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A recent post in RC actaully http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=147734

in simlim? i think its the store just right side of escalator 3th floor of simlim tower they do sell blue LED for $5 for few pieces (dont remember) run on 4.5v , should be able to get the adaptor (transformer) from simlim tower as well

thats what the founder (Dr Ron) said ive no idea, i do have DSB in a 2ft tank, but ive full bed of macroalgae too, so im not sure if my so called DSB is working or not. I do have air pockets & those black appearance bacterial living deep in the sand. i believe it does work to some extend, but not efficient maybe u wanna do a search in nano-reef.com

yea .. DSB would be great on 5 x 2 x 2, Agree with tanzy on the 6" , not sure if theres a max threshold for the depth of DSB Following information extracted from Feb issue of FAMA.. Chemical sink where diffusion of nutrients through them are influenced electrical charge. And the positive charges are attracted to negative charges. Accordingly, the water's surface and air above are a negative mV. In the bulk water of the aquarium there is many charged molecules. Much of it is a positive mV. So are most of the living biomass (Corals and fishes). Substrate surfaces are largely a negative mV. The deeper the bed, the more negative the bed would be, and more positive charged nutrients are naturally attracted to lower depths. In the DSB, unless there is sufficient and effective bioturbation, there could easily be accumulation of there nutrients as the most negative charge is the sand at the aquarium's bottom.

not sure if the buffering capability will work but 'no, the DSB will not work' would be the expected answer if u r gonna have the DSB in smaller than 55g tank

hahah FlowerHorny .. sounds like some valentine gift

Sure, go for it But please dont take this forum away with u!!

Try the sandbed calculator @ http://reefcentral.com/calc/

em.. DSB in the sump or display? IOS ? Instant Ocean salt? depending on the gain size .. 4" is the minimum assuming u've DSB in the sump and u r disturbed by the sight of detritus.. given enough time, pods & spaghetti worms would clean them up, disturbing the sandbed would be detrimental to sandbed critters

what do u use for substrate? and what do u use for filter?

Does everyone have a bigger than 55g refugium/sump here? thats the minimum figure given by Dr Ron to have DSB working effectively or does anyone have a working DSB setup on a smaller scale? just wondering if my DSB on the 2ft is working or not.. coz ive huge bed of macroalgae too.

Nice tank.. what about some spec? what do u employ for filtering?

Hm.. hey AT i think that jar belongs to brandon4## who hangs in nano-reef.com alot

That depends what u mean by success My lighting setup is 4x36w over 2ft tank. ive been keeping 2 clams under it .. one has been in there for 8mnts .. the other 3mnts, both doing great! have no problem with most photosynthesis corals except SPS, which hasnt been doing well, but that could be due to the hairalgae boom ive been battling. Ive no experience with SL, never been there actaully, but if heat is a big issue to them, i bet they're ultimately against MH too.

Im using Reef Construct from AquaMedic decent product, suitable for binding coral with hard skeleton to rock. Got it at $20+ from Aquamart

im a big fan of PL! light is not the only factor that makes coral bleach, SPS has been grown successfully under PL too btw. Yea, its better compared to FL in term of given light output at given wattage, the only bad rap PL been getting is the 03 actinic.. some say FL & VHO r better than PL for that

I do experience increase in sponge growth after adding BlackPowder.. but the pricetag does not justify the growth didnt seem to observe any changes with Reef Vital DNA .. AT: are u refering to http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/data/foods.asp ?

Anyone interested in trying it out at low price? ive ... 50% used up Reef DNA at $15 30% used up BlackPowder at $15 30% used up PhytoPlan from TLF at $10 all in Sing $

$50 ?? for which brand? i would only pay $50 for 03 Actinic 36w PL u can get 36w blue Aqualux PL for around $20+ available in lots of places.. depending on which part of island u r living in

em. r there some serious typo? what color temp is it? 10,000k or blue? and what brand? 36w blue would normally cost around $25 do u intended to type $15 instead?

Having carbon wouldnt hurt xenia/Anthelia just that they're good absorber of DOC too.. so having carbon or too clean tank might slow the growth Good lighting is more essential for xenia.

if its diatom .. its not necessarily a bad thing check out the latest issue of Advanced Aquarist zine http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan...003/feature.htm incase u r keeping something that needs silica

Congrat! Ive had hermit crab fry b 4.. it prob died now Good luck in bringing them up

Very nice! Now i really wanna pick up diving!