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Kremis, I really need to read through a thread before responding to a post in the middle. Condolences on the tsunami of difficulties. Jim

This was one of the hard lessons I had to learn in reefing. We have such a consumer mentality: I bought this really expensive equipment, and I expect it to work forever, and flawlessly. Unfortunately, a saltwater tank is a cruel environment. Stuff fails. Salt eats many things, then there is...

+1 on the multiple circuits. I had two isolated (nothing else on the circuit) installed when I upgraded and moved tanks. One drives the main system including the APEX, the other powers the in-tank circulation system. If a breaker goes, I still have tank circulation. Also, get a commercial GFCI...

I have been considering moving the two 360W units towards the outside edges and placing an AP700 in the center. One challenge is a center brace on the 190 tank, the other is the cost. Trying to consider all the alternatives...

I did the same on my system, two returns with two pumps. Now i find myself lusting for a DC pump. We're really never satisfied, are we?:D

From my readings (Sprung & Delbeek), corals like Elegance and Goniopora are in survival mode in a typical aquarium, unless they are being target fed. Robert at Neptune steered me to Reef Roids, and my Goniopora has been very happy.

Uhhh, not quite as dumb as I may look. Not a Christmas present. Need to break the news after Christmas that I need to increase the lighting on the 190g. Currently running two Kessil 360W. It's about half the light I actually need.

Update on the experiment! It is day 4 of dosing H2O2 in the tank. Last night I dosed the Fauna Marin DinoX. This morning, there was no visible change to the color, size or quantity of hair algae. However, there was a noticeable change in strength. Previously, it was a challenge to pull the...

Any other week, and I would join in the fun. House full of relatives. Wife would be VERY unhappy if I left, and I need her in a good mood when I break the news about the lighting upgrade.:rolleyes:

OK, I realize that this may bring out some rather biased opinions and experiences, but I'd really appreciate the experience from the group. Do you dose trace elements? If so, what do you use? Are you seeing results? I have a mainly LPS / polyp tank (no SPS) and am not happy with growth...

If you are running an APEX system, track power consumption one day/ night compared to another without the insulation. It should give you a general picture of the effectiveness. I'd be interested in the results... Jim

190g display tank, 20g fish QT, 10g coral QT

Gablami, Allow the once an electrical engineer to pipe in (yes, there were us guys before everybody went for an IT or SW degree). Mike is generally correct. The current draw on the solenoid is negligible at 14W / 29mA. Almost any wall-type adapter that produces 12V will be fine. Typically...

Rooster, Bad news. They never grow out of the crazy phase. It just becomes a different kind of crazy o_O

I QT corals in a 10g, and fish in a 10g, both using a standard HOB freshwater filter (to create flow and carbon/GFO filter) and the sponge filter for aeration flow and bacterial filtration. I keep an ammonia meter on both systems and have never seen any ammonia detected. 50% water changes...

I have great success with these sponge filters: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051XIN78/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Soak in your sump for a few days, transfer it and some DT water to the QT, and you have a very fast cycle. At $6, I consider them a disposable if I need to...

I would keep an eye on it. Just arriving to the tank, it was probably very hungry, and as Eric pointed out, went for the algae. It should limit itself to algae from now on, but keep a weather eye out for trouble. My urchins don't seem to bother the corals at all.

OK, hoping the community can provide me with some advice on a rockwork issue. About a year ago, I upgraded from a 110 to a 190. I had the transfer planned down to the finest detail. Until the unplanned occurred. The putty epoxy that I used to build the initial rockwork failed completely during...

Vincent, Thanks for the info. Interesting that it is 95% cultured bacteria, and that they have a different 95% bacteria product for fist only marine aquariums. Worth looking into. Jim

Greetings. Attempting to become a paying member, but the quicklinks on the right of the webpage do not seem to be live. Can you check that it is working? If so, I'll start troubleshooting my browser. With thanks, Jim