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i can grow anything with a good t5ho set up.... and that ' Remember I really have no interest in SPS at all. I'm going to go read the lighting part in the archives...' well if that the case then you cant really have a nem... they need the same lighting.... the cheapest way imo is to get a...

at $125 for a 175 w/bulb is a good deal... ( if the bulbs where only use for about 3 months or less... they need replaced after 10 months or so ) as for the t5 set up.. i dint know they made t5ho in 20''.. the smallest size i know of is 24''.... make sure that they are t5ho ( t5 is the size of...

lighting is not the only thing needed to be able to keep a anenome.. you need good water and the know how... if you have that down then you should already know what you need.... but since you asked ... you can get away with t5 with good indevidual reflectors if the tank is no taller the 20''...

when i had pc's i changed them both at the say time but many will say one set at a time... i personnally doint think it's needed since one set are accetenics.. YzGyz

your U tube is not shyponing water to the outside box fast enough.. thats why air is building up in the tube... ( this is why 'hurt' said you need a bigger return pump.. it may speed the over flow speed up ridding of the bubble but, can your overflow handle that much water?? if you pump more...

you made the right choice... you really cant go wrong with tunze... they make great stuff but you do pay for it... ( they arnt the best bang for the buck type thing.. they are worth as much as you pay for them) YzGyz

to tell you the truth i dont think 82 is too big of a problem... any more and it could be... my tank runs 82 and everything seems fine... take it that i dont have a bunch of sps but i have a handfull that is growing quit well... fans blowing across your water surface is the easiest way to lower...

geothermal is kinda cool but i dont know how much worth it, it is... i know Stockton College in Galloway/Pomona NJ uses geothermal and they say they save tons $$$$.. but thats a really big scale.. i mean there piping runs under there parking lot.. and thats a lot!!!! heck.. im certified for...

i know that this hobby is expensive... going reef or just fowlr but one thing i will always tell someone when setting up a tank is to get a decent lighting.. yes, even if it's a FO or whatnot... why??? the difference of how 'nice' your tank can look are really dependant on the lighting... ever...

great skimmer for the price... only down side i see in the 200 is that the neck is too small after the mesh mod... ( pf4 mesh off the bay for $5, pry off the nw till there is only 1 layer of nw left, then add 2 or 3 layers of the pf4 on.. you can zip tie or fish line tie them to the on...

i dont have a beckett skimmer but i have read that you have to periodically clean the beckett injector itself... things like sand or snail shells get stuck in them... YzGyz

nice skimmer, ( he he i have the same exact one ) the skimmer is awsome as is but, after some mods.. it can become a monster!!!! i mesh modded it with some pf4 ( like $5 off the bay) bored out the everything i could on the outlet side, drilled the venturi bigger, and smooth out the volute...

the mod is when you switch out the 'impelar' to a propellar.. it pushes the water instead of forced centripical(sp i know)... just google 'MJMOD' and you will find your answer as to how it work and where to get the stuff from... as for having them on a timer... i have one on a timer...( i...

the mod is when you switch out the 'impelar' to a propellar.. it pushes the water instead of forced centripical(sp i know)... just google 'MJMOD' and you will find your answer as to how it work and where to get the stuff from... as for having them on a timer... i have one on a timer...( i...

i use the mj900 over the 12 for that exact difference... i know that it's minimal but why not save where i can... it's only like 30gph difference or around that on the two models...(but, i mj-stream moded my two 900 to do about 1400gph so.... i thinki made out good on that deal) YzGyz

stanlalee got it!!!! just think of HQI as overdriving MH bulb... thsi if for he people who dont want 400wattss and 250 watt ain't enough... but, af far as i know... hqi produce more heat... and not the other way around... YzGyz

maybe he plans to hang them like 14'' high so he can just use 1 mh and not 2.... but.. a 400 on anything less then 24'' is kinda killer.... ( and yes... i do run a 400 se on a tank that is only 24'' tall ) YzGyz...

just wrote some good stuff hear... pls read https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/279367/t5-vs-t6-whats-the-difference

the the '5 / 6' in the t5/t6 is the diameter of the tubes ( the fluorescent tubes) t5 is a few years older then t6 to my knowledge and thats what make t5 the bulb/unit of choice. they had a few years to 'perfect' their stuff as oppose to t6, even though t6 are sappose to be good stuff... i...

ohh and i dont remember if i posted thins or not but you want to actively cool your t5 slightly... just a slight breeze across the bulbs, this will give you better par... just a super weak breeze and no more... to much and you will actually lose par... ) i suggest getting like 4 80mm pc fans...