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Forum: SPS Keepers 01/10/2008, 12:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,171
Posted By beeker
i keep my Alk around 10-12 DKH and no higher ...

i keep my Alk around 10-12 DKH and no higher

keep Calcium between 350ppm and 450ppm

Keep Magnesium at 1300 ppm
Forum: Nano Reefs 01/08/2008, 03:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 903
Posted By beeker
heater, powerheads, skimmer/fuge, lighting ...

heater, powerheads, skimmer/fuge, lighting

No canister filter or mechanical filter,

though i would consider it simple even if you added some type of mechanical filtration, even a Hob aquaclear...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/07/2008, 11:58 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 472
Posted By beeker
i just put a nano koralia in my 5.5 it flows...

i just put a nano koralia in my 5.5

it flows 240 gph and is only 2.5x 2.5 so it doesen't take up a ton of space

the flow pattern is better than any direct flow PH out there, and after seeing...
Forum: Nano Reefs 12/26/2007, 12:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,267
Posted By beeker
Personally, i would go with a 20" 150w halide...

Personally, i would go with a 20" 150w halide sunpod fixture

Or i would retro fit a 175w MH and then buy a 2 24w T5's retro and make a custom hood/top

i have the 20" 150w hqi sunpod fixture...
Forum: Nano Reefs 12/26/2007, 12:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 493
Posted By beeker
I put a 150w sunpod hqi light on my 5.5 gallon ...

I put a 150w sunpod hqi light on my 5.5 gallon

in my opinion it's the right amount of light, the tank's temp stays at 81 with just the sunpods fan on, with the xtra clip fan i have on a timer my...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/21/2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 631
Posted By beeker
i would think you could do it that way, ...

i would think you could do it that way,

though it might make the parameters in the water of your main tank un-stabble or higher, i wouldn't know how to go about balancing it out when you top off.
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/17/2007, 10:55 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,178
Posted By beeker
i normally try to have atleast a 8-9 hour photo...

i normally try to have atleast a 8-9 hour photo period with my metal halide
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/27/2007, 11:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 181
Posted By beeker
My lighting setup?

Hi, i currently have a 175w MH 14k iwaski with two 24w Aquablue+ T5's over a 20g H tank



I was wondering what bulbs would be better for SPS growth

I'm just unsure what bulbs to use in my T5...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 09/11/2006, 12:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 165
Posted By beeker
alright thats probably what ill end up doing

alright thats probably what ill end up doing
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 09/11/2006, 12:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 165
Posted By beeker
i guess that would be a no then? lol is...

i guess that would be a no then? lol

is there anyway i could leave it on my BB? Or put rubble under it would that work?
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 09/11/2006, 11:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 165
Posted By beeker
Any clams that don't attach?

I was looking into getting a T.maxima clam but i see they attach themselves and i run a BB tank, id rather it not attach to my rockwork seeing as i only have a 20g H tank and don't have much rock...
Forum: SPS Keepers 09/11/2006, 10:05 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,200
Posted By beeker
i use an iwaski 14k 175w and i can grow SPS...

i use an iwaski 14k 175w and i can grow SPS almost at the bottom of my BB 20gallon high, it turned my orange with green polyp acropa to a light orange i can see white comming through the orange it's...
Forum: SPS Keepers 08/01/2006, 03:50 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,989
Posted By beeker
horace in your picture it actually looks like the...

horace in your picture it actually looks like the digi bleached since the color is sooooo much whitter than the brown/orange coloration it had before.

i had 200 ppm of nitrate in my 20 gallon for...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/27/2006, 12:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 315
Posted By beeker
remove one layer of screen a week....i went from...

remove one layer of screen a week....i went from XM 175w 15k bulb to an iwaski 14k and used 5 layers of screen and removed one every5-7 days depending on how the corals looked and how they were...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/21/2006, 02:06 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,318
Posted By beeker
well i have a 175w iwaski 14k on my 20 gallon...

well i have a 175w iwaski 14k on my 20 gallon that is rated at around 93 PAR i think on my ballast and i have it 7 inches from the water surface, i have no experience with radium bulbs i just saw...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/21/2006, 08:43 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,318
Posted By beeker
17 inches off the water surface? thats kindof...

17 inches off the water surface? thats kindof high most people keep their MH lights at most 10 inches off the water.
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/20/2006, 01:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 353
Posted By beeker
what lighting and size of tank do you have, if...

what lighting and size of tank do you have, if you have metal halide lighting and you know it's better than your LFS tanks then keep it lower under you lighting for the first week and then move it up...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/18/2006, 04:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 314
Posted By beeker
never bought from them, i felt weary when i...

never bought from them, i felt weary when i looked at their website it just doesen't seem too professional.

but i did recently order from reefermadness and got 4 frags all great sizes and in great...
Forum: Used Equipment & Drygoods Selling 07/18/2006, 01:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 269
Posted By beeker
FS ohio: CPR Bak-Pak II HOB skimmer w/rio pump,LED moonlight bars

Hi i'm selling a CPR Bak-Pak II hang on back skimmer with the rio pump included for 80.00 dollars shipped.

this skimmer has only been used for the first 3 months of my new tank being setup, i...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/18/2006, 01:24 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 563
Posted By beeker
no you only see those signs when going from lower...

no you only see those signs when going from lower PAR to higher PAR, i would say do you normal photo period and leave your lights at the same height. I'm not sure of the PAR on the 10k XM's but i...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/17/2006, 03:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,687
Posted By beeker
i noticed my caps in my tank started to get the...

i noticed my caps in my tank started to get the "burn" at about 12 DKH i lowered it to around 9-10 DKH polyp extension is 2 times better at this DKH than 12 also my cap isn't getting the "burn"...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/14/2006, 01:20 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 774
Posted By beeker
like i posted earlier, i'm pretty sure i started...

like i posted earlier, i'm pretty sure i started to get alk burn on my green monti cap at around 12 DKH mine is now at 9.8-10 DKH my polyp extension is definatly improved over the last week all my...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/14/2006, 09:04 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 252
Posted By beeker
no corals can take it over a long period of time...

no corals can take it over a long period of time it will put too much stress on the coral causing PE to be slim to none after awhile.

i had a damsel in my 20 gallon that nipped at my sps,...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/13/2006, 04:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 774
Posted By beeker
i'm BB i recently tryed to up my alk to around 12...

i'm BB i recently tryed to up my alk to around 12 DKH since i heard it was optimal for growth and what not, i noticed that around 12 DKH my green monti cap started to get some precip and started to...
Forum: SPS Keepers 07/13/2006, 04:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 392
Posted By beeker
i heard the 250 hqi pheonix was one of the best...

i heard the 250 hqi pheonix was one of the best bulbs/setups you can have, but since i only have a 175 mh SE setup i can be no help, sorry.

10k would definatly be more yellow/white than the...
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