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Clip on bulb is fine. I use a designed 6500K plant bulb from Home Depot. I spent about $12. Take the cone off.
Double your T5 lights and build a shelf out of a sheet of 1/2"-3/4" solid plywood or pieces of hardwood for the lights. Shelves are cool in that you...
Take it out! Don't take chances with them. I've heard they give off a toxic waste that clouds the aquarium. Whether it kills fish or corals is...
The bulb selection was designed by the grim reefer at reefcentral.com and purchased at the reefgeek.com. The fixture is from buildyouraquarium.com....
The issue here is that I already have an 8x54W 47" T5 retrofit kit. I ordered an 8x24W 23" T5 retrofit kit. I also ordered all new upgraded ATI and...
I think my fish would like the 210 with the 29" height but my corals may prefer the 180 with the 25" height. We'll see, decision time is coming soon.
Hi, I just bought a 72 x 24 stand and canopy and I'm getting either a 180 or 210 gal All Glass tank next week. I have been planning this move and...
Koralia makes good powerheads. Read man read. Talk to people in your lfs. Get friendly with the staff. Go there when it's slow and go when its busy....
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I'm not big on 32" height. First it puts a lot of stress on the glass walls. Second it's hard to pick up things off the sand. Third is with corals...
Well, I bought a stand and canopy today that I've been looking at. It's the R & J Aquatics Extreme series in honey oak color, it could easily be...
Visit www.wetwebmedia.com for a lot of info on deep sand beds and everything else. Go to www.reefcentral.com and look for threads by the Grim Reefer,...
I don't recommend anenome's to reefers because they are not stable and sting your other corals. They are best in a solitary environment with a clown...
One thing is for certain I wouldn't attempt to level a tank full of water. I would drain as much as possible into buckets and when it's got only a...
Of course we don't know all the circumstances and he could have caused a stress crack. I always put a sheet of eggcrate on the bottom of my tank to...
Perfecto paid for all the expenses he incurred. He said that there was a sheet of glass one foot by six feet that was on the floor next to the tank....
I just read a thread on another web site about a guy who had his 220 gal perfecto explode on him! The talk from other hobbyists started to center on...
Welcome to the world of salt water! Are you planing on having corals? If so and you should start with the simple soft corals like Mushrooms, Colt...
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