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Awesome set up! I don't have a good answer for you. If you wanted a definative response, you would have to get some PAR readings for the LED. You can get the PAR results from others' research and forums, I think there is a good thread on reefcentral about T5 light penetration. There is...

he he, I thought you did that to your sand bed for the looks. You just need to aim the powerhead off the sand or deflect the current by moving the live rock about.

http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/gen ... ssibility/ or just google cryptic zone :roll:

The idea will be to create more area for the good bacteria in your tank to do their job. Fill it up, the more the better.

It would definately more dead that live. If you think you can salvage any of it that was in the water, you should. You can easily break LR with a hammer or chisel. As for the Dead Rock, Does it smell bad?? If you think it is a gonner, you can scrub it clean and rinse it really well with...

That is a bristle star. They are very common in Live Rock and will happily live in your tank feeding on the waste. Did your fish store guy expain to you the nitrate cycle? You can do a search to find out more if not. You will need to wait 4-6 weeks before adding fish. That sand looks...

Actually that was to save money on Live rock and create more 'space' I cut some small terracotta pots in half and zip tied them to the egg crate to create a low flow zone where 'pods and fish could hide. I need to put in some more substrate to hide my evil ways :!: If you do some...

Looking good. Wouldn't have gone for another anemone but hey, Keep an eye on that lobo. They are extremly hardy but I can see that it has receeded a little, probably from a long stint in the LFS. remember, corals, especially LPS need to be fed. So, you need to turn the lights out early...

Oh, cool!! I don't have one, but cardinals are cool fish that like to hang out in caverns. They aren't the most colourful but do a search on their breeding patterns, you will spin out! A breeder over here in Australia has been posting the results of his pijama cardinals breeding. It's been...

I don't think you will find too many that are using LED's on their tanks yet. T5's are definately proven to provide enough light to allow zoanthenae to multiply and feed corals. Can you give more info, possibly with links, to the LED's that you are using and also a quick background with...

If you use Live Rock as your primary source of filtration, you should be fine in taking the bulk of the filter wool out of the back and replacing it with crushed LR (make this yourself, equipment required, hammer) Too much filter wool becomes an area that speeds up the nitrate cycle and...

Or better still, don't spend any money on supplements and let the biological filter sort itself out. The death of the snail will encourage the reproduction of de nitrifying bacteria and they will multiply on their own. Your tank is looking great considering its young age and I think by the...

Air Con, inverter. So it is comfortable for me and the fish :D

True. and are very adaptable to changes in light. I have one growing in my overflow, that is right under a 150w MH, and the parent is 2 foot lower under a ledge.

I use fans solely for the cooling of my 45gal and it works fine. You just need to be prepared to top up evaporated water with RO or rainwater as evaporation is the method of cooling. I live in a climate like yours and I have also occasionally had to use bottles of frozen water. Once my...

If you are using the substate as a de-nitrifying bio filter. It will not work unless it is at least 6 inches deep. (Deep Sand Bed) Substrate in most nano's are merely cosmetic although it will provide some filtration. Most go for bright white coral sand or crush to increase the in tank...

That will be fine for those corals although you may need to check how many k your lighing is. 6700k is ok but if you can get your hands on a couple of 10000k's corals will be better off. I would be placing the LPS above the halfway mark. Under that lighting, the LPS and zoas should be...

They will probably want to kill each other, The perc. will win. :twisted: It is difficult to get 2 clowns to live in a small tank let alone being different species. My experience is that black and whites will be happier in a small tank than a perc. They like to swim around more because...

Just another FTS shot to keep the journal up to date. This little tank is going unbelievably well. Much better than my other tank, which is kinda' annoying considering I haven't put any effort into the build of this tank or maintenance. I suppose that's the advantage to not having any...

Check out the date of the last post. Info in this hobby has changed dramaticly in the last 10 years. There are a few things that remain reliable. Deep Sand Beds, lots of in tank flow, good lights, ect. People used to throw chemicals in their tanks only a couple of years ago, now we...