i have (2) 250w icecap ballasts with 9 months run time on them for sale, both work and appear like new. looking for $80 each or $150 for the pair. PM me if intrested

On a 75 gallon would I get 2 150 watt or 2 250 watt lamps on the 150 would i get 6700K, 14000K, or 20000K on the 250 would i get 67k or 20k I want a nice blue look

My lights went bad, have checked everything, bulbs and ballasts all farted out, dunno what happened, if we had a surge or something :(:cry: how long do I have to replace the light kit before things start going south.. plz tell me I have at least a week, this happened at the worst time possible...

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

I was wondering if anyone has a nice picture of a SPS tank under t5 lighting. Is there such a thing?? All the ones I have seen are dulll brown. without much color.

i need help... i am starting up a 65 this time. i have retro halides and also have 2 hqi fixtures. lets say, or pretend that they are the same wattage, what is the difference in 2 X 150 watt retro halides and 2 X 150 watt hqi fixtures? deciding which way to go here and don't know the...

I got my tank this weekend and put some distilled water and some red sea salt in. I've got 25lbs of live rock on hold....I want to do a reef set-up with just a couple of clowns, a goby, and some shrimp/crabs/little invets... I've been reading a lot about those with similar set-ups and I have a...

i'm about to spend $700 at saltysupply.com wanted to know if anyone's purchased anything through them...couldn't find many reviews online had a bad experience before christmas with an rc helicopter store: banana hobby.....:mad: :goldfish:

Hey all, I have a 29 gallon SPS reef that I have been running a 150 w PFO mini pendant with PFO HQI ballast. I have been running a Phoenix 14k bulb, and was pretty happy with it. However, I was looking to get more color out of my corals. After looking around at a lot of pictures and...

You know - I am still debating on the 28G Nanocube or a bigger tank. I know I wil lget bored of the Nanocube eventually since it can only house maybe 2-3 small fish and a few corals. I confirmed the electrical issue will cost allot to do and its probably out of the question. With a TV, DVD...

hey all, on my 29 gallon I am currently running a 150w phoenix 14k DE on a PFO hqi ballast and mini pendant. I just ordered a 150w reeflux 12k bulb because I have heard some great things about it. anyhow, my current bulb is about 7 months old. My question, do I need to raise my light up a...

We're moving and the tank has to go.Here's a short list of some items I still have. 5" purple tang (gorgeous fish) 50.00 Manderine Goby 10.00 Rabbit fish 20.00 or 10.00 with the tang(they're good buddies) Long spine urchin 10.00 Duel 400w HQI ballast 200.00 400w regular ballast 75.00 Temp...

some ballast wiring diagrams for retro kits. 175w/250w ARO MH electronic ballasts http://www.hellolights.com/wiring_diagrams/electronic%20ballast.pdf M57,M58,M59 MH magnetic ballasts http://www.hellolights.com/wiring_diagrams/m57,m58,m59.pdf M80 HQI ballast...

Okay gang. as pointed out by ScruffyRubicon and seconded by marineduud. an area of Reef MSDS and i am thinking a instructuion manual area is a good idea. lets look at our reef equipment and things for or in our tank. the example for all of this was the OZONE accident. ScruffyRubicon gave this...

merry new year, discuss

OK - I have made up my mind. I am going to resurrect the 58G tank. I tried to sell it and I heard every story in the book why people cant buy it after they agreed to. It has to be a sign. Plus I have most of everything so it wont cost nearly as much as a larger new tank. SO! Here is what I...

Where do you have your metal halide ballasts? I have a PFO HQI ballast and it is large and heavy.

I posted this on my local site, but hoping to get a better response...I think everyone's shopping! I got some awesome colored zoos this weekend and I was having my blackout weekend and only had the VHO actinics on and thought Wow! Monday when turning on the 50/50 actinic whites with the blue...

Does anyone know how much growth difference there is between 10k & 14k ? can 14k support SPS such as acro's ? how about coral color difference ?

hey all, I am having some trouble with my 29 gallon. I have cyano bad. It started as a small patch. I blew it off and syphoned, and it came back stronger and worse. much more spread out. So, I did a really thorough cleaning. I scrubbed it off the rocks and syphned everything. it has come...