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  1. mark humme

    660 ballast t-8?

    Has anyone done this or has experimented with it? I was on searching a well known and reputable light ballast company website. They claim you can run a t-8 32w sylvania daylight bulb on a 66o ballast and it will produce more light than a vho and have a more consistant light output for the life...
  2. mark humme

    looking for live rock in Pa...

    could you send me some info looking for a good deal on alot of rock. markhummel00@hotmail.com
  3. mark humme

    180g lighting ok?

    This will be my first time venturing into larger reef aquariums. We've had a 20 gal fowlr set up for about a year now, and beginning to explore into coral. However we'd like to get a 180g set up as a penisula (sp) between the living room and the kitchen. I am sure on everything else except for...
  4. mark humme

    sump/fuge

    I'm giong to be upgrading my 20 gal to a 120 gal in the neer future. I've new to the reef tank and am abel to keep all of my levels correct in my 20 an feel comfortable starting a large reef tank thanks to all the posts on here and alot to studying. Anyway, I was going to purchase two 110 gal...
  5. mark humme

    Mh Diy?

    thanks, I'll have to ask if they have a lower wattage ballast from our other dealership.
  6. mark humme

    Mh Diy?

    I've been looking for MH balasts and sockets. They've recently installed MH lighting in our shop (what a diffrience :joy: ) They have a few leftover. I was wandering if 400w would be to much for my 20 H.
  7. mark humme

    fuz on LR?

    Guess it's not a chiton no shell plates
  8. mark humme

    fuz on LR?

    I have a FOWLR and the last few days I've noticed somthing unusual on a piece of LR. It looks like black fuz with white spots around the outer edge. It was about 1/8 in in diameter when i first saw it. Now it's grown to about 1/4in. When it's open it looks like fuz. It has changed shape...
  9. mark humme

    *************

    They have been doing work to the fish rooms when I was down. Most of my freshwater fish came form there, just have to be carefusl of what you get. Good for dry goods like everone is saying. Best prices compared to my area 45 min north.
  10. mark humme

    cycle ?

    thanks for your help just retested and everything is still where it was yesterday around the same time. I'm going to take soem water down to the LFS on saturday just to de sure my test kit is not giving me false readings.
  11. mark humme

    circulation

    local fish store. I'm new to this to so I'm sure we'll be on here alot. If youconfused to some of the acronyms as i was when I started to read these message boards, if you go into the NEW HOBBYIST board theres a bulletin (second one down i believe) Bulletin Board Acronyms I still have to check...
  12. mark humme

    circulation

    A minijet is just a small submersible pump to cause a current in the bottom of the tank. Mine is held on with suction cups. I paid around $13 at the LFS.
  13. mark humme

    filtration

    I have a 20 gal FOWLR and believe I'm almost throught the cycle. I was consedering trying a nano reef tank with the same tank. What do I need to consider with lighting? How long should it be kept on? I've seen several diffrient answers from 5-12 hours a day. The tank is an all glass 20H, I...
  14. mark humme

    cycle ?

    thanks d, I will be aquiring the rock locally, I overfed the tank tonight about how long should I wait to recheck the levels?
  15. mark humme

    cycle ?

    I have a 20 gal tank that I've recently changed over to saltwater after much research. I have 20lbs LS, 3lb LR, 2 domino damsels, 2 yellow tail damsels and a red burrowing crab. I have a sea clone 100 protein skimmer, penguin 125 hang on filter, and a small sub. pump to bottom current. My tank...
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