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I started my tank about 4 months ago and I've never had a skimmer on it yet.. I had planned on getting one but I think I'll put that money into my own RO/DI system so I don't have to go to the fish store for water changes.. It is a 20 gal with a 7 gal refugium.. The 20 gal has lots of live rock...

Thank you.. I'll try that..

Jury is still out on whether it's splitting or not.. But it's definitely not dying.. It looks very healthy except for the fact that it doesn't open all the way..

The other day I thought my ridordea was dying.. Now I think it might be splitting.. Is this possible? The other day it went totally black in the middle but the rim stayed blue/green.. Now it looks like it's splitting into three or four pieces.. Or is this just the way it dies? Sorry for the...

Welcome Grant! Lotsa great people here and lotsa of information.. Enjoy!

Found these two things on some of my new live rock.. Wondered if anyone could ID them.. I'm pretty sure the red one is a sponge of some kind and the second is tunicate..

Ok, 10k it is then.. I'm going to use one 250w in the middle and then some actinics on either end.. I don't need a lot of light.. As I said, I'm only going to have a couple sps and some clams.. The rest of the tank will be softies and lps.. The reason I was going for the 250w was because I saw a...

If I do go the 250w route, does the bulb have to be 6500, 1k, 20k, or 50k? And is iwasaki still a good option?

So what are the parts of a MH system? Ballast, bulb, refector, sockets.. Anything I'm missing?

I already got a 45 gal for a little over $50, including tax.. Saved $80..

I think I'll end up buying the components and building the unit myself.. I've built and wired an incubator for hatching chicken eggs before.. The wiring on that was very simple though..

Oh, ok.. I know what you mean then.. I've seen pics and noticed the difference.. Is there any other difference then the shape?

What is DE or mogul?

Not sure what kind of clam yet.. Whatever the LFS has, I guess.. Didn't pay attention to the species.. Thanks so much for the help..

We will probably have only a couple sps towards the top.. But the MH lights will mostly just be for light penetration and a possible clam or two.. We're more into softies and lps..