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Originally Posted by oceana i use 3x400watts radium MH.(20K) i use the term 20l lightlybecasue most 20k bulbs are MUCH higher in rating. ocne the bulb turns more blue then yellow people start calling them 20k kind of missleading really. i use no actinic other then for dusk/dawn effect. when MH...

Originally Posted by eaglefan I have 10k mh's and i to see very good growth. If you off set with actinic vho's you don't have the harsh yellow. I'm trying to avoid all that yellow color. That's why I wanted the help on this matter. Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by matty0h_52 whats the demmensions of the tank. usually 400w is over kill depending on the depth of the tank. i have a 170 with 4x250w mh. and thats 2x20k 1x15k and 1x 13k. the only reason i went with different type K rateings is because i wanted to get a nise wide spectrum of...

Buzz: Your tank looks awesome. Thanks a lot for the advice. It really helps. I really want some blue coloring in my tank. So you think I should get double ended bulbs huh? I guess I have to find a new retro kit now. the one I was looking at had Mogul bulbs. Any ideas where I can get it from...

I have been searching the web for the lights I want for my new tank. I'm kindda confused because I want to set up my tank as an SPS tank but I dont know what color temperature to go with. I want to be able to keep healthy corals and have them grow. What do you guys think I should go with...

Looks awesome. Wish I had skills like that. How is Okinawa? I'm heading there next summer. Good Job!

Originally Posted by SusieS As Shoreliner says, you can read about most all of the LFS in the Seattle area on Reeffrontiers.com. My favorites are the Shark Reef and Ocean Reef Aquatics, both in Bremerton area. My all time favorites stores are the ones a bit further south though, in the...

Originally Posted by thelion I'm also from the east coast but moved to beautiful Seattle. I know of a number of good stores that sell saltwater fish ,corals and other things. Email me at rollinslion@aol.com and I will tell you where there are a number of stores in our area. Leo Thanks Leo. By...

Originally Posted by SusieS Try Reef Frontiers, it has a local section for the PSAS (Puget Sound Aquarium Society), they are a great group. www.reeffrontiers.com Welcome to Seattle! Susie :joy: Thanks Susie. Are you part of any clubs? Do you know where Reef Frontiers is located at? Do you know...

Originally Posted by oceana i would not count on that. i run 3x400 mh with full canopy over our 140s one mag 7 and one LG closed loop. all i have for cooling are 6 total 4" 120CFM fans . 3 in sump 3 canopy. my temps stay constant at 83 . just be sure not to buy cheapo fans that dont move enought...

Originally Posted by DeJaCo Just a note from experience - with that kind of wattage running over your tank I would really look into a "chiller". I run 2 - 160 watt VHO 72" bulbs and just one 400 watt MH. Now I am running 2 Quiet One 5000 pumps too, but I had to have a chiller to keep the temp...

Here is a pic.

Originally Posted by oceana sounds like a good unit to me as well. i also run 3x400 mh on our 140. IMO power is not that bad. we run around 320 bucks a month for power bills. before the tanks it was around 200. corals grow like weeds and seem to manage to gain color every day. Thank you Oceana.

Originally Posted by dragonboy I'm sure he got enough money to buy any coral out there since he can afford to pay for that kind of setup and the monthly bills. Wish I can get that kind of setup if I can afford it heheheh... Dragonboy: I'm not rich if that's what you mean. I'm in the Navy. I...

Originally Posted by SPSfreak100 Reefer_Fez, That sounds like an excellent setup. From the description of the setup, these are double ended bulbs, correct? Out of curiousity, what size is your tank? I have 3x 400wt Halides over my 150 gallon which is plenty of lighting in every inch of the...

Originally Posted by golfish Its kind of like this..."if you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the front porch" Fez, any idea what kind of ballast and bulb they are? brand names? HQI, Pulse start...? The bulbs are German Made HQI's and the ballasts are made by Advance with a 5 year warranty.

Originally Posted by Yosemite Sam Thanks everyone. Fez, I run two 400w 15K XM bulbs. I have toyed with the idea of adding atinics, but the summers here are so hot and humid that the chiller already has a tough time keeping up on hot days. Well your tank looks great Sam. What kind of skimmer...

Looking good. Very sorry about the loss. Hope everything goes fine.

Pink square anthias. Those are some beautiful fish and not that expensive.

Awesome looking tank. That's what I want my new 210 to look like. What kind of lights are you running? keep up the good work!