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    Spectrum??????/

    I'm buying a metal halide and don't know what kind of bulb to get. What do all the spectrums mean. Which one should I get. This is a lot of questions but I want my tank to be perfect. Would 175 watts over a 24 gal be too much. What exactly is alkalinity and what should it be at. What about pH.
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    Zooanthids and montipora

    How many watts do zooanthids need. Montipora? At a lfs they said that if i did a weekly water change i did not need to add calcium or iodine. Is this true. What are good supps to add
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    Upgrade question

    At nanotuners.com I want to buy a retrofit powercompact and i was wondering if it came with everything i need to hook it up. Including the wires and everything. Any advice on setting it up.
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    Algae question

    the company is osram, i can still back out. Please tell me what i should do because this is 120 dollars.
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    Algae question

    I just bought a 125 watt metal halide pendant for my 24 gallon tank, is this over kill. Will this cause an insane amount of algea. Could the lights have any negative effects on the tank.How long should i run them for each day. Thanks
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    Kole Tang

    I have a 24 cube and down the road i want to add a kole tang. Is this doable. I here they help to control algae. Anybody have any info on these things. Thanks
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    Starting Fish

    What are some good fish to add to start cycling your tank. Iam also using live rock. Should i even add fish. If so what are some good starters that are fairly inexpesive.
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    thanks for your help. Tomorrow im going to a lfs and ill try to find those bulbs, but i actually just found a killer deal on 175 watt mh pendant that ive got a great mod idea for so we will see what happens. Thanks.
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    One more thing, should i just wait until chris gets back from vaca and get his upgrade then. It seems like it would save me some time.
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    Im new with all of this wrigging of lights so pardon my stupidity. Are the t5 actinics a single bulb, because the lights in my nano cube are very close together and it doesnt look like i could fit anything else. Do i leave the other lights where they are. Sry and thank you so much. And i have...
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    Surface skimming

    I have a 24 cube and im interested in this cassette thing that everyone is talking about. I dont understand how to do it though. Does anyone have pics or a thorogh description.
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    Coral questions

    Will 72 watts be enough light on my 24 nano cube to keep some zoos and shrooms. Any online places where colorful zoos and softies for sale. Would leathers and bubble corals be possible.
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    Description for Mr Guerrero

    Incysor, Thanks for your help. I think that for this tank I am going to stick with some soft easy stuff just to get back in the groove of things. Then if all is well around December I'm going to grab some halides and do a 20 long. The cube should help me work out all my stupid mistakes and then...
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    Thanks for the input on the corals. I just really need some mods i can make. I dont understand the daisy chain thing your talking about mike. I just need some more watts because i want to get this tank going. Thanks Tyler
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    Cycling Question

    I did add the bag sand, but i know a place where i can get some other sand. does this mean my tank wont cycle yet. also i took out the bioballs and ceramic rings, is that ok.
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    Cycling Question

    I have live sand in my tank. So far i have only added cured live rock. Will my tank cycle. If i add uncured liverock, what will happen.
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    Description for Mr Guerrero

    It is a 24 gallon nano cube with 72 watts. Currently I have 6 pounds of live rock and 16 pounds of live sand. I want to get the lighting and everything taken care of before i start dropping money on other stuff. I removed the bio balls and ceramic rings from the filter and left the carbon in...
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    It is a 24 gallon nano cube with 72 watts. Currently I have 6 pounds of live rock and 16 pounds of live sand. I want to get the lighting and everything taken care of before i start dropping money on other stuff. I removed the bio balls and ceramic rings from the filter and left the carbon in...
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    Mr guerrero followup question

    I don't understand the mod you said I could make and wonder if you could give me more details on it. How many watts would this add. Thanks so much. By the way ur tank is killer. Thanks for your time.
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    Im new and have a lighting question

    I recently bought the 24 gallon nano cube and want to start up a reef. It only has 72 watts and I wanted to know if that is enough light to keep montiporas, acros, and bubbles. If not, what are some options. Are there any easy mods I can make. Thanks so much everyone.
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