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Originally Posted by edpete97 I've got plenty of airflow in my hood. The back is completely open and the top has a slot in it. I thought the sunpods were supposed to run cool. I got the fixture as a 45 day old demo tank unit. I thought 250 was a great deal. Apparently I was right. If its not...

Originally Posted by edpete97 Would it be okay to just take off my class tops and retrofit the enclosure into my tank hood? Back to my original questions also. If you bought a retrofit kit from Current im sure that would work fine. I know they say not to put this unit under canopies or enclosures.

Originally Posted by edpete97 You're absolutely correct. My 90 is 48" wide. The PC's I have are 36" wide with a custom PVC stand I created for it to sit on my glass tops. I plan on doing the same thing with the new 36" MH Sunpod when I get it. Good question! Just a suggestion. Its not a good...

Originally Posted by edpete97 I got a great deal on a 36" Dual 150 MH Sunpod. I only paid $250 (45 days old). It should be here Wednesday. From what little I could find, these run pretty cool. Can anyone confirm? I have a standard size 90 gal tank with 80 lbs LS and 100 lbs LR. I'm running a...

Originally Posted by RRCJR1972 I have a chiller but was thinking 5" off the top. With a chiller you should be fine. Good luck. Post some pics up if you can.

Originally Posted by RRCJR1972 I am thinking of buying the 72" ocean light with 4-250 watt 13k. tank is 72x24x24 and will have mostly sps, and clams, a few softies. what do u think? Looks like you'll have plenty of light to keep just about anything. The 250w bulbs are much brighter and should...

Originally Posted by RRCJR1972 Thanks for the fast reply. No prob. IMO a 13k or 14k bulb does not need actinic supplements. I think its a perfect light spectrum.

Originally Posted by cmaxwell39 I am running a durso standpipe as well and really like it. Hardly any noise at all. If you are doing your own stand you may want to even consider going to a 40 gal for your sump/fuge. That was my original plan until I figured out that I could not put a 48" tank...

Originally Posted by RRCJR1972 Does anyone have 13k lights on their tank. if so what type of color are they ank are they white or blue 13k will be closer to blue. I run 14k and its a perfect color. Id say the 13k will be slightly less blue. Probably not even enough to notice.

Originally Posted by murph145 ur welcome and hey what makes this stand easy is the access to the sump area my panels are removeable all the way around they are held into place by using high stregnth velcro makes easy access to anything Sweet! Thats not a bad idea. Definitely something to consider.

Originally Posted by murph145 $350 was for stand and canopy its for a 180G stand so its guna be more than twice the material u would need.... plus i doubled up on the 2x4's for extra strength... that was for the cherry plywood and trim which was pricey and all nuts screws and stain lol im sure...

Yea im looking for something simple. Nice stand but dammmm $350. Why so much?

Anyone have any plans made for a 75g stand? I can use a little help. I saw a few doing a google search, but i'd like to see more from here. I trust this website.

Originally Posted by chadman anyone from the area knows about that pet place...my question is: does anyone else have problems with unhealthy fish from up there? both from personal experiences and from friends with both salt and fresh water tanks we have noticed an ongoing trend of fish dying...

Originally Posted by cmaxwell39 The larger hole is going to be for the drain to the sump and will take a 1" bulkhead. The smaller hole is for the return line to the tank and will take a 3/4" bulkhead. As far as return pump, it really depends on how much head you are going to have. One of those...

I see Aipstasia mixed in there also.

Cyanobacteria(red slime algae)

bumpity bump

Originally Posted by marsmaster The local water company has tested the water and said that it is safe(should i test it myself) the calcium level runs about 175 to 225 ppm. If i test myself what should i test for besides the standard? Ammoni, Nitrite, Nitrate. Water company says its safe for...

Originally Posted by BillyandBlenny im sure it not red algae, these are just like the green bubble algae that grow everywhere in lfs tanks, thee isnt air bubbles like the bubble mats youre talking about, theyre filled with water Could it be Caulerpa?