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:notsure: any body out there have their sumps/extra water buried in the ground in order to use the ground's natural cooling ability to help cool the tank?? i am looking for some information in this area? :thinking:

i was wandering through home depot, and stopped in the lighting section. i saw double ended halogen work lights from 150-500 watts. are these the same size as the halide bulbs that we desire for our tanks?:thinking: if they are, they would be a great way to save money to get your reef going.

does anyone out there have one of these? i saw them online and thougth that it was a cool concept, but wondered about the real life experience. :thinking: i'm in the process of designing a large inwall 72"lx 30"h x 30-36"w and i want to do it right the first time, and not have to really make...

has anyone thought about how convenient it would be to have your tank drain directly into your house drain system? has anyone out there done it?:notsure: :help:

has anyone out there ever used a Cool Reef chiller? i live in so.cal. and am upgrading my entire system. the total gallons will be in the 400-500 gal. range and will be in-wall, but the system will be based in the garage for ease of maintenance and access. ] i know that i will need a fan to...

My question is can you use the halogen light stands to create an inexpensive way to add M/H lighting to your tank??:confused: are the double ended halogen bulbs the same length as the M/H bulbs?

:happy: :cheer: talk about a great purchase! I was able to find an Aqua-C 240 skimmer w/a Mag-12 for $350. :joy: it is very new and the pump is even newer!:D the seller stated that his friend gave him a euroreef and he no longer needed the 240. darn friends helping friends. on to the...

hmmm. can using uv or ozone good or bad for reef tanks and the inhabitants?:help: :thinking:

has anyone out there used LED lights? what kind of response did you get from them? is there a particular brand/kit or can you diy? i'm in the process of designing my next tank in the new house and considering mh, pc, led, etc. the tank will eventually hold sps corals.:) and be in the...

:) we finally moved! after all the hurdles of dealing with lenders, it is done. we even had a lender tell us that because of the lack of credit info for the last two years, they couldn't fund the loan. :mad: i had spent the last two years turning the household into debt free, cash/carry...

has anyone ever ordered p/c kit from a.h. supply? i'm looking at getting 2 x 96 p/c setup to begin with and i was wondering how they perform.

what are these misshaped tiny starfish? they have 6 legs (or nubs for legs), whitish in color and i know that i did not put them in the tank knowingly. are they safe? i know that i don't like them. how can i get rid of them??:confused: :confused:

:) is anyone out there using Top Fathom skimmers? i currently use a berlin h.o. on my 125 reef and am looking to upgrade. any info would be helpful. :cool:

i'm thinking about converting my mechanical (old hardware, not in use) filter cannister into a CO2 reaction chamber for my next tank. any ideas pros/cons? <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" />

why do mandarin gobies pass that little white "gas" cloud? are they going poop or is it some way of attracting the other half of the species? :rolleyes:

<img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> i looked into my tank a couple of minutes ago and saw my two hermit crabs fighting it out on the l/r! is this normal!?? <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> next question: i'm starting to see tiny white fuzzy...

does anybody have experience with the kold steril systems? i'm thinking about doing an upgrade in the near future. ads state that k/s can flow more than 4 gpm, while the r/o system that i currently have is 75 gal/day. i don't like the waiting around for your system to fill up after the...

my leather coral looks sick. it is displaying a kinda yellow/green color and does not open up like the other leather. both were purchased at the same time and sit at the same height in the tank...about 6" from the water level and less than `10" from the lights. what could be causing this and...

i just purchased several corals. flower pot, hammerhead and one other. the others have opened up and stretched out, but the hammerhead just hangs there limply, in a downward fashion. they've been in the tank for about 9 hours. will the hammerhead perk up soon? tank perameters are ph 8.4...

how long do i have to wait for the brown algae cycle to clear up? its been occuring for at least two weeks. in my last water test, ph @8.4, ammonia @.25, nitrites and nitrates were down to 0.0. in another post, it was noted that running a skimmer could increase the brown's cycle time. is...