lionfish: for lighting, I use 1 150 W MH german 10.000 K, one 30 W NO daylight and one 30 W NO actinic. I plan to change the daylight for a more blue tube. I don't like the 'purple shimmer' of actinics, I like it's effect on the corals. So, mainly for viewing purposes, I'll swap the daylight for a blue tube.
SPC: the tank looks quite dark, in reality it isn't, this just has to do with this picture. The tank is a mainly sps/fish tank: many sps, and about 17 fish. I would like to create a deepwater-environment, but I don't know exactly how to handle the balance between input and output of nutrients. When creating a deepwater-tank, I would love to keep dendronepthya's, colored gorgonians and so on, but I really don't know how to create a reasonable plancton level together with a good water quality.
chris_h: indeed, one of my false percs is using my clam as an anemone! Sometimes the other (female) does the same. Right next to the clam is a rose BT, but they aren't very interested. I really love my two percs, but I'm thinking about changing them for a pair of maroons, as the BT is the natural host for them. What do u think?
Thanx for all compliments!
Tanu