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Ok, need some help from those with more MH knowledge than myself. I think I had a ballast go bad and I want to replace it. I have a PFO triple 175W ballast. Two of the 3 bulbs work just fine, just one of the ballasts isn't firing. Not sure if it is pulse or not (don't know the difference...

Anyone with any experience. I have heard numerous anecdotal accounts, seen a few threads, but can't find any at the moment. My BTA takes up almost half of 1 side of my 200 gallon. I have tried to induce splitting with no success. I really need to reduce its size, and I suppose the first step...

What do you do with them? I like to keep them around in case a bulb breaks on me. However, at this point I am hording about 10 of them. So you guys just toss them, or have you found some other worthy cause for them? It just feels so wrong to throw out a bulb that still "works."

Trying to increase the flow our drilled 180. I really only have the space for one powerhead. I am thinking about just going with the Koralia 4, overkill in just one spot? These things are new to me since I have been off the forums for a while. How strong are the magnets? I would love to use...

Just trying to get some ideas of individuals with whom I may or may not be familiar. Who is your favorite "expert," or the person who's information you trust the most? Who would you travel a significant distance to see?

Hey guys, its been a while. I have a question regarding tang compatibility and was wondering if anyone had opinions. We are dealing with a 180 gallon tank. Current livestock includes: Large Sailfin Tang (Red Sea) Cryptic Wrasse Lawnmower Blenny 6 Chromis Mating pair of Maroon Clowns...

Just thought I would plug the upcoming Marine Aquarium Society of the Carolinas annual meeting on Sat. August 12th from 8-3:30 at the vet school in Raleigh. Registration is $20, plenty of vendors and donated items, and I can almost guarentee that you will recoup your $20 in livestock/door...

Are copperbands like peppermints in that smaller copperband can't handle the bigger aiptasia? I assumed the answer is no, but don't want to make a purchasing error. Thanks Scott

Anyone have any experience with this? http://www.automatedaquariums.com/ We might have a donation coming our way, would love to hear pros and cons. It looks like it is for large systems and might be an overkill for our 180, but I am always up for some new toys (for free!!!). It looks...

Looking for a far reaching corraline scraper as a result of poor hood design. Does this (the pro-scraper S) take care of corraline or do I need to come up with a DIY rig? Thanks Scott T.

Hey guys/gals, been a while. While I no longer have a tank of my own, I have something even better. I am one of the folks in charge of the 220 gallon reef tank here at the vet school. Having never dealt with external pumps, I haven't had to do much troubleshooting. The pump on the tank is...

Just thought I would poll all of those with barebottoms, see how things have gone and what the biggest obsticles and benefits have been (try to be as objective as possible). Just to keep things a bit orderly, I thought it would be nice to mention how long the tank has been barebottom, if it...

In my 50 gallon, I am considering adding a final fish, although I really can't decide what I want to add. I already have a foxface and a mandarin. I don't want anything that would compete with the mandarin for pods, pretty much wiping out any of the wrasses. I also don't want to add something...

Well, I was at the LFS, actually looking for a mandarin for my tank. While they had a few, there was one they received a couple of weeks ago that was really looking rough. The LFS wanted it in a tank with pods were it might actually have a fighting chance so of course I took on the charity...

Well, the camera has FINALLY come back from repairs, and while it is not the best at tank photography, it will suffice for now. This tank just sort of fell together for me, and was set up, well, around January of this year. Fortunately, all the rock in the tank was fully mature so I didn't...

Another technical question. I have read and heard that a MAg 5 can be converted to a Mag 7 just by replacing the impellors. I know there is a supposed wattage difference between the two pumps, but have heard that the motor is the same, and the wattage change is a result of the impellor. Any...

I have just installed the kent marine auto shutoff kit for my RO/DI unit. It uses a presure solenoid and check valve, so the draw was that I didn't need any electricity... Well, I installed per the instructions, and it appears that the solenoid is not tripping, as waste water is still being...

Many of you have become friends over the past couple of years and have showed interest in my desire to become a veterinarian. Well, after being out of town for a few days, I came home to a big white envelope stating that I gained acceptance to NCSU college of veterinary medicine!!!! Good news...

Is this doing strange stuff for anyone else? All I see are pictures and then a bunch of jargoon. I am using firfox, perhaps that might have something to do with it... For Example: "Warning: main(): php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo failed: Temporary failure in name resolution in...

I am sure many of you are dosing CaCl to get your Ca levels up. Does anyone have a standardized dosing protocol per gallon of makeup water to get your calcium in the 400 range? In other words, I am lazy and don't want to add a little bit of CaCl, test, add a little more, test, etc... :)...