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Such a cool idea btw.

You have lasted longer than I would have, given your hurdles. It is heartbreaking to hear others stories like this and not be able to find a "fix it" solution.

I'll be down there buddy!!!

+1, VHO actinic just thrashes in color. Often 2 t5 actinic get overwhelmed by the MH and your blue is washed out.

Well a skimmer would remove the bio before it turns to trate, and lots of softies like a little "dirtier" water. Especially if you have a skimmer that is over rated for your water volume. High bioloads should always skim a lot, But 24/7 skimming is a good way to keep your water in check, never a bad idea.

Ah this is tragic.

Ya MH for sure. I had two t5 actinic supplements, but switched to power compact to test them out versus, I like the pc better.

I hope to get some anthias some day. 40 gallons only goes so far though, so might just have to admire yours .

Seen the title, automatically was gonna suggest Garrett.

Love plumbing, and you did this very well, awesome job yo.

I'm not a huge fan of canister filters for saltwater. Lots of alternatives.

Or just T off your return pump with a little extra tubing and a ball valve for future reactor set up, and in the mean time just let that water run back to the return water res. A member here suggested this to me and saved me a ton of time and money.

Right there with you. I see and hear such great things about other peoples lighting systems that it drives me crazy I don't have an extra couple hundred or thousand dollars laying around for new lights

I put a five pound container of refugium mud in my open fuge space in the sump. It is about 5 inch deep and claims to not only provide denitrification but also slowly leach essential minerals and trace elements into the system... We will see, the mangroves grow from it like weeds.

that is a huge bubble coral, nice looking. Break me off a piece of that kit kat bar

that is so messed up lol

Sweet!!! Welcome.

LR rubble will add to your nitrates. Cool improvements, a sump is a great addition to any tank for a magnitude of reasons. The mass chaeto will be your nitrate reducer. Adding a deep sand bed with some mangroves popping out of your chaeto will demolish trates, did for me. Cool stuff Kimberlee.

Maybe a diagram would help me understand what you are doing here...

40b, 20 sump, 20 fuge, 5 gallons a week change keeps it pristine.

What a beautiful fish, my dream fish, can't wait to get a healthy pod pop.

Your return from your sump is 500gph and blowing your sand around? Is it pointed directly at the sand? lol Maybe bounce it off a wall... Lots of member here have 4+ bulbs of T5's and keep a wide range of corals, soft, lps, sps, clams.

Yahhh halo reach!! I play a few nights a week. It does the opposite of stress relieving to me, gets me all competative and stressed lol. gamertag: suzzle10 (wife chose it, no idea lol)