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Originally Posted by chadman what do u do set one for each function or can u get one timer to power an entire light? cause i have daylights actnitcs and a night light I have one timer for my actinics, one for my daylight, one for the fan. The moonlight is ok to leave on all the time. Heres my...

Originally Posted by chadman yeah i had been trying to run it for around six hours but today i got held up with dinner and stuff....i will look into getting a timer...are they the easiest way to go? They are the only way to go. Another must have in the hobby. I got 3 timers for $12 at Ace...

Sounds like more algae. Probably from the extended time the lights were on. Do you have timers for the lights? Withe the brown algae and green algae id cut back on the lighting. Run it for 6 hours a day and slowly increase it.

Originally Posted by the___jest Can high calcium have any affects on snails? or any other fish/ invert's? None that i know of. The snails use calcium to make their shells larger. How high is your Ca?

How often do i need to clean a mag drive pump? Its been running about a year and i havent done anything. Do i need to clean the impellers or anything? If so, how do i go about doing it?

Now thats what im talkin about.

I think im going to go with the 14k dual 150w DE. I figure ill stay right in the middle. If i dont like it I can always sell it. Ill keep my pc lights though just in case.

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Originally Posted by Hurt As a general rule, the lower the K value, the higher the par rating. PAR=growth. The higher the K value the lower the par. But with the higher K value (i.e. 20k) your corals will color up better. So it's a trade off between color in your corals, and growth in your...

Originally Posted by murph145 uh oh dont tell me my house is haunted thats guna not be good .... hopefully if it is some kinda activitiy its some positive activitiy to make my new tank run great Its nothing bad dont worry about it. Its just cool. http://www.ghoststudy.com/a_what_are_orbs.html

Originally Posted by Farslayer Look up an Aqua Medic light, they offer 2x250W DE canopies with T5 supplements. The MH which come with it are 13K, but you can easily replace them with 14K or 20K. Nice fixture. Definitely considering that one.

Kinda off topic but if you know some things about paranormal activity, that first pic has what looks to be an "orb". Thats the round circle in the base of the tank. But then again it could be a dust particle. If you look closely to the right of the tank youll see a few more. Look up orbs its...

Originally Posted by Eaglephot That seems like a lot to me. I have always read that you should have 1-2 watts per gallon. That would make your tank 4 watts per gallon. I am not sure. I would wait for other posters. Actually thats about 8 watts per gallon. He has 2 bulbs 40w each. Id say he can...

See thats the reason i dont want the 10k. I heard it has a slight yellow to it. Thats why im looking at 14k and higher. The fixture im lookin at has no actinic to it. Just the 2 150w 14k DE HQI. Its the CurrentUSA Sunpod 36". It would take some work to make a canopy for a 46 bowfront. I have an...

Sweet! Good deal. Keep the pics coming.

Originally Posted by murph145 i run 20K DE's with some 10K PC's i like the 20K's personally but i added the 10K's since i had some laying around and i think it was a good combo choice i heard 14K's penetrate weaker than 20K's but 20K's are a lil slower on the growth but do provide great coloring...

Originally Posted by degbowl I have been to all of them axcept animal tailz. My favorite is Aquarium Adventure. They have a website you can look at. The others are very good. Tropical Showcase on Old Country Road in Hicksville. About 10 minutes away from Aquarium Adventure. I always forget...

Originally Posted by peter1215 does anyone have the web site for fishtown usa? Just put a - between fishtown and USA

Very Nice! How many gallons?

Which is better 14k or 20k bulbs?