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Awesome Mine is doing well too. Just installed a 250w MH and to my surprise, she is out and looking around. I thought she would stay in her hole for more than two days. Sucks though. I had a Gaint turbo in the tank that was doing some much needed work cleaning up and I left for two days and...

Cal and Alk are in check at the moment. Right where I want them actually. Corals that are in this tank that were transfered are doing 10x better in this tank then they ever were in my other reef. For Flow I have a Mag 7 return and a Koralia 3. It covers all dead spots basically. I was going to...

Well after buying a 250w MH with Ice Cap ballast for my 40g breeder, I was inspired and curious to try some SPS. Each frag was about $14.99 and each are 1-2''. My LFS guy told me these would be good SPS to start with and that they are fast growing. I don't dose anything at the moment. Should I...

For the most part I love the color. Little yellow but I will most deffinetly take what I can get. I cant read what type of bulb it is because its on and like looking into the sun so I will tell you in the morning after it has been turned off. Its only 3 weeks old so I should be good. Its not a...

Just bought a 250w with ice cap ballast and a 14k bulb. MAN IS THIS THING BRIGHT!. It blows my T5's outta the water. I love the shimmer though. The bulb is about 5-6'' away from the water. Will that be ok?

Well that crappy seller fell through and sold all his stuff even though he was going to meet me today. There is a auction on e b a y that is a 250 Watt Metal Halide Aquarium Light w/ New Bulb. Comes with either and 14k or 20k bulb. It doesn't say which type of ballast it is or what type of...

I will be replacing my PC fixture for an Ice Cap 250w plug and play MH. The two bulbs I will be getting are 10 and 12k. Are they going to be too yellow? I like the blue look so do I need to getting higher kelvin lights? Maybe 14k or 20k?

Ok. I talked to the guy and Im getting the light. It has pre drilled holes so I just have to screw it into my canopy. The guy is also including a 2 fan system for air circulation. I also re measured and the light will be about 8-9'' away from the water. So hopefully I'll be good. I also talked...

I have a large (and loud) fan mounted inside the 24'' T5 fixture. I could take it out and mount it somewhere inside my canopy if I needed to. I would have no other use for that lighting. First pic is outside, second is the thickness of wood holding lighting fixture. Last two are lights with LED...

Im not sure what you are talking about. Ive never had MH's before. This would be my first one. I was going to just drill a screw or two through the reflector and into my canopy and mount the ballast on the wall somewhere close. I will attatch the picture. I coudnt put it on my other tank because...

Should I put it on my Mantis tank? It has a canopy and my other tank that was a coral tank does not have a canopy so I wont be able to mount it.

Will a single Ice Cap 250 watt Plug and Play Metal Halide ballast, spider reflector, socket, 12k and 10k bulbs be too much for my 40g breeder Mantis tank? Right now Im running a 24'' T5 4 bulb fixture. My Mantis has plenty of places to hide but all my corals are in there because my other tank is...

Thank you everyone for the wealth of information. I do plan on not adding any SPS till maybe 4-6 month after my tank has started. I will be doing 5-10g water changes every Wednesday. I plan on getting 2 or 3 Koralia#3's for flow along with return pump. Right now I have about 100lbs of LR in my...

Well for Christmas Im getting Gifts cards to all LFS in my area and an RO/DI Unit! What are you getting, asking for, or giving? Fish related if possible

Ive always wanted MH so I may go with those but hang them instead of mounting them on the tank. The system is only $350 and I think the 8x54w T5 is more. Ill have to scan CL and EB for deals. For powerheads I dont mind cost. Id rather have powerheads and a large return pump. Ill probably go for...

If I were to fill my tank with RO/DI water, use RO/DI water for top off and water changes and only have 1 or 2 SPS, would I need to dose anything?

Dead..... Added something I shouldnt have and it screwed up my tank. Didnt expect it to live. Tough times in life and less dedication to the tank lead to its death. I will hopefully be upgrading soon and when I do Im upgrading lights to MH, adding a sump/fuge, and an RO/DI unit.

C R A I G S L I S T . C O M Best friend IMO. People break down their entire tanks and sell all their equipment for 1/3 of the original price. There are amazing sales there. I would constantly scan the site for possible buys. Sometimes chemicals arent always the answer. Dont add things you either...

Well Ive kept for LPS and Softies for about a year now and I really enjoy them. I also do enjoy SPS but haven't wanted to take the leap in fear of killing a beautiful Acro or something of that sort. I dont want to buy a Calcium reactors or anything like that. I want to depend on technology to a...

Well goodluck to you. I get nervous thinking about drilling my tank and an overflow box is not something I want. Thats why im just going to buy a 75g or 90g. 55g has alot of limitations