EricBrian

Great! Thanks for the info.

I didn't want to highjack a topic so will quote it here and then add my question: Don't support WAMAS? What does that mean? And, it would imply that some support WAMAS. Is there a list? Thanks!

Jake, Absolutely... I plan to wait until my aquarium has cycled completely. JM, Thank you for the info on the lights, btw. I understand that I have to be watch the water quality carefully. I wish I could have a larger aquarium, however, my freshwater aquarium is using the only free 'large' wall space that I have. When you say "HO fluorescent or more possibly the compact fluorescent," I don't know what you mean. So, I looked at the tubes and it said no such thing. Would it help if I took pictures of the tubes? --Eric

Nathan, it isn't obvious to me.... why the toothbrush? Thanks Eric

Thank you too, Jake, for the welcome. JM, I took a picture of what I have. In essence, I have 22 lbs of LR and 10 lbs of LS. I bought them at Wally's Aquarium. When I measured the water values, I found: Ammonia, 0.25 Nitrite, 0.4 Nitrate 15 Alk was within the range according to the color chart that came with the test. pH 8.2 Temp 82 Deg F These values, however, were true before I added the last big piece of LR. I will measure the values again when I get home later today. I couldn't get the hydrometer to work properly so, I ordered a refractometer and it is being shipped as we speak. Here is the image:

There are 3 kinds of lights.... bright white, bright blue and very dim blue: -- FT27W Dual Daylight -- FT27W Dual Actinic The dim blue light are just two very little lights with no specs. The filter is submerged. By the way, this Aquapod is the model after the one that was recalled.

Thank you. Ah, lol, I should have done that. I will add that info to my signature so that I don't have to add it to different posts. Thank you.

Hello, this is my first post here! I am new to saltwater. My tank is currently in the process of cycling and hopefully, it will be done soon. Wondering, are there frag exchanges here in this area? Just wondering because when I went to various pet stores, I found that the cost of corals to be very high. Thanks a million. Eric