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it would'nt hurt to have one(skimmer) i would even say any kind! i run a penguin on my mini bow cause it was free! i will go to a 150 auqaclear and some power heads soon. but its not "ideal" to run a nitrate factory! but on a tank that size maybe a ten gallon sump and a air stone skimmer or...

i would love to here more about the low profile reefstar! it has a much bigger pendant. i think this would help spread? on anouther note how do you guys post sites that you just click on. i tryed draging it from favorites but did not work.

OK, ihave a 180 runing along the inside wall of my 30yr old house, it has 11.5' between outside concrete foundation and the load carrying beem. the tank IS going the right way and IS on the carrying wall (interior) but that puts it 2.6' into the house on the joists. it definetly shakes when you...

not as bad as the spot the salt water will eventually put on the floor. just put the drain under the tank, in the stand. if you can easily get in the crawl space go for it! PANDOR i was in general construction for about 6-7 yrs so it comes natural. it is easy, and no matter how the tank goes...

i dont know if this will help but, my 240 is the only tank that had a big weight issue. it went the same way as the joists, so their was only 2-2x8 maybe three carrying the weight. all i did was sister 2 more along side the existing ones. so know there is 9- 2x8 under the tank. solid as a rock...

the site shows 1 400mh in enclosure and one 150 w in enclosure side by side with paper towels below them. the 400 looks about 3 times brighter. but no talk about ppfd or anything else inportant. imho

thats not what the test is about! not what we see. what the corals use. ritteri&bubbles will explain better. i think? something about ppfd. exc. they should have a printed output of all lights.

i think they can run or should run at 80 - 100 psi. i am by no means positive on this i do not own one yet(will soon)but they have booster pumps for them! you need to check your water presure, i,ve seen street presure that would take your paint off the car and some that could'nt run a sprinkler...

jeremy, you hit it on the head! that is one of my concerns. the spread. will it spread just as good as my baby 175 normal mh. do now, they cover the entire tank, not to many shadows, and the shadows i have are from the 2 blue line bulbs at the end not being as bright as the german one in the...

the giesemann pendants are scaring me. cant find anyone else with them long term, 1year or more. and the price is more. they should let you try one for a week, and see if you like it. call it a test drive! 1200$ is an investment. and i have no idea what it will look like over my tank! what if...

OH YA, can i have a dead mouse!! i'll give you 2 dead fish!

JAWBONE, FU just kidding! i'm a welder not a computer geek( no offence ). i'm 31 and i just started to learn how to use this big box in front of me about late jan. this year. i did read my post above and your right. thank you. but while we are on the subject, could you...

WELL I NOW HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN ICECAP AND PFO PENDANT(THEY HAVE A BIGGER PENDANT BUT IVE HEARD SOME BAD WORDS ABOUT THE SPREAD OF LIGHT) AND THE GIESEMANN VERY SMALL REFLECTOR (GOOD IN SOME WAYS) BUT I HAVE NO LONG TERM INFO. THEN THE REEFSTAR I DONT HAVE MUCH INFO ON. I DONT WANT TO DO THIS...

I'VE EREAD THAT AT NIGHT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPOT HIM. IF YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT ROCK HE LIVES IN, TAKE THE ROCK OUT AND PUT IN STRONG SALTWATER HE SHOULD COME OUT! BUT YOU HAVE TO FIND IT FIRST. THEY ALSO SELL TRAPS FOR THEM ALTHOUGH NO GOOD STORYS ABOUT SUCCESS. OR THE COKE BOTTLE TRICK. I...

IM WITH GATORTAIL, I HAVE SPENT AROUND 15,OOO ON MY 180 AND 240. AND I HATE TO ADMIT THIS BUT AT LEAST 2000 HAS BEEN LOST TO BAD CHOICES, EX. BUYING OLD MH THAT WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH(400) LOSS OF FISH IN FIRST 2 MONTHS(4-500) ICK PROB) MAG 24 (120) FILTER BOX MADE BUY SOME GUY SPRUNG A...