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    193 gallon plywood build thread

    Nice work Tom!! Suscribed for sure buddy!!
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: I made this!
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    Dkh and Ph dropping

    Do you use a glass top? Oceanic, at least last time I tested it wasn't that low on alkalinity so I can't imagine that is the issue... What do you...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    nova extreme pro stock bulbs=bleaching?

    Are they bleaching out like loss of tissue or losing color and turning more pastel?
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    No, I have nothing to say against it, I have just never heard anything about more penetrating power... I'll have to ask Tom, they have essentially...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    Thanks, yeah I could either add another ballast and two more lamps or swap out the WH for IC ballasts, I was thinking about using a IC for my...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    3.5 is enough for me and my tank.... I would suggest taking a look at it, the link is in my sig, you can then determine what amount you would like to...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    Its tough to use watts... I only have 640 over a 180...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    You have a 90 I take it? Well my ND t5s are giving me 270uMols at the sand dead center of a 24" deep tank, BUT since my lamps are 5' and not 6' the...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    They are not sold as kits, yet... Tom is working on that. Go to whatever site you are planning on using, MAKE SURE they Aquactinic's stuff, and get...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Pickling Lime. Does it do the job??

    Most people use it as top off water, so if you lose a gal a day to evaporation then they would drip one gal of kalk a day... the amount of Ca(OH)2...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    While I am not screwtape, I think I can help.... OD lamps if properly cooled can easily last a year. For what you want to keep the OD lamps will be...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    IceCap reflectors are pretty much top of the line-Aquactinics used to make them for IC, go with the Aquactinic version.... also the reflectors are...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Lighting Questions

    Well looks like you need to see what type of upgrade you are planning before purchasing, otherwise you could end up with a fixture collecting dust in...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    The imacculate conception!

    If she is holding eggs doesn't mean she is pregnant. Only livebearing creatures get pregnant. She will lay the eggs, no one will fertilize them and...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    Pickling Lime. Does it do the job??

    Calcium hydroxide is calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 no matter what, thats how chemisty works all compounds are uniform.... How does he have a special...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Just thought I shared .. Saltwater/Freshwater fish in one tank!

    Years and years ago Kordon with the help of some Japanese chemists and biologists made a solution that could keep both fresh and salt water fish,...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Cyano ideas and questions

    Cyano is most assuredly a natural "algae" in the maturation of a tank. Honestly though I have never heard of it just going away. There are ways to...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Can you attach a T5 retrofit under a canopy?

    I wouldn't mount the retro to the canopy for the reasons stated in the PM but to you others that are reading this for ideas, having a retro mounted...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Basic Lighting Question

    Hello Katie, wow, thats odd.... I don't NEED to say hi :) Lets start from the beginning real quick.... ACTINIC lighting is not what you have on...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    Very confused about lighting

    You can place T5 over open water IF you have a retro with water proof endcaps, you have an acrylic splash shield on the fixture or you don't mind...
    Post by: Dr.Fragenstein, Jun 15, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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