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I have a odyssea lighting system and I think the ballast for the power compacts needs to be replaced. I was hoping to find a replacement. Does anyone know if they sell it? Or if I can use another brand? I have two 96 watt bulbs. thanks,

I purchased an existing setup 6 months ago and I want to replace my light bulbs. Can someone help me make sense of this. From what I can make out, I have an Odyssey Metal Halide 48, with (2) HQI 175w 20k, (2) cf 96w actinic blue. and what's hqi and cf? Should I replace and use exactly the...

keep the salinity at 1.009 for the full 30 days?

I have the tests, I'll pick some of the dKh buffer today. Just add per direcitions?

what do I use to bump up the ph if it falls? I don't know if it's true, but I've heard you can use baking soda???? I've gotten the salinity down to 1.019 and I'm changing 25% of the water every 12 hours -- this is when I have been slowly dropping the salinity.

I've QT'd all the fish and slowly lowered the salinity. How low do I go? I've heard different opinions. Also, what's Stop Parasite?

It turns out 5 of my fish have it; I do have a QT tank running with livesand and liverock. How do I maintain a 20 gal with five med fish in it? If I change the water every few days, won't the treatment dilute? Should I test the water daily? every other day??

Sorry to post another ick problem, but I want to get started on this as soon as possible. I've read about all the cures/treatments for ick but wanted to get some real-life feedback. I am new to the hobby and have a tank with three fish with ick (racoon butterfly, flame angel and Kole Tang). I...

anyone know... will the emperor tear it up?

How do I get a "fer sure"? No one knows!

what's that? Is it harmful? Will it become a nusiance?

Can anyone tell me what these white bubbly things are that are popping up on my liverock? Do I need to worry about them, they seem to be spreading. If they are harmful, how do I get rid of them? I attached photos of the little buggers. thanks in advance,

Yeah, I'm really worried it could be something harmful!

Can anyone tell me what these white bubbly things are that are popping up on my liverock? Do I need to worry about them, they seem to be spreading. How do I get rid of them? I attached photos of the little buggers. thanks in advance,

Are there any discussions on here about food preparation? Ingredients & recipies like this one? And what are good / necessary additive supplements?

I also signed up a few weeks ago and have yet to receive any emails about specials. Anyone know how frequently they send out emails? I could only imagine they must have huge quantities of whatever is on special since I'm sure tons of members jump on the deals. Has anyone actually recieved or...

Does anyone know how often/when SWF.com offers their "specials"? I've been on the list, but yet to see one.

I'm new to the hobby and read that it is a good idea to feed live food to your fish and I was wondering what's one of the easiest ways to start out breeding/feeding live food? Do Brine Shrimp hatcheries work? Do the Hatch 'n Feeder contraptions work (found one called the brine shrimp coral)...

Originally Posted by TurningTim Yes IMO it still could be the acclimation even if it took a couple days. Like I said I've had online sites and LFS tell me there was no need to acclimate critters of any sort but I would rather be safe than sorry and haven't lost anything yet...... Brad, don't...

Where do you find mysis shrimp? Is the hatching procedure similar? What's the easiest way to produce a semi-continuous live food source?