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Hello everyone, I'm back from the Caribbean.... I agree, and would ditch the PC's completely and go all t5 on a 75. You could do either t5 or mh...
Yep, that would be a good way to describe them. They really don't grow "up" much. Just a bit here and there. Some do grow up pretty well, but my...
I am very lucky to have learned to dive and be certified in Fiji. I will have to make due with an el cheapo underwater camera. But I have seen...
The biggest issue of halides over braces is the heat they make. if they melt a brace, it might allow your tank to bow, and possibly break. I use...
I would ask the opposite of Iraf, and ask why would you keep the VHO? i would go all t5ho on that 55g and be done with the energy robbing VHO's....
Those you can treat like a small brain coral, really. The merletti IME are very picky about lights and flow. I have a piece of merletti I want to...
Nice aquascaping:) I wish I had less LR in my 90g so I could get my scaping how I like it. Oh well, I will be upgrading to a 190g soon... then I...
merletti or wellsi?
A challice is an echinophyllia. Many are the red / pink variety as shown of some sort. I have one sort of similar to what dasco has, but more red...
I will be back on Monday night. Yes I will take pics.
A controller would tell the lights to turn on, a ballast will actually provide the power to light the bulb. Most use timers to control their lights....
He has the cost breakdown somewhere in the thread. It is a couple pages in:) Also, note he is in Canada, the prices are not the same as in the US....
The geissemans are good, just not as good at PAR as the ATI bulbs. I would say they are a close 2nd place to ATI, but the color of the ATI blue + is...
Well, I had a 35g that was 3feet by 17" tall and 12" deep. I had 3x39 of t5ho retro with ATI reflectors on it, and it would bake some sps, and most...
You can definitely keep anemones under t5ho lights, provided you have enough tubes over the tank. I kept several anemones in my old 25g with 3x39 of...
What are your guys thoughts on eurobracing the tank instead of a center brace? If you can do it on a glass tank, why not a plywood tank that will...
Not killing everything you put in your tank is a sign that you are on your way. ;) Having corals or fish grow is a sign you have made it there...
I am thinking I will make my own DIY LR as well. I will need some funky shaped pieces for my upcoming 190g (maybe more) build.
Yes, there is a warm up time for halide bulbs. If it takes longer than 20 minutes to get to the "correct" color, then there might be something up....
Sparky, isn't the "proprietary" cords just simply a computer cord? All the other ballasts I have seen are simply computer power cords.
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