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Originally Posted by Tbonesteak1020 After his whole ordeall he sat in the corner like he was in shock for about two days, really killing all my hopes for survival, i decided as one last effort i moved a rock over to his corner pushed it to the bottem of the sand bed and went to sleep. when i...

Any update?

Originally Posted by Tbonesteak1020 i Have pvc under the sandbed i have never seen him come all the way out, and feed him every other day. and the angel is very chill. he swam to a rock but still breathing very hard. his lips look kind of worn but i think its from the pebbles and rocks? I've...

Just your run of the mill PFO... it has always made the lights look great in the past... I'm thinking it is this XM bulb...

Originally Posted by NigerBang most of the time they are just like you are describing...I bought some Reef Optics moguls and overdrive them with a HQI ballast..I get high par with them....$33 each That is unfortunate... at $70 a pop, I hate throwing money into a bulb I don't like... maybe I...

Okay... so the XM 10K Mogul has been in the fixture for 4 days and has a yellowish "tinge" to the color of the light. It is also not causing the ripple/pool effect on the water (bright lines on the bottom of the tank). It looks nothing like the bright, clear, 10k Ushio I pulled out and...

Sweet... the monti makes a nice focal point.

Beautiful tank... lot's in there to look at...

MH or T5?

Originally Posted by BBQandTinyB I'm in Southern California! We should trade some things... Sure... just send me a PM. I just put in an XM 10k bulb... my Ushio was old... can't wait to see if there is any difference...

I used to use canister filters regularly. But, they are such a pain to remove, open up, and clean. I always get water everywhere unless I take it to the bathroom. Getting the pump inside to work and all the air bubbles out of the system after a cleaning is "fun" to... I used to end up putting...

Justin... looks great. How long have you had the clams? Can't wait to see those frags grow out!!

Thanks for the information... I'm purchased a 250W 14K Iwasaki HQI for a tank with no actinic supplements and an XM 250W 10,000K Mogul for a tank with actinic supplements to compare. I've used Ushio in the past and liked them a lot. Still curious if anyone has done a study or test to see if the...

Okay... upgrading the bulbs... searched this site and can't find anything that covers this question. Has anyone actually compared the light with a spectrometer from the "el cheapo" MH bulbs on a certain four-letter named Internet auction site, *cough*, with those of the popular brands (XM...

The lighting and color is much nicer in person... more blue. Photos look washed out... but I think you get the idea. Would love some nicer zoos and some sps once the tank establishes a bit more. Things are already growing well. Anyone in Southern California want to give me some frags? Oh...