marine is a bad light ...
- Wed Nov 09, 2016 1:53 pm
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4213
Re: current orbit marine led 36 to 48.....enough for a 33G?
I bought a Current Orbit Marine when i considered running a fowlr. It is a nice light unless you want to go with some coral (even softies). I quickly upgraded. Long story short: If you want to run a Fowlr and dont care about coral, or coral growth = nice inexpensive LED fixture If you want to grow c...
- Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:31 am
- Forum: Brackish Tanks
- Topic: Thinking of doubling filtration...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2939
Re: Thinking of doubling filtration...
I had a canister and HOB filter running simultaneously on my F8's tank for years. No ill effects, but, like TwistOfF8 mentioned above; it will not alter your water change schedule a bit. It does however give a nice water flow and increases the filtration of water dramatically.
- Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:18 am
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: Vitamin C dosing
- Replies: 1
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Vitamin C dosing
I've been researching (reading 100+ page threads) of vitamin C dosing to improve overall health of fish, zoa's, etc. as well as polishing the water chemistry a bit more. All of the threads recommend a supplement purchased from iherb.com. The links, however, are outdated and dead-ending for me. Can a...
- Wed Aug 17, 2016 8:43 am
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: How long before adding clownfish?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3721
Re: How long before adding clownfish?
That's a good policy for a store to have. I like that. It sounds like your live rock, while it was not in someone's display tank, was in fact from an established system. I bought my valentini (about 1.5") and a 3/4-1" clownfish at the same time. I have a 40g breeder, so it is about the sam...
- Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:37 am
- Forum: Marine Tanks
- Topic: 40G Breeder Valentini Tank
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3417
40G Breeder Valentini Tank
I was wondering if anyone with Valentini experience could help me solve a stocking question: I have a 40g Breeder with a 20g sump (large skimmer) and 60lb of live rock between the two. The tank is stocked with: 1 Valentini (3") 2 Ocellaris Clowns (1", 1.75") many, many Zoas/palys mush...
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:00 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Protecting Fingers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2255
Re: Protecting Fingers
I've never had a problem with my puffers attacking me but, my clownfish are A-holes. I cant do anything in my tank without them trying to sample my hands. I use brewing gloved that i have leftover from my beer making days. I mainly use them because i have a lot of palythoa and i'm hyper paranoid abo...
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:49 am
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: Puffer questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1209
Re: Puffer questions
Second the Valentini. I have a small montipora, 2 hammer coral, a frogspawn, and several zoas/palys. My valentini could really care less about any of the coral in my tank. Model citizen but, then again...you never know with puffers. It also seems to be way less aggressive with my other fish.
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 8:03 am
- Forum: Brackish Puffers
- Topic: experience of full marine tank mates for GSP
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1251
Re: experience of full marine tank mates for GSP
Before i swapped out my GSP for a Valentini, I had it in a 40g Breeder with 2 clownfish. They got along well. Here is the caveat though...the clownfish were about an inch long. The GSP was about an inch an a half. They were dwarfed by the size of the tank and rarely came in contact with each other. ...
- Mon Aug 01, 2016 3:31 pm
- Forum: Marine Puffers
- Topic: 40 gallon GSP set up
- Replies: 12
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Re: 40 gallon GSP set up
That setup looks good to me. You didnt mention the obvious things like heaters and such but i'm sure you have them. We'd love to see a picture. I particularly like seeing other people's live rock placement, so i can get new ideas for when i eventually re-landscape. Is is going to be a FOWLR or reef?
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:05 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Fish at LFS... Tank Not Cycled.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3366
Re: Fish at LFS... Tank Not Cycled.
excellent! Thats great to hear!