Recent content by ltimberl

I have a 265 gallon tank (24"T x 30" D x 8' L) with 1350 URI VHO (5 tubes actintic white, and 4 tubes actinitic blue) with 520 watts of CF smart tubes 1/2 10K and 1/1 actintic blue. Tubes are new to relatively new. I have 3 bubble corals, 1 green pearl, 1 green regular, and 1 white regular...

The unit is 9 months old Thanks I will call them tomorrow.

I went to change the bulb today, and to my surprise the quartz sleeve was full of water. Any one else having the problem, or am I the only lucky one? I bought this to replace another unit (senior moment can't remember the name) that had tubing twisted around the light. That one leaked too...

I have a Blue Line 55 HD that has a very annoying high pitch whine. It can vary in intensity. Anyone else? Is there a cure?

Not Hard at all I have two in a 300 gallon tank that I have had for over five years. The secret - they are in an established reef tank with a lot of live rock. The local LFS told me they needed live rock, and given their longevity it seems to work.

At one point I had two 135's going. One was pre drilled, and the other had the overflow. The If you lost suction the overflow was a pain to restart. If you decide to go with the overflow, leave enough room on the back side of the aquarium for you to stand behind. You can't start the sucker...

I have a tank with several fish and coral. For some reason I cant get a good picture. I am using a Fuji S5000 camera. Most of the issues seem to be with reflection off the tank, and color spectrum of the VHO light bulbs. I have attached a couple of the pics . Additionally I wrote an...