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Here’s a pic of the sand box I put in the Q tank for the choris wrasse, has about 1.5" sand (for scale the PVC is 3" PVC). Overnight the wrasse floated at the top of the tank or settled into one of the holes on the frag holder (back of picture). Is this normal behavior? Thoughts?

LFS got a couple fish/corals on my list in for me this week, they are currently in the 40B quarantine, ate some “Reef Frenzy” right after acclimation: Yellow Choris Wrasse Tomini Bristletooth Tang Purple Firefish Corals: Blue Sympodium Fruit-loops Zoa

Look what came in the mail today!!!

Sounds like a great tank build idea shaping up! Highly recommend scchase tanks. Would be worth it to visit other members and see what’s possible/get ideas. A sump room is a huge plus. Electric: I have 2x15amp for my 65 we are building and will be adding 2 more circuits to it for additional...

Seneye Probe reads 1.5* less than the Apex probe: In amongst the boxes of reef stuff we got in the initial sale, we found a “Seneye” probe. After digging some we got the seneye transferred to our account from the original owner and setup. We have the strips on purchase for ph, n03/n04. Currently...

Quarterly TOTM sounds like a great change!

Where do you all recommend getting metal halide bulbs? I need 250 watt double ended in or near the 14K spectrum.

Or different "weight classes" like 0-10 gallons, 11-30, 31-60, 61-90, 91-120, 121-250 using the display tank volume as the level. Each month could be a rotating class, 6 per year? This would keep someone from always winning and showcase nano tanks, midsized, and large?

Small win: Pods are starting to show on the sides of the refuge and in the aquarium. Macro algae seems to be settling in and growing well. Parameters are leveling out.

Thanks for the input! I am putting in an order for the Reef Delight Ultra Bars. I discussed with the customer support for Orp3 and there is a control module needed to use those plus a mod on the light itself, the Orp4 doesn't need a control module but was more expensive than the modular ultra...

We’re leaning towards the halides, not sure which led spectrum to go for though, full spectrum with controllable channels or blue actinic. Full spectrum leds would allow for all day viewing but with less pop, actinic would pop but less all day viewing.

First leak of the build. Used a saddle valve on a 1/2” copper line to run the 5/16” line to the rodi filter we had setup a few months back. Came home and the saddle was leaking. Luckily we caught it within the first 5-10 minutes and no water damage to the basement. Cut out the saddle and put in...

Comparing different LED accent lighting for either the T5 (2x coral+, 2x blue+) or the 2x250 14K halide setup. In your opinions, do you think visual pop (lower color ranges) should be prioritized over more natural color ranges (with less pop, but all day viewing)? I saw the note on the ultra...

Got it. Good to know as it still fires just fire on both halides.

I have a 2x250 metal halide fixture I planned on using. It was functioning great when I first bought it. It’s been in a storage tub in the utility room for a few years. I opened the ballast cover to clean out the dust and get it ready for my 65. I saw that the ballasts are all rusted. In your...

Got our AlgaeBarn order today with the Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack: Pom Pom & Sea Lettuce Macro, Galaxy pods, PNS, Pod towers, and more. In the sump I took out the wall that was separating a fuge compartment from the protien skimmer compartment to make a larger area for a fuge. I added the...

I used Algae Barns Nitrocycle + Fritzyme Turbo Start 900 to cycle the tank. Measured today and we're at 0 ammonia. Nitrates/Nitrites are high (20-30 using Red seal test kits) but it's only day 4 of the cycle.

Worked on the refugium today: Heating issue fixed. ATO pump fitting had broken, we added a new ato pump and the ATO is now online. Refuge light is working now, we got the AquaIllumination 16 HD led light for the refuge positioned and moved things around the get best fit overall. Added the...

Got it fixed. One heater was a 150 watt and the other was a 100 watt. Added a 150 watt for 3 total at 400 watts and it's doing a lot better now. No more fluctuations. Moved rock around in the refuge for better water flow around the 3 heaters as well.

Heater question: The last couple days I’ve been noticing that overnight the temps dip a couple degree and then take a long time to come back up. In your opinion, is this due to the heaters not being enough watts to handle overnight temp of the house (67 housewide, tank is in basement where it’s...