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I have a 75 gal with a closed hood, 4x 96 watt PC bulbs I have a slamming deal on a hang above fixture with 2x 250w MH and 4x 54w T5 actinics and moon lights. I will remove the enclosed hood and hang the new fixture above the tank from the ceiling. This will get rid of of the overheating...

My tank has been up for a year now and I have been told by the LFS the lights need changed. How do I know when to replace my lights? What is it that does not work after a period of time? Is there any testing equipment that can tell you if they are still working? Or is this just a plot by the...

What do y'all think ? Finally got a decent pic (the picture is in My Gallery)

What is this. It hangs limp in the daytime but when the lights go down it gets rigid and the little white feeders start popping out. Thanks for the info... 8) I don't know why it added it twice ??

So, I am sitting in front of my tank last night. Just watching life pass by. I have a 75 gal + 20 gal sump = 95 gal system. I have 145# of LR, so 1.933 lbs/gallon in the tank. Now I know that water weighs 8.34#/gal fresh and 8.6#/gal for saltwater (depending on temperture, etc. but this is...

Ok, they are growing like crazy and I hear you can prune them Just exactly how do you prune them ? Do they need to come out of the tank to do this, do they release any toxins when you cut them? Can I slice them off the rocks ? What do you cut them with razor blade or ??? This is my first...

I have a problem, My LFS says I am nuts. I think my tank is too sterile, not ENOUGH algea. It is a 75 gal Reef w/sump, 140# of LR and 80# of Live Sand (makes about 2" of depth). It has been up and running for 10 months now. It went thru the diatom stage. We have gone slowly with adding things...

Something is eating the legs off of my sand sifting starfish ??? I have hermit crabs, snails, a Banded Coral Shrimp, a Brown sided Tang and a few chromis' 75 gal Reef, 130# LR, the tanks has been going for 2 months now. Every morning when I check the tank the Sand sifter is missing more of...

I have heard that the Test Strips are less accurate than the drops method . . . I am a newbie, tank has been up for 5 weeks now, I have been using a Red Sea kit but It would be nice to use the strips. Up till now all my test have been very good. All my LFS use the strips, because they are...

Well I am prepared to get yelled at - So here goes Does anyone use Real SeaWater from (gasp) 8O the ocean ? I live on the west coast and have a boat, we have clean coastal water here (no this ain't San Pedro) I can go out in the boat as far as it takes to get really clean water. Anyone...

I have a 75 gal so I calculate 375 watts so 350-400 would work This wattage is hard to find. Can I use 2 - 200w units ? The tank is an Oceanic Reef Ready system, Can I mount the heater in the overflow box ? Or would sump work, can I lie the heater in a horizontal position in the sump? I read...