can u use a mercury vapor light for reef tank?

i have a 92gal corner tank setup as a reef tank and at the present moment i have a 36in corallife fixture on it with 10k and actinic bulb in it! i have mushroom leather ,colt coral sum zooanthids an a tortch coral……but i didnt have any luck with pulsating zena an i was hopeing it was due to my...

NewB to SW and need some RL guidance

Hello everybody. I have been admiring SW for many years. I have had many FW setups and around 20 or so at one time about 5 yrs ago. I got out then, and now just recently got a 10g FW for the kiddies. (actually for me, but for them to see and me to take care of) I have been anxious to get started in SW in...

Friend or foe: long white worm

So, I’ve been trying to catch this thing for weeks, but he’s super fast (especially when light is shown on him at night). I’ve seen other postings about worms like this, but want to verify if mine’s the same. When I bought a leather finger coral, the saleslady pulled one of these...

Need Stand for 46 Bow Front

I brought a 46 gal bow front with stand (used on craig’s list). The enclosed part of the stand is about 12×12 inches. It’s not big enough for a sump. I need stand ideas from you guys. One idea is to get a stand from a 75 gallon with a solid top which places the weight of the tank on the...

need help problem 1

i just got a beaded anomone (sorry about spelling) yesterday i have a 45 gallon tank and when i started my tank i got the blue hippo tang with the regular clown like nemo actually my brother started it then he didnt want to deal with all the work so i took it on. ok the clown died on me dori is still doing...