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Man, sorry to hear about all that... dont know how I overlooked this thread. So whats the news now? Is the tank doing alright? Anything else die? Jesse

Sounds good to me but I have never heard of a 36"L 20g. A 20L is 30" long. Where are the holes drilled? In the back, bottom? Jesse

Well, tried to get a decent pic of the shrooms... this is about as good as I can do for some reason... And a couple updates. I picked up an old cabinet that someone had out by their trash. It is made of solid plywood... the sides are 1/2" and the back is 1" plywood.... yes you...

Nice tank. Maybe try the 14,000k Phoenix. I liked it alot. Try illuming.com... $50 shipped. Jesse

Looks good. Can I ask that you continue one of these threads instead of starting a new one every time? It just helps to keep the forums a little more organized and easier to search. Keep us updated. Jesse

I had a reefstar and that never happened to me. However, it would take a good 5 min before the lamp would reach 100% lit. that is the HQI ballast. Are you running the Hamilton lamp that it came with? What temp lamp? Jesse

A good quality carbon like Marineland's Black Diamond should be used 24/7 and changed in small amounts every week as opposed to all at once every month IMO. Go with a granular carbon rather than a pelleted... better surface area and more appropriate pore size. The ceramic rings are bad for...

Actually, the bioballs are too effective, actually breaking down the ammonia into nitrates too quickly. Instead of relying on the "bioballs", rely on the LR for your biological filtration. Ceramic rings work wonderfully for freshwater tank, but will just lead to problems in a reef tank. Jesse

He looks okay to me... maybe he is just digesting?? Jesse

Cyclopeeze and DT's phytoplankton are two of the best foods for the tank. If you have a phyto food... or any other filter-feeder food for that matter... that IS NOT refrigerated, it is of no use. and be very careful not to overdose the food. that can through things out of wack and lead to...

You can syphon it out using some airline tubing... that's what I do. Jesse

RO or RO/DI is the best choice, although it is my understanding that distilled will work too. I would lower it slowly over a few days. I forget what size tank you have, but if you remove about a liter of water about a time and replace it with the RO water a couple times a day, it should slowly...

LMAO!! Sorry! My best results came from using Muchoreef's dip from rc.com. Jesse

from what I have heard, the water from UCSB is safe to use even during red tide and storms. They must have different filtration or something. Jesse

FWE worked great for me. Here is my documentation of my treatment: "I went down to the LFS, bought some FWE and then spent the next four hours in heated battle with the little bastards. I started out by draining about 5 gallons of the water out of my tank into a standard 20 that I have...

That is going to be very hard to do anything with as far as lighting. That this is only like 11" wide from side to side right? And you only have a couple inches from front to back to play with. Wish I could help you out but I couldnt think of any retros or anything that would work on that...

Is that a galaxia coral? If so, keep it as far away from all the other corals as possible. those things have crazy sweepers. Nice pics, but like Trogdor said, something seems a little off with the colors. Jesse

Im not familiar with the lighting on that tank... Im assuming it uses power compacts?? How many watts are they? straight pin or square pin? Jesse

The frag inside the bottlecap is a frag of chameleon shrooms Eddy and I picked up... I havent been able to get a good clear shot of them just yet but they are from this guy... http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.p ... pic=101719 Jesse

You are an excellent photographer... keep posting all the pics you want! Jesse