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Knee surgery is putting the 75 gallon project on hold indefinitely, plus we have too many tanks as it is, so our loss is your gain. 75 acrylic tank w/corner overflow Large dual chamber sump Rio 1700 pump $125 55 gallon All Glass tank (no picture) perfect for a sump, but scratched $15...

So, I was looking to upgrade my lights and was thinking about getting Sunpod HQI. Should I get 150watt or 250w? Tank is 25" tall and 30" long. (55 gallons) And how good is this light? Would 250w heat the water too much?

Right now I have a Coral life light strip with 2 white, 2 actinic, and lunar lights. I also have 2 250W MH's. Its about time to buy new PC bulbs and I was wandering if I really need to run them with the halides. Other than the cool dusk look in the evening is there any benefit to the actinic...

hey everyone! i have had my 2 x 250w MH now for 1 week. the temp in my tank is staying between 80-82 with the lights on and 78-80 with the lights off. is this too high? also, my BTA has crawled from the top of the rocks to the inside of them, like he's hiding. is this light too strong for...

Would you buy metal halide bulbs on ebay ? I saw some saying that they were as good as Coralife, Hamilton, ect for as little as 20.00 ea. These are 250w bulbs.

i decided to swap bulbs today (both bulbs have been burned in) i was running a reeflux 12000K and for some reason, i think it is too white. some people report it as being a bit too blue, but that may be due to the balast, because i can't detect a hint of blue in it. i have a 150W HQI Current...

Hello Everyone Old and New, I've just started a new full time job taking care of a private 2100 gallon tropical saltwater tank. I have unlimited funds at my discretion.:bigeek: There are some SPS corals and tropical fish in the tank right now, but the 85% of the rock work is empty. The...

I have 2x SE 250w Hamilton 14k Bulbs. Was used for about 6-8 months. Still in great condition. The color is really nice, I plan on going 20k. $55 pick up or $65 shipped. Thanks.

So i got this new light ( i will take pics and let you see it, cause it has no name on it) it has 2 150 MH, 2- 48" t5 lights and moonlights. My question is...is 20K too high for my 75 gallon tank. It seems that all my brown buttons and Kenya tree has turned white. It looks bleached out to me...

First off, Hi everyone. I just happened to run across this site while searching on the web. My current setup is a 125 fish and reef tank. koralia 4 powerhead, two 4ft shop lights with 2 40w 6500k actinic and 2 18000k lights. impatiently awaiting the arrival of a 250w 20000k metal halide bulb for...

Can a Monti cap ever recover from bleaching. I swear before I moved my monti was doing fine. It had polyp extension and everything growing nicely from a small frag. After I moved my my halide bulb blue. It was 150 watt 14k bulb. I replaced it with a 15k XM bulb. Now it just seem like the monit...

I'm not sure who is going to remember me and who isn't. I haven't been on the site in a few months. Around the fall of last year I did a complete DIY for a 65 gallon tank, stand, ect.. Pic: I built the tank at the same time as I was stripping the room. I had furniture picked out and...

Hi everybody, sure hope someone can help. My Wellsophyllia has not been swelling for 3-4 weeks now. It did this once before but only for about a week. Also no feeding tentacles at night or when food is added. All param's are good. Slight nitrates <10. (been like this for a year or more)...

hey guys where do you take your cf bulbs for disposal? I wanna do the right thing and dispose of them properly rather than pollute our ground water. Not just my cf's on my nano but T5 and halide bulbs too.

lets beat the dead horse:deadhorse:.....again just wanting to know my light to coral range What wattage for a 10 gallon would be considered moderate to high lighting. I am getting this which has a total of 80 watts.. http://www.marineandreef.com/Satellite_2X40W_20_inch_Current_USA_p/rcu01012.htm

I have a coralife 150watt HQI pendant that i got a great deal on so i jumped on it. I live in a apartment so i can't hang it over my tank. I was wondering if there is a way to take apart the pendant and put it in coralife PC casing. I am aware that the ballast will most likely not fit in the...

I am sure I will have a lot of questions for you...so bear with me. We would like to add some vegetation into our 33 gallong long tank and copepods. In doing some reading I am leaning towards finding 1 or 2 mangroves and also some caulerpa. I know I can add the mangroves into the tank...

how many watts do i need to grow softies?? I have a 75 gallon....

Found a company called Light Spectrum Enterprises that sells all kinds of light bulbs including reef lights. They have metal halide bulbs for pretty cheap - which kind of worries me. Anyone ever tried them or heard anything about them? For the price, it might be worth just buying one or two...

Hi all, my name is Christian and I had been doing reefs for about 3-4 years before having to move here in SC (Greenwood). With my new job, settling into a new area I took a reef hiatus and just kept a freshwater tank for a couple months. Well now that I am settled I'm back reefing. Doing a...