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Oh....I forgot to mention, the ballast was $130 shipped. I just got done talking with the electrical supplier and they think the wiring is wrong that I have done. They talked about having it wired in series instead of parallel. Problem is that i tried that and it didn't work. Mark

I guess that I will give the ballast supplier a call and see what's up. This is really frustrating. Could it be the bulb? I noticed that if I put the bulb in the left and power up, it will start. Then if I put the same bulb over in the right, it will be the only one that powers up. This...

It will only fire one bulb and then after it is lit, it will cause the ignitor in the other bulb to glow and then after 5-10 minutes, the lit one turns off and the other starts. It is like musical chairs. Haven't tried leaving it like this all day...not sure if it would help. Mark

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid of that. I have had nothing but a troubles so far. When all the kinks are worked out, it will be great, but till then I will continue to growl. I guess I'll contact the company then and ask them. If anyone has any other ideas, let me know. Mark

Just put together a lighting system by using the double 400w Mercury vapor ballast from Advanced along with 2 Iwasaki bulbs. They will fire without problem, but only one at a time. After a few minutes of running their brightest, one will shut off and the other fires up. What do I do? I have...

Now that my Ev-180 has broken in....it works great. No adjustments, just works really well. Pulls out tons of stuff. It does make you wonder if it is going to work during the break in period however....once it starts, it only gets better. My previous euroreef was easy to setup, but I had...

Just put a Ev-180 on a 125gal reef...at first didn't do too much,but after breaking in and getting the right level, it works like a charm. Haven't had to mess with it at all. Quiet as can be. I had a euro-reef previously and it is definiately easy to setup and maintain. Almost too easy for...

Well my skimmer decided to kick in....it is awesome! Didn't expect it to grab so much stuff! It is great....had a haze to the water(slight) and now it is crystal clear after about 2hrs. WOW!

Just got my 180, manual says just as long as it is below 8" in the sump then all is well. Haven't had it working yet...still breaking-in. Mark

I have the Mag9 throttle back about 1/4 to get the water level where they say to....seems like quite a reduction in power/waterflow. Haven't seen anything yet.....up to 2 weeks is quite a while to wait. Hopefully it will start soon. mark

Just bought the new EV180 and attached a Mag9 to it....have throttled it back a little, but after 2 days, nothing is being produced. Does it usually take this long? Does anyone have any suggestions on it. How high up is your foam in the column when you started out. Suggestions?? Mark

Just bought a used Pinpoint Salinity monitor and am trying to figure out just what solution to calibrate it with. Can I make it at home...or which one do I buy. I can't seem to find any around town and don't know which one to get. HELP! Thanks, Mark