new 29 gal reef tank HELP!!!!!
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okay guys/gals another question is there such thing as too many pods in your tank?
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sorry not sure what that is but my light is a led light i had t5's but of course it didn't work learned my lesson from buying from ebay real quick but the light i have now is a 30" led only meant for soft corals i would definitely be interested in a better light for some of the "hard" corals but havent made the leap on any yet if you guys have suggestions for lights please feel free to let me know I have been checking the marketplace on here but a little worried after the bad purchase on ebay also thank you to everyone for the advice i really appreciate any/all help
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Never heard of too many pods. You'll have plenty of things to stress about. Pods and diatoms aren't worth the worry
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Never heard of too many pods. You'll have plenty of things to stress about. Pods and diatoms aren't worth the worry
Looking good. You're getting great advise.
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Thanks kc I will definitely have questions I actually moved from the kc area about 2 years ago it’s a small world but thanks for the comment"nothing good ever happens fast in reefing"... best words I ever heard...
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I don’t want to be negative but you’ll be lucky if most of those corals survive a brand new tank with the flux in parameters and ugly algae stage you’re going to go thru. I’d try your best to keep the parameters in check, test every other day and don’t buy anything else until you have gone thru all the stages of algae and you’re tank has leveled out. (It will take months)
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I, like everyone else, will have a lot of suggestions on lights. Lots of good options and methods. But, let your tank age and stabilize before adding any of the hard stuff (or anything else). Stability is king here.
Welcome!! Great advice already given! I’ll just add have fun and enjoy the experience. Try not to look at issues in a negative but more of as an opportunity to better learn how to provide your water what it needs.
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Well said!
Welcome!! What was the issue that you had with the T5s? I have the current orbits and supplement them with cheap T5s I bought off of Amazon. Once I did I noticed a lot more coral growth.
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