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Ok, I just installed a new lighting system. I replaced this: 2 96W PC smartlights 1 65W PC blue actinic = 257 watts With this: 2 175W 55k MH 1 96W PC smartligh 1 65W PC blue actinic = 511 watts The wierd thing is that the new set up with the metal halides does not look have as bright as with...

Fester, how did you connect them. I have seen that some people wire them to their lighting wiring. some say you can attach an old extension cord end with the plug.?!?!?

Can you use these kinds of fans for your canopy? If so, most have 2 wire, mostly red and black. How would you connect them. Can you connect a standard 2 prong plug to them. I will be installing with a DIY MH set up. Not a PFO, I need to do the lighting wiring myself as well. Is there a...

The bulbs themselves need to be at least 8" above the water. You would do best if you have a total height of 12" for the canopy.

60+ bucks on new bulbs but that doesn't include all the small glass fragments that will be in your tank, fish, corals etc. That 60+ could turn into humdreds!!! Be carefull.

79 - 81 in my opinion.

i like it when you have an idea but your just too busy to do and someone does it for you. :D Great Job! Only thing that I would change, and I did it on the sheet that I downloaded, are the perfect levels. If this is for a reef you may want to consider raising some of the specs. Temp: 79-80...

I had one of these on a 37 gallon. To be honest, they are a piece of s***. I had it working a little bit by adding an air pump with an air stone to it. I simply drilled a hole below the foam cup, inserted a small airline tube, connected an airstone to the tube, pushed the stone to the bottom of...

Test for copper. If you don't have a test, get one. A trace of copper will kill inverts like that.

She should be zapped!!!!!! There is NO defense for someone killing 5 innocent children! Insane, crazy, dilusional, no excuse. Even the Bible says and eye for and eye.

Hey All - something very strange has been happening with the temp in the tank lately. I constantly check my temp before bed and it is usually 79-80 degrees. As soon as I wake the next morning, the first thing I do is check on the temp again. For the past week or so it has been between 84-85.6...

The best way i have found is to do what jw said and use a pvc pipe...but, get your sand wet before. there will be a lot less, if none, "smoke" dust when you pull the pipe out. add it slow. i have a 2 foot pipe and stick it in the tank all the way down to the current sand bed and fill the pipe...

Yeah, the big one with the big claw and bands. it will be back in no time. :)

In my opinion, that sounds "effin" crazy!! <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" /> I have heard of using store bought shrimp like the kind that you would get for peel and eat or shrimp cocktail. only my opinion though.

It will grow back in about a week or so. The first time one of mine did that I freaked <img src="graemlins//freak.gif" border="0" alt="[freak]" /> <img src="graemlins//freak.gif" border="0" alt="[freak]" /> Don't worry about it.

Most recommendations that I have come across is to replace your MH bulbs every 6-8 months.

I was looking into getting an RO unit from Kent and read that the one I was interested in, 50gpd, will produce 3 gallons of waste water for every 1 gallon of RO water. WHAT A WASTE!! <- no pun intended. So, if I wanted to make 50 gallons in one day, I would be wasting 150 gallons of water? I...

I was looking into getting an RO unit from Kent and read that the one I was interested in, 50gpd, will produce 3 gallons of waste water for every 1 gallon of RO water. WHAT A WASTE!! <- no pun intended. So, if I wanted to make 50 gallons in one day, I would be wasting 150 gallons of water? I...

Hey mullet, thanks for the input. I will be running about 2 rooms away to the tank as well. I think I will use some small strong tubing (not copper) to run from the Unit to the tank. Do you use it to constantly drip to the sump for top off? Or do you have it drain into a large container for...

This may be a dumb question but for all those who either have an RO or a DI or an RO/DI unit. How do you have it plumbed? Do you have copper pipe running to the unit then use regular tubing? Do you have it plumbed directly from the mains water line? I am just curious, if you have copper piping...