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While I have you guys here, are most of these fixtures adjustable so that I can dial in the light temperature I am looking for? I've been looking at black boxes so far - nothing too fancy and I know there are better ones. It just seems that the light temperatures I've had the most success with...

Maybe that's the key. The affordable ones that claimed reef capable were not really reef capable. One had to put out the money for the fixtures that really were. My 6-bulb ATI fixture was around $400 and I didn't want to pay any more than that. It was ok with electric but the bulbs got fairly...

That's a different situation than what I saw in the spring of 2014. There were a lot of makers who claimed reef-capable but they weren't. Or were good for some of the lower-light requirements for some corals. People were building them from scratch and having success and some companies offered...

That much of a shift in four years? What are some of the better models? And btw I'm talking about LEDs as the primary source of light and coral growth .

As for T5s, if your tank isn't too terribly deep they are fine if at around the 14,000K range. Corals are more interested in the kelvin range than the intensity, just so long as the light reaches them. I ran a 75L for quite a while and the corals grew quite well so long as they were elevated 4-6...

I've been away from reefing for about 4 years. Last research I did showed that there were quite a few companies claiming their lighting was reef capable, but the reality was they were nowhere near unless I wanted to spend $2000. How are things looking now? I've looked around and seen the prices...

A blue tang needs a lot of space. Much more than the 48 inches a 75 gallon tank gives you. Some people say they need a 240 gallon tank. I disagree with that and think its excessive, but a six foot tank could be fine. I did get a baby blue tang and put him in for a few months. He was around an...

Might want to just re-cure the rock. From what you say it sounds like any bacteria on the rock is already dead so powerwashing and then curing will get rid of any bad stuff that is still on there. Does the rock smell dead? If it smells like the fishing pier at the shore then it needs to be cured...

Honestly, you don't. You'll wind up killing a bunch of critters. Wanting a 10g reef tells me that you don't have room/money for a larger setup. If that's the case, you likely don't have the room/money for the equipment necessary to maintain a tank. Salt every month, food, test kits, coral food...

Bubble-tip anemone's are pretty hardy. Condys are, too - though mine died overnight; I think it was sick when I bought it because that's just TOO soon to die. Lighting sounds fine for a 29 gallon. A lot of times an anemone will shy away from the light - especially at first. I've had two...

It's almost certainly a combination of your lighting and your flow. Corals need strong lighting to survive as they produce their food only when they lighting in the 420 - 460 spectrum range. Some corals are filter feeders and need the flow along with the lighting. I'd do a little research on...

Carnivorous, huh? He does eat flakes and whatever frozen food happens to be on today's menu (krill, mysis, etc...). He doesn't tend to feed when the other fish are feeding. Usually by the end of the feeding he comes out. I've also seen him bounce off the sand in the past. At first I thought he...

Back to the tribal blenny, he has become very aggressive lately. I have a royal gamma whom he chases around on sight, and I've seen him snap at my chromies and yellow headed goby from time to time. He seems ornery. I asked my LFS guy and he asked if he was getting enough algae. I scrape the...

Thanks - no need. The problem is solved. Just needed to think it through. The waterline in the skimmer will always be at the height of the output. When I cut the line it was at a position higher than the original output so the waterline went up.

Not to be difficult, but when you picture a skimmer this is the one you picture. Input, output, waste line. The problem was that the output was higher than it was originally due to the cut and it made the waterline within the skimmer rise. Consequently, the bubbling went higher and thus -...

So I bought live phytoplankton and it was just delivered today. I want to start my culture, but I think I forgot to order food for them. Duh... Anyway, this is what I bought. I have a few days of keeping them in the refrigerator before I have to act. Wondering what I need to buy. There's not a...

Seriously - it's just your standard skimmer. It's worked fine on fully open for months, then just started to spew. I think it has something to do with the waterline of where I cut the hose. It's higher than the old output end was before the cut. The new fish isn't the only fish in there, it's...

I don't have the name of it handy. It's your standard skimmer - nothing fancy. Uses venturi.

I'm fairly frustrated this morning. Wednesday night I went to bed after topping off the 75gl tank. Thursday morning I got up and the pumps were chugging up air because the skimmer had emptied everything down to the bottom. A few more minutes and the pumps would have been sucking up air. I added...

You know what would work well? A medical IV unit. That way the drip can be controlled pretty easily. Actually, the more I think of it, just a simple air-pump hose with a micro ball valve on the end should work.