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  1. sh2000

    Lighting Question

    Problem is a generic MH lamp will run you $25-30 and a name brand would run you $50-75, as for the ballasts a decent one would run you $100-120 per ballast. It's hard for me to to scrape up the cash right now for 2 new ballasts. But I can afford to get 2 Phoenix lamps which are on sale for me...
  2. sh2000

    Lighting Question

    What is more importqnt for better quality lighting a name brand bulb like hamilton or phoenix with a generic ballast ? or a name brand ballast like a coralvue ballast with a generic bulb ?
  3. sh2000

    Yellow Tangs

    Can that be a purple and 2 yellows ? and since I did not introduce them at the same time if I do some major new aquascaping will that work in the 120 ? thanks
  4. sh2000

    What is more important for better lighting ?

    What is more importqnt for better quality lighting a name brand bulb like hamilton with a poor ballast ? or a name brand ballast like a coralvue ballast with a generic bulb ?
  5. sh2000

    LMB looks really thin and bad

    everything the same. no other losses.
  6. sh2000

    Balistes punctatus

    anyone know anything about this costly fish ?
  7. sh2000

    Yellow Tangs

    I got 2 yellow tangs small 1.5 inches I put them in together about 2 months ago in my 55 gal RT within a week they were fighting alot. One of the tangs dorsal fin at the back where the dot is was nipped at and he was hiding in a cave for a while I just would watch the bully nip at him and annoy...
  8. sh2000

    Balistes punctatus

    Is this fish Reef Safe ? Coral Safe and compatible with yellow tang blue hippo tang clowns and a blue throat trigger in a 120 ?
  9. sh2000

    Full tank shots

    Originally Posted by codylowe Thanks, The tank is a 110 high. The lighting is Odyssea 2X250 MH + 4 65w Actinics - I replaced the ballasts with coralvue and changes the bulbs to 14k Hamiltons. How long have you had these lights for ? Are you pleased with them and how long did you wait untill...
  10. sh2000

    Just bought 50 LB's of LR from SWF.COM

    anyone ?
  11. sh2000

    bubbles in new 120

    still cant get rid of the bubbles tank has been up for 6 days the hose from the skimmer should be 1 inch away from the foam box that the coralife super skimmer comes with or directly attached in the hole inside the foam which has a rectangle plastic around it ? Also should this "box" be totaaly...
  12. sh2000

    I.D. this coral please

    My LFS wanted $ 75 is that overpriced ?
  13. sh2000

    I.d. ???

    Thnaks it looks ok to me but it not the best picture I hope if you can tell if it's healthy some would say it might be bleaching but I don;t see it. I feed it 3x a week silversides and squid plus it gets brine and mysis shrimp when I feed the other fish I run around 800 watts in a 120 gal tank...
  14. sh2000

    white spots

    can you confuse ich with tiny bubbles ?
  15. sh2000

    I.D. this coral please

    It's about 4 inches in diameter anyone know the price range for this coral ?
  16. sh2000

    bubbles in new 120

    Well it's on the right side of the sup but attached to the return pump which is in the sump..it's not a hob well at least not on the back of the DT so I'm confused.
  17. sh2000

    bubbles in new 120

    My skimmer is in the sump and i'm confused. Here is what it looks like.
  18. sh2000

    I.d. ???

    I belive this Anemone is a "Stichodactyla sp" bright yellow carpet can anyone confirm this ?
  19. sh2000

    Are the hermits,crabs,snails,lmb in danger ?

    The CC was eating him this morning so there goes the LMB I got him to remove some algae now I have no algae and I'm affraid anything that eats algae will pass as well. I have 2 more pincusion urchins they are in danger too.
  20. sh2000

    Flow in tank

    well I guess most of my corals are LPS, a few sps and some softies.
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