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I wonder if it would be better to scoop male and female and put them in a separate tank if I notice him carrying babies. I’m setting up a 20gal to tie into main system. I will have very low flow and going to set up a divider so if they release they won’t be able to go down the overflow. (They’ll be in first chamber).

I didn’t read this thread (posting from phone). Fritz blue box is trash. I was having tank issues after I spiked my Alk (my fault). As part of the “trying to get back to normal” I did a ICP test on freshly mixed blue box to see where it landed and Alk came back at 6.2 when salinity was 35ppm. I tested Alk myself with a Hanna checker and also got 6.2. I can send you all the test results for parameters. I’m going to reef crystals. Available at Petco locally and cheap to order online in store pickup.

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You still doing this? I have a pair that just had first set of babies. I’m trying to raise a few by hatching baby brine shrimp. I kept three from first clutch and gave about 15 away to others. Getting a setup ready for next time to keep them all. I noticed the male with babies in his mouth near the very end. Been busy with work so not home a lot. I scooped him and placed in a breeder net in tank and he spit out 18 fry.

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Yes, as long as at least half the corals are looking good and growing well I am happy. One day I may end up with 3-5 big colonies of the things that do well in my tank, and I would be fine with that.

PAR readings in 120gal tank: I have 4 blue XHO strips (6 settings, 6 is the brightest) and 2 Radion G5 blues. Preferred setting: Blue XHO strips at setting 5 out of 6 Radions at 48% with the individual colors at the following: UV 100% Violet 100% Royal 5% (I put this really low to offset the XHO strips being on setting 5 for good coverage) Blue 50% Cyan 50% Lime 100% Red 100% Cool white 100% The settings above give PAR of 260 towards the top, 240 in the middle, and 175-200 on sand bed. --------------------------------------------------------------- Now for some other information on the blue strips alone, which put out a surprising amount of PAR. If I were going LPS I would prob only use 4 XHO over a 120gal tank with 2 of the royal blue actinic and one of the 50/50 with dimmers hooked up and NO radions at all. Especially since the radion app is trash and on/off with regular dimmers is so simple with the XHO strips: 2 blue strips at the following settings (PAR readings top/middle/bottom) 1 out of 6 - 0/0/0 2 out of 6 - 5/5/0 3 out of 6 - 20/15/10 4 out of 6 - 40/40/30 5 out of 6 - 70/70/50 6 out of 6 - 95/80/65 4 blue strips at the following settings 1 out of 6 - 5/3/1 2 out of 6 - 15/15/10 3 out of 6 - 40/40/30 4 out of 6 - 90/80/60 5 out of 6 - 160/140/110 6 out of 6 - 200/180/140

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PAR NUMBER POST: I have 4 blue XHO strips (6 settings, 6 is the brightest) and 2 Radion G5 blues. Preferred setting up front: Blue XHO strips at setting 5 out of 6 Radions at 48% with the individual colors at the following: UV 100% Violet 100% Royal 5% (I put this really low to offset the XHO strips being on setting 5 for good coverage) Blue 50% Cyan 50% Lime 100% Red 100% Cool white 100% The settings above give PAR of 260 at orange acro (top right), 240 at blue slimier and bubblegum mili (middle/top), and 200 at setosa dropping off to 175ish at the edges along the sand bed. If I notice things looking too pale I will dial the radions back to 40-45%, and as things adjust I can go to 49%, 50%, etc slowly over time with the same %'s listed above. --------------------------------------------------------------- Now for some other information on the blue strips alone, which put out a surprising amount of PAR. If I were going LPS I would prob only use 4 XHO over a 120gal tank with 2 of the royal blue actinic and one of the 50/50 with dimmers hooked up and NO radions at all. Especially since the radion app is trash and on/off with regular dimmers is so simple with the XHO strips: 2 blue strips at the following settings (PAR readings top/middle/bottom) 1 out of 6 - 0/0/0 2 out of 6 - 5/5/0 3 out of 6 - 20/15/10 4 out of 6 - 40/40/30 5 out of 6 - 70/70/50 6 out of 6 - 95/80/65 4 blue strips at the following settings 1 out of 6 - 5/3/1 2 out of 6 - 15/15/10 3 out of 6 - 40/40/30 4 out of 6 - 90/80/60 5 out of 6 - 160/140/110 6 out of 6 - 200/180/140

Can you simply keep more water in the tank (which would result in more water in the return chamber), therefore leaving less risk of the ATO kicking on?

I remember that build thread. It was wild. Welcome back.

Can anyone share photos or tips of how they plumbed in a frag tank to current display/sump. I am planning to add a frag tank with a separate pump in the sump and a drain line back to the sump. I am planning to put a very low flow pump then I will add a powerhead in the frag tank itself for water movement. Any issues I should watch out for? Thanks

Eheim 1260/1262s on 90-120s seem perfect to me. Love my Eheims.

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