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Thanks. I'll just layer all my shrooms towards the bottom, zoas in the middle and the rest towards the top.

I am thinking of going with a 180g instead of a 100-125g tank. Will my Maristar fixture, 750w, be enough light for a 180g tank? It is only 2" deeper than the 125g. Most of what I am into are the softies (love the movement) but I would like to have some birds nest, acropora and my wife really wants a RBTA. Possibly a clam or two also. Thanks, Gene

The AquaC Urchin an in sump skimmer for tanks up to 75gal. It is the model in the link. I was interested in this, but I want the pro model, it handles tanks up to 120gal. http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Product%20Pages/Urchin.htm

I just gave my #1's a vinegar bath and the flow appears to have doubled.

Wow! It was like a sand storm/tsunami! I have so much rock and coral in that little 29g tank I don't know how much water is actually in there. I had it in the top left rear corner and it was way too much flow.

I have been planning on using six #4's in my 100 gal 72x18x18. It seems excessive to me but it is what has been recommended by my lfs. Thought about trying one of them in me 29g but I have been worried about too much flow.

I have two #1's in there now. It just seems like there are some dead spots.

I got it on Monday, so I don't know about the condition. It doe appear to have small polyps. It is a hard coral but not so hard that it is brittle. The side that you see, seems to be the top side? The other side has a little algae build up. As you can see ther are tiny little "pores" all over it, including the side you can't see. It reminds me of a frail looking hand reaching for the surface.

Everything is back under control again. I adjusted the flow and now the skimate is much thicker now. Much more foam and less water. Thanks for all the help. Gene

Would it create too much flow if I replaced one of my Koralia 1's with a 4?

I bought some coral from Prada and he threw in some things. Can anyone identify this? Thanks for the help, Gene

Mine are on the bottom of a 75g tank with 6x54w T5 TEK light. They have gone from 10 polyps to 25+ polyps. You said that you have PC lights, they should be fine under those. Just increase the flow. Eric- did you melt down that last polyp I brought you too? Jody, glad to see that yours are doing well. That pic looks great! dsoz __________________ chemistry teachers put the cation in education. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last edited by dsoz; 07-27-2009 at 08:56 AM. I have two Koralia 1's for flow. Would there be too much flow if I swapped out one of the 1's for a 4?

The calcium test kit is an Aquariun Pharm kit. I use Seachem salt mix and the calcium level has always been 480-500. Of course until now, I have never really had anything that eats up calcium. Mostly just softies.

Thanks for the good news on the Acro! I thoroughly cleaned the pump/venturi within the last week. The air inlet is functioning. I dialed the water level back a little and the skimate is quite a bit drier now. After I cleaned it a few days ago it cycled through a few cups then it was fine. I guess the skimate always has been a bit on the wet side but the last couple of days have been nuts.

Yea, it draws air, at least it makes enough noise to be working correctly.

The pieces I added from Brandon are two stalks of Frog Spawn, 3-4 pieces of Acropora, about 20 brown/green palys and a half dozen mushrooms on rock. I wouldn't think any of that would cause it, but this my first experience with Acropora. I don't know if it is normal, but the Acro's polyps have been open for most of the day and I just put them in last night. That is a good sign I hope. They did slime up a bit though when I glued them to some pucks.

The only thing I have done is add some things from I got from Prada. Alkalinity 200+ Calcium 480-500 PH 8.2-8.3 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10-20ppm Ammonia 0 Salinity 1.024 All these levels are the norm for my tank. When I empty the skimmer cup and turn it back on, it fills right back up. I have been moving things around trying to place the things from Brandon but nothing else. I have a Magnum hang on canister filter. Would it help if I load it up with carbon and run it for a while? Thanks, Gene

Yes, but the blue in mine isn't as intense. I might not have as much actinic. The pics of mine are in post #7.

Thanks for the help at such an early hour.