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All Moved in Now!! So, I finally moved into the new apartment. We basically moved everthing we could with the big moving trucl, then moved the reef...
Oh good. What brand of fixture is it anyway?
Sorry to bump in here lol...... what about coral? Are flame hawks a threat to any softies, LPS or SPS at all? I have some really nice acros which is...
Yea... That is strange. It shouldn't feel THAT hot or smell plastic at all.... hmm..
Hard to tell but they look like little redish bubbles... am I correct?? If so, then it's bubble algea. Pain in the butt! Can spread very fast! If...
Good Luck!! I hope it all works out with the least hasstle as possible! lol
Good Luck :)
I still think it's a Ballast issue... for some reason the ballast is able to run the stock bulbs but not the ATI bulbs. Not all bulbs are bult the...
I agree!! Luckily the ones I have are completely harmless... never had a problem with them, even with my SPS. Hopefully he has the harmless ones like...
Yes, the stock bulbs will work as long as you can put the montis up higher 4-5 inches from the light should be fine. This is how I had my monti with...
When I had the 2 bulb T5's I was using crappy stock bulbs that came with the fixture. AquaticLife 10K and AquaticLife Actinic. I'm not sure what...
hmmm... they are the right wattage I'm guessing right? Try bringing them back and replacing them with new ones... if it is still happening, then it...
Loose connection could be possible too! My AquaticLife T5 fixture sometimes has a loose connection and 2 of the bulbs won't come on at all... then I...
Sounds like Asterina starfish :P They are good to have in a reef. Basically part of your "hitchhiker clean up crew" :) I have them all over the...
That's not the bulbs... something wrong with the fixture itself I suspect. Possibly the ballast is going.
Don't be suprised if you notice a fish missing by tomorrow ;) hahaha... those are good sized pods!!
For a Monti Cap or Digi... YES... only a 2 bulb T5 fixture will be fine. I know this because I actually had a digi under 2 T5's and it did...
I've also been running the AquaticLife 4x24W T5HO fixture... and I got mine used.... and it's YEARS old and still working great! Occassionally 2 of...
I always go LFS because that way I can see what I get and bring it home within an hour. Less stress than getting them shipped. That's just my...
Yea, I hear purple up is useless lol. I have decent coraline growth and I never use purple up. I a lot of SPS and LPS so I dose Cal and Alk... Mag I...
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