Recent content by jsb

I think I found a good deal on some used MHs. They have a magnetic ballast, and I've heard Electric is better. Can some one validate this? What are the cons with Magnetic?

I'm new to sumps, but I think you want to avoid bio balls if possible. I've also read that this is probably the best method of building a sump. Intake/Skimmer >> Return << Refugium Here's a pic of what I'm trying to build. http://pics.montypics.com/jsb/2006-0...128_sump_1.jpg

Good info. Thanks! I often hear people say you can get bulbs much cheaper than advertised. Is this a myth? One of those turned out to be 6500 MHs bulbs for like $59, but I'd have to run antics with those wouldn't I? Your advising me to use the 10000 or 20000 lights to avoid having to run...

I'm trying to come up with which lighting I want to go with on my new tank. Everyone I talk to has a different answer to the life span of a bulb. I'm trying to be wise with my spending, and I want a setup that isn't going to cost a small fortune. I run PCs now on my current tank, and I...

Good questions...I always try to give as much as I can think of, but there is always something I leave out. All have been tank raised clowns. I don't have a BTA...still affraid to try. I do have a couple of GSPs that he was checking out. What I've always done is place the bag in the tank for...

I've had my tank up for over two years, and my first clown lived the longest. I can't remember how long it was but it was close to 6 months. Since then, I've tried again, and again, and they die with in a week or two. I don't understand. My Cardinal is close to two years old, and my Flame is...

Being a newbie at the time yes, but that was over two years ago. I've been using RO or RO/DI for quite a while now.

Sorry, I was in a meeting. GHA= Green Hair Algae. Again, sorry, I saw this some where and started using it just recently. Possily in the reading I was doing. The LFS said they looked fine. When I said what is fine they said. It definitely below 10 ppm. That's the best these test kits show...

I stay away from the blue hermits. I've heard they tend to do that more than the red hermits. I've never seen my reds do that. BUT I've always kept enough shells in the tank as well, so who knows.

I've been fighting a GHA issue, and I think I'm on the right track, but I just don't understand how it came about. Maybe some one can explain something I'm not seeing. My test kits never showed signs of high nitrates. I don't have a Phosphate kit, so I was thinking that my issue may be...

What methods do you recommend for cleaning out say a AquaC skimmer. They chambers are hard to get to with a brush. Power washer or something? Soaking it? Thanks!

I've been fighting a hair algea issue lately, and after reading another thread it's probably from the grocery store bought RO water, but anyway. I have my own RO/Di unit now, and I've been using it for a a few months. I've done a bunch of research on how to remove it, and I'm just about done...

So I'm assuming I should leave it alone? It's a nice hitchhiker? I've got a couple of other greenish milky sponges as well. Is it recommend to remove these or let them be? Thanks BTW. I was getting a little freaked out.

After taking a closer look I have little spots of what looks like pink jelly under this piece of rock as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeremy

I'm cleaning some LR due to a hair algea issue I'm trying to clear up. When I pull this piece this is what I faound underneath it. Any clue? Should I leave it? I'm thinking scrape this thing off.