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i have (3) 150W 20K MH and (2) 130W compact fluorescent bulb actinic blue true 03 i think it looks dark b/c I underexposed the picture so it wasn't totally washed out in color. Jason

I got this bubble tip about two weeks ago, it eats very hardily and seems like has stopped wandering around the tank. The foot is unseen and secure in the rock crevice. I just want you guys to take a look and see if you think it's healthy looking. thanks in advance. Jason

i run my PC light for 12 hours and the MH for 10. HTH Jason

aquatraders.com they have the odyessea 72" 785 watts fixture for $399. I got it and it works great dispite numerous claims of odyssea being junk. gooduck Jason

I have a 150 standard and just got a 72" lighting fixture for it. The light has (3) 175watt 20K MH, and (2) 196watt blue actinic bulbs in it. The total watt count is 785, this put me at 5.23 watts/gallon. Is this sufficient lighting to house whatever softies/corrals I want? Temp: Since I...

how high should I have the fixture off the water? I'm using the mounting legs that came with the unit and it sits ~ 10-11 inches off the water.

I just upgraded my 150's lights from 192 watt PC 50/50s, up to a 72" (3) 175watt MH and (2) 196 watt actinic blues. This is quite a bit more light than I had before, my question is....do I need to do a light acclimation? Will the coralline on the rocks get burnt by the sudden increase in...

no lunars in it as of right now, however it does have the lunar lights holes and a lunar light switch to control the lights. Jason

the eel and puffer have been in the tank since it was cycled. They both are fine with the fish as long as I keep them fed regularly. I've never seen either of them go after a fish. any thoughts on what the next addition might be? thanks Jason

i've got a PC fixture for sale with two bulbs for a total of 192 watts. It has about 3.5 months of use. that would give you about 3.5 watts/gallon which isn't half bad. let me know Jason

i'll take it for $90 shipped to 49006 paypal ok? jason

i would say around 4.5 watts/gallon

I'm thinking I might be able to squeeze one more fish into my tank. I currently havea 150 with a 30 gallon sump. yellow tang porky puffer perc clown blue damsel fire angel fox face snow flake eel choc chip star cleaner shrimp about 200 snails 30 blue leg hermits 20 scarlet hermits what should...

degbowl, is that unit RO and DI? how much did they charge you for the adapter? and where do you add the adapter in for the sale? Jason

How do RO/DI systems connect to the faucet? I live in a student rental house that we are moving out of in August. I was wondering how easily a RO/DI unit can attach to the existing faucet, are there plumbing changes that need to be made? thanks Jason