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  1. mjweber

    Whats the deal with HID metal Halide lamps?

    Was browsing through my new catalog of expensive aquarium equipment and I came across this new kind of MH Light that uses a HID metal halide lamp. The bulb looks completely different. Has anyone had any experience with this new lighting technology. I know its not totally new, since it is a...
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    WTB: 14K Phoenix 150W bulbs

    Does anyone have any 14K Phoenix bulbs for sale? Maybe you bought one for your light, then decided to just get a whole new, bigger, better and more expensive light, and now you have an extra bulb, just sitting by itself looking for a home. If anyone has one please PM me and let me know how much...
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    Which MH Bulbs are best

    Hi Everyone, I know this has been covered about a million times but I cannot for some reason find an answer in the posts. Here's the deal, I have a 30 gal cube reef tank with ~ 30lbs of freshly scrubbed live rock (long story). I just Purchased an Outer Orbit with a 150 W MH bulb and 2...
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    FS: 150W Sunpod 20" MH lighting system

    Up for sale is a current Sunpod 150W 20" system with a 14K Phoenix that's about 6 months old. It also has the small LED banks (6 blue, 6 white). It is used, but in great condition. Asking $150 + $17 shipping. Pictures to follow. PM me if you are interested, or shoot me an e-mail at...
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    Who has Docking Mounts for 24" outer orbit

    Hi, Does anyone have a set of docking mounts for the current 24" outer orbits light model 1040? I just purchased this light on the [hr] site, but the owner doesn't know what he did with the legs. Every other online site I have checked is out of stock. Me being the impatient person that i...
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    favorite Salt Mixture

    Hi everyone, I've been having a hard time keeping my pH at the proper 8.2 ish. It seems like every time I check its at ~ 7.8-9. Currently I have MH, so I keep my lid off which means I am constantly adding fresh water. When I do I always add PH up, but still it seems like i'm adding a...
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    getting Zoa's to stick to the frag disk

    So I went to my LFS and got a bunch of Fire and Ice zoa's and Blue tubs. Since I already have some in my DT tank i decided to try my hand at fragging. I followed the directions (gloves, goggles ect) adn glued the 3-4 polyps + the mat to a frag disk. Not more than 3 hours later Half had...
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    Classified Sales Forum Rules: May, 2008 [hr] This forum is for hobbyists who want to sell used aquarium equipment or supplies. No businesses are allowed. No links are permitted. If you have something to sell you will need to post the pictures/descriptions in the thread. In order to post in...
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    will 380W boil my tank?

    Hi everyone, I'm looking into getting a new light fixture from that awful online auc ---- site. I currently have a sunpod 150, but I'm not happy with the coloration of my corals, since it does not have any actinics. I've heard that 20K gives nicer color but poorer growth, and 10K gives good...
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    New Corals!!!!! Where to put them?

    I just got these specimens and I'm wondering about optimum placement in my tank. I have a 30 gal cube with a lot of live rock and a sunpod 150W MH. Basically I can put these anywhere (high to low) but I really don't want the color to bleach or dull from poor placement. Also how about water flow...
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    placement for my new corals

    I just got these specimens and I'm wondering about optimum placement in my tank. I have a 30 gal cube with a lot of live rock and a sunpod 150W MH. Basically I can put these anywhere (high to low) but I really don't want the color to bleach or dull from poor placement. Also how about water...
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    Insane New LED Bulbs,

    So I saw someone had a pic of these bad boys on here a while ago. I finally found the place that sells them. Not sure if posting a link to a site that sells LED bulbs is a hyperlink violation or not. If the mods say its ok i will post the link, but here are the incredible specs pulled from...
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    Look what my coral banded is eating!!

    I happened to peer into my tank last night and say my coral banded shrimp chowing down on a blue legged Hermit crab. He was running around the tank with that thing stuck to his head for several hours, waving his claws at any fish that swam near him. I guess the question I have is: are coral...
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    What is this and what eats it

    Hi Everyone, I'm at my wits end with this Macro-algae. It invaded my tank a few months ago so I broke everything down scrubbed all my liverock,and put it all in a tank in the dark for a month. All my corals had a vacation in my QT tank. Finally got everything back together (after 1 broken QT...
  15. mjweber

    Help with Sunpod 150w 20" MH

    Hi Everyone, I have a quick question for anyone with the Sunpod Lighting. I recently purchased a used 150w, 20" MH fixture which came without the two adapters for the LED lighting. Could someone with this fixture or a similar fixture let me know what your adapters are labeled as in terms of...
  16. mjweber

    from 192 Watt PC to 150 Watt MH

    Hi Everyone, I just purchased the sunpod 150 watt MH fixture and wanted to get opinions on bulbs. As people who are familiar with this particular fixture know, there are no supplementary Actinic bulbs. With this being said, what kind of MH bulb would you guys recommend? It comes with a 14K...
  17. mjweber

    WTB Sunpod 150W 20" lighting

    Hi I'm looking for a Sunpod 150W, 20" wide HQI lighting fixture. I'm looking to spend ~ $150. If you have an extra one laying around and are looking for some cash let me know. You can PM, or e-mail me at mjweber2@verizon.net. Thanks. Mike
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    what do you guys think I should do?

    Hi everyone, I am currently waging a war with this really ugly really invasive Macro Alge. It grows right up against the rock, and seems to spread pretty quickly. I tried to describe it in previous posts, but I figured a picture is worth a thousand words. Last time i had to take out some of...
  19. mjweber

    Macro Alge out of control

    Hi Everyone, In my tank I currently have a variety of Macro-algae which are growing from a variety of rock crevices (I didn't plant them they just started growing). There are several species, and most are not a problem for me, as they grow like a normal plant, and I can just clip them when they...
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    for trade: Bubble tip and Clown paired

    Hello, I am unfortunately looking to get rid of my bubble tip and the paired clown that is very aggressively defending it. I think it has gotten too big for my tank (I have a 30 gal) and now the Clown fish considers all the tank its territory. Amazingly it leaves the fish alone, but it bites...
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