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10-29-2007, 02:10 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
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Hi all...
I'm a newbie here and very much enjoy reading the posts. I'm F/O at this time but just upgraded my lighting so I can add corals.
 Great... Now I have more to read. |
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10-29-2007, 02:11 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
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Re: Hi all...
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10-29-2007, 03:45 PM
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Moderator - LEE
Join Date: May 2006
Location: So CA
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Re: Hi all...
WELCOME TO REEFLAND!
You'll find a lot of good posts and articles to read here on Reefland. If you go to this post, it lists subjects and gives links to other posts: Table/Contents - Link List I think you'll find in this link: Fish Stocking Limit - for FO and FOWLR an explanation on why the aquarium you have is much too short/small for that Tang.
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10-29-2007, 03:59 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
Posts: 110
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Re: Hi all...
yeah, i know about my tang.... Im getting ready to get rid of him... it was a matter of time...
when i bought him 2.5 years ago the guy at a fish store said it would be fine, but i've learned. I don't go to that fish store anymore... |
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10-29-2007, 04:03 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
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Re: Hi all...
It is a good looking fish, but definitely overgrown for this tank.
What are your coral plans?  |
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10-29-2007, 04:08 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
Posts: 110
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Re: Hi all...
and thanks for the welcome...
i was on a site in the UK, it was nice, but i was looking for a site in the states... much easier to assit with my needs. |
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10-29-2007, 04:10 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
Posts: 110
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Re: Hi all...
don't know just yet. U have any for me? I just purchased two halides... 150W each... will get my tank used to that first.... then i want to review my turnover rate and see what it's at before i add any
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10-29-2007, 04:17 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
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Re: Hi all...
Coral choices are in the eye of the beholder. But with that lighting, you won't be limited on what you can keep in regards to light requirements.
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10-29-2007, 04:21 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
Posts: 110
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Re: Hi all...
id like to go with something VERY colorful... do you have any idea how long i should get my tank used to the new lighting before adding corals?
also, i was told to get my tank used to the new lighting one at a time. was was told to start with the bulb being like 17" away then dropping it down to 8-12" away |
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10-29-2007, 04:22 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
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Re: Hi all...
There is no benefit to acclimating your tank to the new lights since you don't have anything in the tank that requires light. You can set them up and turn them on when your ready.
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10-29-2007, 04:29 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
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Re: Hi all...
cool.... wonder what kind of increase in algea ill get?
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10-29-2007, 06:39 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
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Re: Hi all...
Algae isn't going to grow due to increased lighting. It will only grow due to available nutrients. Therefore if you do get some algae when you switch lighting, don't look at the lights as the problem, look at the water quality.
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10-29-2007, 07:17 PM
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Mayor
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: uk, devon
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Re: Hi all...
when i changed from T8s to 150w MH i had loads of brown algae but as reefland says it was not the lights fault it was the fact i had high PO4.
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10-29-2007, 08:23 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Norton, MA
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Re: Hi all...
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I thought a change in light can cause algae? Check this out. I have a skylight in my office and light was shining on the tank a bit - algae then grew quite a bit... when i covered the skylight the algae went away. |
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10-29-2007, 09:04 PM
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Mayor
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: uk, devon
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Re: Hi all...
It can but only if there are enough available nutrients for the algae to utilize, with out PO4 and NO3 they won’t grow, simple.
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