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Sorry to hear that you had trouble with the Cadlights.

I agree that it does sound rather odd :)

Lime (520-620nm) Lime is a very new LED color from philips. Imagine it as being a white LED without the blue peak. Peak luminous output is from 566-569nm, and the spectral half-width (how much spectrum it covers at 50% luminous output) is ~520-620nm, so it covers a very broad spectrum, meaning...

I tried using on NW for the white light, but for my limited space array it was too 'warm/glaring'. The solution was to add a bit of CW and B to cool down the look. As they say "Whatever works".

Correct, if you are just starting to clean a SB start off doing a small area at a time. I have never had a need to use Bio-pellets, so I can't comment on their usage personally.

Algae dusting/film growing on the sides of an aquarium indicates some amount of phosphate is present. Detritus removal will off course also remove a major source of phosphate (decaying matter). I use this technique exclusively to keep PO4 at '0' (Salifert) and typically the tank has undectable...

This is a topic is where you will get many different opinions since many factors can be at play. From personal experience, the smaller the tank and the higher the bio-load, the more often the detritus will need to be removed (somehow). For my small 12g Nano which is going on 6 years, I use a...

Give it a try. Patience and make any changes slowly.

Took a number of tries, but I finally got a side pic of these tiny 3/16" diameter coral polyps I found recently on my 15+ year old LR. The back story is that the area these polpys came from was covered by Pavona varians and only uncovered when a Ricordia killed off a good portion of the Pavona...

Thank you!

Just a few fun pics... New addition: Orange Rhodactis sp. A trio of green-gold R. yuma 'babies' and a few starting up below. 'Pink' R. yuma (upper left) finally turning from orange to pink due to new DIY LED strip: Starting a new 'Paly Garden':

Hope they do well for you!

Sure, why not, could use some equipment examples I have a piece or two that I could bring, too.

Due to the difficulties of lugging around tanks and equipment, I was thinking of just bringing a Laptop and using that when an example is required. Ralph.

I am free on the 12th and I'd be willing to assist those new to the hobby. For those interested, but without a tank/equipment, how about 'Reef aquarium selection and life support'. I can bring a few frags to give away, too. Ralph.

Thanks. Yeah, it'd be a sad day if I ever lost this Lobo...

Been a while...updates! Due to my auto feeder delivering too many pellets for two weeks, I had nitrates approaching 30 ppm. This tank typically runs '0' nitrates, so I was expecting some trouble. Luckily, the issues were not severe and mostly cyano related (still working on eliminating it...

Looks like you are gong all-out with the LED chips! Hope you find that perfect (for you) lighting setup. What makes the LED lighting so interesting (and challenging) is that we now have a much greater choice of chips from many different manufacturers and the ability to adjust multiple channel...

This is my favorite article on this subject of 'Full Spectrum' LED lighting in the reef tank: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/10/aafeature I've been up, down and through this topic for the last year and I still find it fascinating. It's really a challenge to find just the right LED light...

'Crazy generous', I'd say :)