Hello All.

Hi, yet another nebie here.
I am planning to share with everybody my Tropical to Marine tank conversion with pictures.
I will of course be boring the heck out of you all with my mundane questions so please be patient with this old man.
Duncan.

Setup info about AI Prime LED light and my 16 gallon tank

I have a 16 gallon Dennerle tank. It is running for 2 years now. I had to move it last weekend so i changed the rock work and corals a bit to give them more space and light. I'm still using original Dennerle Reef Light 2:2 - 36W. Corals are doing ok, some better then others.
I'm turning the light on at 3.00pm and turn off at 10.00pm, so 7 hours turn on time. Not enough?

But now i decided to buy AI Prime to have more control and power. Is this a good light for a 16 gallon tank?

What would be the best setup of lights in my case? I don't know anything about setting up lights? How much % of light should i use, how many hours, what about the turn on time...?

Just how easy is it to clean a barebottom tank with a settling tank? Take a look!

Hi, today i have a few videos of me cleaning my 20g long sps tank with 20g high settling tank. Its pretty easy imo. I can usually do it within an hour and thats with a 20-30 minute break. In the first video i outline my equipment i use, the second is the first part of the cleaning. Gotta take a break to let things settle and eat dinner then i finish up in the third video. My dinner was a little long, usually im doing something else but i was a little short on time to get all this done plus eat before i headed off to work. I hope you enjoy!

Ill try to embed these when i have some more time.
Video 1
https://youtu.be/KsccDQQaHKY

Video 2
https://youtu.be/ad3yNR6Ou3w

Video 3
https://youtu.be/p0oQ1e3jhTI

Enjoy!

Maxspect 150 or 130? Help new setup

Hello everyone! I am building a another reef setup "93 gallon rimless cube" and ordered everything besides the powerheads. I been going crazy between two maxspect gyre 150's or 130's :freak:

Heres my take
Gyre 150
Pros
1. 12" long greater horizontal water spread
2. More powerful=Lower settings=Less stress= longer life expectancy?

Cons
1. More expensive
2. Takes up more room
3. two 150's might be to strong for the aquarium on the lowest setting?

Gyre 130
Pros
1. Takes up less space
2. Best of all less expensive
3. should be able to run two without worries

Cons
1. Higher setting=More stress= Less life expectancy?
2. 10" long less horizontal water spread
3. Two 130's might not be enough?

Now I might be over thinking everything :lol:
but I dont want to make the mistake of to much power and not enough.
Now to get some helpful opinions from some reef junkies before tomorrow night so I can get my new order before Friday :thumbup:

Pairing my single Banggai Cardinal.

So I have a single adult Banggai Cardinal that I would really like to pair, but I am unsure of how to go about it. I originally had two, but one ending up getting sick and dying from a disease outbreak soon after introduction (that is now taken care of). That was about a year ago. Recently I bought a little tank raised banggai in hopes of it growing and getting a pair, or at least a couple individuals that would get along. However my current one chased it off and my blue jaw trigger decided to make a snack out of the poor thing so I wasn't able to find out if the aggression would get better. So I am wondering what to do now. It doesn't seem as simple as pairing clownfish, and it's not helpful I don't 100% know the gender of my current one. Should I buy another baby or two (the triggerfish will be taken care of in the mean time), or should I try to find some adults? I guess however if in the end if nothing works out it's fine. I just like seeing these fish in pairs. Thanks.

Reef Octopus NWB skimmer noise level

Hi, curious question...

In the quest to decrease sound levels from my tank, by far the loudest thing now is my skimmer. I have a NWB 150, and it has the two hole silencer on the air line, but man this thing has always been loud.

It occurred to me that I don't notice other people's skimmers when I check out their tanks.. So do others who have this skimmer hear it? Say if the stand doors are open can you hear it sucking air in another room?

Cephalopods

Time for my blue-moon post! Ya know, cause I hardly post here. Shame, really...

Anyway I figured I'd bring up a thread about one of the most curious group of marine animals, the Cephalopods. I know that some people do keep Octopi as pets, usually sold as Assorted Octopus. I also know that they usually don't live very long. Most species have a lifespan of a few years. I think even larger species only live about five years.

But what about Squid? And Cuttlefish? I know I heard of Cuttlefish being kept before, but not very often. What about squids?

Let this be a thread for open discussion about these critters.