Matteo

I have a Fluval Spec V which I am not going to setup. Has original light and hood. I will post pics once I clean it all out. I can also include sand and purple reef saver rock as well. Would like $50 or $70 with sand and rock or trade for CORAL

holy mother f#&^(*@#^ Sh@@ it is getting hot where I live and am willing to trade coral if someone has a portable air conditioner in GOOD WORKING ORDER I also have a fluval spec V for sale or trade

Sca skimmer ftw. I have the 303 and it's a beast

Sell quicker on R2R

are these the $100 bucks a polyp?

T5 with LEDS FTW

I get my RODI water from my hose which goes into my closet to my 20 gallon trash bin

if you are going to do this your light needs to have an optic so it doesn't spread to the others

No opinion was given, it was all fact

pm'd

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1666085540271511/ $250obo and some coral (looking for acro colonies and torches) but will consider others. 24x24x14 Tank Stand needs wrap Esshops Sump Deep blue pump Sand 15lbs of rock I will throw in a free 20g tank too Tank taken down tonight Located in SE PDX Pick up only

like I said earlier (and so does the article) aim for 400-420nm range

anything under 410nm does nothing for growth and hardly anything for color. Actually anything under 400 is "UV" while anything between 410-430nm is Violet. Violet is what you really want. Violet (410-430nm) is great for growth.

why do you want to do this?

http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/268706-peroxide-saves-my-tank-with-pics-to-prove-it/#entry3322971

I would get a second for your tank for sure

high flow and carbon help. Peroxide works too if you dose it right and do it for the appropriate time. Another thing with dinos is rinsing rock or frag racks in freshwater and giving it a long dark period

I will be up in Portland memorial day weekend!

thanks! gonna fix typos and also add Algae scrubbers too! just built mine today!

Okay the point of this post is to simply show light to the PNWMAS forum members of newer technologies, gear preferences on Reef equipment. Why you may ask? When browsing through this forum I see a lot of questions asked and a lot of questions answered of older style tech or ideas. It seems that many answers given are older than or not as updated as they could be. I have put my two cents in a handful of different threads and the responses I get are "what is that?" or "I have never heard of it". Which I find surprising because I feel like everyone knows said item I am talking about. You can disagree all you want or critique but this is simply informative along with a little bit of opinion of what I have gathered in my reefing experience along with thousands of others on other reef forums. LED Lighting If possible stay away from Cool Whites, Reds, Greens, and if you can non controllable LEDs. Cool Whites: Usually 6000k and above in the color spectrum. These were the main white sources of earlier LED fixtures and are slowly being discontinued in newer fixtures. Why? Cool White looks harsh to the eye along with having poor levels in the Red spectrum. This means your red and orange corals will not pop as much. Cool White also tends to not be as bright as something like a warmer white does. If building a LED array do avoid cool whites. Red: Used to add color along with PAR in the Red spectrum of the photosynthetic need of corals but honestly not needed at all if Warm White is present in the fixture. Problem with using Red LEDs is they can cause awkward coloring in certain areas of the tank which may be distracting. This is due to their poor ability to blend well Royal Blues and other colors. Red however is very important in the High Peak of photosynthesis but you will have much better results using Warm Whites and Neutral whites. If building a LED array do avoid reds. Green: All I can say is meh. Does help with making tank look better but if replaced with Limes (talk about later) you will be much happier. Green offers almost nothing for corals as most our corals have a green reflection of light meaning they do not absorb this spectrum. Along with Red, Green can cause awkward spot light effects in your tank which can be ugly to the eye. If building a LED array do avoid green. Quick Note on White LEDS Warm Whites and Neutral Whites: These are colors you really want. Warm White offers great blending and par values. Due to Warm White being in the 2700k-3500k it is more than enough to cover your red spectrum making your red, pink, and orange corals look great along with blending with your blues look great to the eye of the reefer. Neutral White being around 4000k-5500k still offers red but also has less blue than cool whites do offering better blending and color. USE THESE Lime: You are probably thinking "Matteo these aren't white" however Lime LEDS are white LEDS without the blue in them. You will find that these are a great benefit to your white spectrum and are a great substitute for green. Lime is pretty new to LED fixtures and you won't find them in the main brand LEDs at the moment. You will find them in DIY builds, NanoBox fixtures however. Lime offers great par amounts so nice and bright to light your tank up but not an overwhelming amount of PUR to affect your corals. Here is some inspiration and even way more info on LEDs and their colors if you are curious! http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/352618-led-colors-and-what-they-are-used-for/ More Info: If possible always try to get puck based LEDS. Meaning the LED array is in a nice tight cluster. This is mostly for blending and color but also it keeps all your light intensity in a controlled area. LED fixtures like Arctics, Photons, and other lighting similar to Chinese Boxes work just fine however you will find these can have Disco Ball affects and poor color distribution in your tank. Another note on LEDs is always make sure your fixture uses quality LED Diodes. Great LED diodes known for color, power, and efficiency are, Luxeon, SemiLED, and Osram. Cree LED diodes are good and definitely do the job however the other LEDs mentioned are far better in efficiency. Skimmers Many brand named skimmers are tested and true and have been for a while. However something newer that you might like are DC Controllable Skimmers. Most of today's skimmers are AC (alternating current) and do not offer a controllable feature. DC is also a safer current if something were to happen. Another pro to DC is that DC pumps require less wattage, are quieter, and have a much longer life span than AC. DC also has far better control due to the fact it’s a direct current motor so stopping and going is not an issue. Another plus is DC pumps do not put off a lot of heat like AC pumps can. Here are some well trusted DC Skimmers which you can control and you will find are actually on the cheaper side than most name brand skimmers. You can find many reviews on these skimmers and you will find that people are loving them. Once I build up some funds I definitely will be selling my SCA303 for a Coral Box D500. Coral Box Skimz Simplicity Ice-Cap (these skimmers do not have a controller but still run DC pumps) Pumps: Just like the skimmers return pumps are now also going DC. All same concepts are applied (heat, control, safer, wattage use). These return pumps offer control like less or more flow, pulse features, and stop modes for feeding. Many of them are also already to be controlled by most controllers like APEX or Reef Angel. Once again once funds are built I will be trading my QuietOne 2200 for a controllable DC return pump. Here is a list of trusted DC return pumps. Jebao DC Deep Water Aquatics Reef Octopus DC Summary: This is just informative thread that I have personal experience with in some of the items listed but most of this info is from other forums and countless users and countless threads of reviews and information of what is the best stuff for reefing. Please feel free to comment if you have more questions or if you disagree. If you do disagree please be descriptive in why so. Thanks!

DC controllable skimmers

this isn't true. People have had great success with color and growth using only one fixture. From cheap Chinese box's to the kessil AP700. You can grow coral with a 5000k clf bulb if you really wanted to. What it comes down to is PAR and PUR. T5 definitely hold strong to growth and color as well but saying you need multiple LED fixtures is far from fact but just opinion.

It is not fancy, newer skimmers that use DC pumps are much more efficient and quieter along with over all reliable. The controller that these come with simply control the power of the DC pump (less flow/more flow). Makes tuning super dialed in and easy. http://www.fish-street.com/coral_box_d500_dc_skimmer http://www.simplicityaquatics.com/skimmers/ http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/protein-skimmers/internal-protein-skimmers/internal-skimz-skimmers.html

get a DC controllable pump, trust me.

Coral box 500