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11-20-2006, 12:11 AM
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if you are not wanting to keep sps or high light corals you do not need halides. where abouts do you live? your skimmer should get quieter once it slimes over but it will take about a month or so. its only my opinion but i dont think your light is strong enough for ricordias and what not i would invest in high output t5s or with power compacts or something.
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11-20-2006, 12:29 AM
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Hi Colin,
I live in Surrey/Newton area by Newton WavePool. I just wanted to add something to decorate the live rock more, since I haven't got a big tank, to add a little more life and color. I have been contemplating building a DIY for 175W Halide but am not familiar with Halide ballast..there was a DIY done using old Hologen lamps and just changing out the bulb for Halide DE bulb and installing Halide Ballist, but I can't find a Halide ballast in Surrey area that is reasonable. Jim
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11-20-2006, 12:50 AM
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private message sent to you also
175w would be really good, more than enough light for anything.
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11-21-2006, 12:49 AM
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Lighting update
Ok here is an update,
I went to hidden reef and bought a Coralife 24" Aqualight, it was missing on bulb it is rated 65W Daylight and 65W aCtnic but was missing the actnic so I purchase a second 65W daylight, and now run this plus one of my T% using just ACtnic what can I keep now? I also have a red algae bloom seems everytime I top up my water I get a bloom. Jim
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11-21-2006, 01:22 AM
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are you using RO/DI water for you top up. if not that could be where your algae bloom could be coming from. pretty much soft corals, ricordias, trumpet, candycane, euphyllia if you placed them high, just research corals and see which ones you like that are low to med light.
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11-23-2006, 02:34 AM
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initially i used di water and it does filter out a great deal, but i was floored at the water quality after i bought my RO/DI unit. hidden reef has good deals on the ro/di units. you may even find one online used, i know blaster had one for sale i'm not sure if he still does
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