Recent content by aschke

Are there a lot of Bay Area people here on reefs.org? I'm in San Francisco and have just started my first reef system and I would love some sort of network of reef buddies. Also, the idea of going behind the scenes of a commercial aquarium makes me drool in classic Homer Simpson fashion

Hi all, With your help, I chose and bought a MH pendant for my new tank. I went with the 250W AquaMedic Ocean Light with a 15000K bulb. Thank you. I have a new problem now. There's too much light spilling out everywhere. It looks like my house is radioactive. You can see it from the...

Hi, I'm looking for a good LFS in San Francisco. I have seen the place on Clement and 6th and it's OK, but a little limited and not terribly helpful. I don't own a car, so most places outside the city require a lot of coordination. Second, related to the first, I'm having a really hard time...

also, it has a magnetic ballast. i heard those flicker the light and that electronic is better. is this true?

I've settled on the Aquamedic Ocean Light 250W HQI lighting fixture from hellolights.com ( http://www.hellolights.com/ocli25hqiame.html ) thanks to the help of all you guys. Now I have to choose a bulb. It never ends. I won't have any supplemental actinics (at least not now) so I want a...

I'm planning a sump based on a 15G long AGA tank for my 37G display tank. I want to include an area for my skimmer, a refugium and a return. Is there any rule or advice concerning the relative size of each zone. I assume the refugium should be as big as possible, but what about the return...

I appreciate the advice from all of you. To clarify about the lighting, I want a setup that will leave me room to grow, without breaking the bank right now. I'm not looking to raise the most difficult corals ever, just some variety. My tank does have a center brace (or had) but I cut the black...

Hi all, I'm somewhat new to this hobby (lifestyle commitment) and I'm setting up my first tank on my own. I've done a ton of research and I think I have most of it all figured out. I have two questions though. The first one is more important and it concerns itself with lighting. I have a...