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I have to replace a ballast on my Nova ExtremeT-5's. The current Ballast is 54 watts per bulb, 2 bulbs per ballast. Can I replace the ballast to take higher wattage bulbs to put more light into my tank. I had purchased 84 watt bulbs not really thinking about what the ballast was rated for...

I'd post a picture of someone's mouth open since I work in an oral surgery office, but that would be breaking HIPA laws!!!!

Thanks for the replies. My big reasoning for this idea is that I have always had a fair amount of Nitrates in the tank and my thought is that it is most likely from the CC. I do have a cannister filter and just recently read someone suggestion about replacing the floss everytime you change the...

I currently have a 70 gallon tank that has been established with me for 3years, but was established with someone else for 10years. I moved everything in buckets!! The tank came with a cc substrate. I was thinking of switching over to sand, but now I am strongly thinking about going to no...

YEAH!!! Very pretty fish!

Did you buy it? I vote YES!!! Better get it before someone else does!!

NO way. Dont throw that stuff out!!! Since you are setting up your tank from scratch you can cycle it right in your tank your setting up if you want to. Other option would be to do it in large rubbermaid containers with power heads. Those rocks are just fine. You can eventually get some...

Originally Posted by VampOfVegas Mind was in the gutter when I read that. BTW nice tank! Thats funny!!!!!

looks great! Your diatoms should start to clear soon. You should start first with a clean up crew. Add some snails and hermits. See how they do then add 1 or 2 smaller fish. Do some research, see what you like the looks of. Is this going to be fish only or do you plan on having coral? Not...

In your "before" picture, it looks like you have a shallow sand bed. When did you get rid of that and what made you decide to do that? I currently have a CC bed and am stongley contemplating making the swithc over to live sand. Maybe I will go no bed.....hmmmmm.

I may be wrong but I have always heard 1 fish per 10 gallons in SW. It also depends on the size the of the fish. There are certain fish that require larger spaces, such as tangs, ect. You can have smaller fish in that size tank, ie, damsels, clownfish, wrasse, and dwarf angel species.

Bump-Ibew, did you change your name? Werent you the one I got my ricordias from??? If so, I still LOVE them!!!

I got my tank established from someone. They had told me it was a 75 gallon. I have had the tank 2 years, and have a friend with a 90. I swore my tank was a 90 from comparing in size. My tank is a flat back hexagon (DAS), so measuring it was difficult. Well my hubby and I measured it...

Originally Posted by IBEW41 did you check to see if the switch is bad? How would you go about doing this? Also, is there a way to test your ballasts to see if they are in fact dead?

Is your tank similar in shape to this? My system is called a DAS system (Dutch aquarium system). It had a box in the back with 3 chambers, but I have since removed this. My tank was about 13 years old as well, and was a popular brand that I think really didnt end up going anywhere. You cant...

So what specifically makes Aquactinics better than the other brands?

Thanks for the replies. I will look into that ballast. I'm running the Nova Extreme with the four lights, so 2 of those four are out. Not good. Fortuneately I have coral that is forgiving, so everything should be ok for a little while until I get a replacement. Not sure about budget yet, I...

Also, any ideas of who I would bring this to to repair the ballast, if it is in fact a ballast. My husband and I took it apart, but did not want to go over board. Didnt want to lose the current 2 lights that are working! Coral would be even angrier!!!

Is your tank made by DAS (dutch aquarium systems)? Mine is made by this company, and sounds like a similar shape.

Hello, looking at T5 fixtures. Would like some suggestions on which brands are good. I currently have a current nova extreme 4 bulb fixture on my tank. It appears one of the ballast is shot, because 2 of the lights are not working, so I am looking at a new fixture and will use this one as a...