Recent content by BOMPH

Rob, I've seen your posts before, and I've sensed your complete and utter feeling of helplessness in this case. I too have been there, and the best way to do it is to leave it alone. Let the algae grow. If your tank has to go thru a 2 month period of looking like a green Chewbacca, then so...

Rob, I was in your position once. Sick of algae, and sick of trying to destroy it, and not getting anywhere. The solution is simple, but hard to do. Leave it alone. I left my 120 alone for 2 months or so, let the hair algae grow and grow, and then I took it all out in one fell swoop, and...

I have a tried and true method ( it has worked for me a number of times, setting up new tanks, and for a friend once I gave him the info ) 1) Buy a Magnum HOT canister filter, and get the 'vacuum attacthment' for it. I used it for the process I describe below, as well as running carbon when...

Well, scratch this! Got approved for a mortgage and already found 'THE HOUSE', so just waiting for the dude to accept my offer, and I wont have to worry about this whole 'upstairs' BS again. Good thing I have all the equipment bought already, just gotta buy LR and I am up and running, but gonna...

No it wouldn't. In wattage, yes, but in intensity, no... MH would probably give better results, but I personally dont think you need it unless you want SPS and clams. In terms of the chiller, he has a point, but I had 2x400w MH + 2x110w VHO over a 2' deep tank and never noticed any real...

Is this a new system? If not, get the MH. If it is, i would stick with lower light until your corallines start growing and you get over your algae blooms. No need to fuel that fire :) However, why buy something you know you will replace? MH will be where you end up eventually..... That is...

I bought some of their fiji about 4 years ago and it was decent, but that was then and this is now...... THey are a good vendor tho, very reliable. I have ordered $1000s of dollars of stuff from them over the years.

All, I was thinking of doing my whole setup ( only need 45 lbs of rock ) out of both of these types, maybe a half and half ratio of each. I have previously used just 'plain old fiji', want to try something different..... Are these rocks generally in a shape that would be advantageous to build...

Mine method is a little overboard, but it works. I bought a magnum HOT canister filter and the vaccuum attachment, and superglued a sponge to a thin piece of wood, attached a dowel rod to the wood, and then attached to wood to the vaccuum head. By applying pressure to the sponge via the dowel...

Anybody use this? http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant ... -ACROLIGHT It tells me that the ballasts are internal, am I reading this right, don't that get really hot? If you have it, how is it for you? I am also been put under the impression that the 150w DE bulbs are similar in...

Thanks for the replies. I had the agent ( State Farm ) call the main 'branch' or whatever you would call it, and they said that the tank would be covered if it leaked all over, or even fell thru the floor, which I doubt would happen with a 40g tank. I asked the question because I am a classic...

I am setting up a tank sometime in the next few weeks, depends on when the tax return gets here, how long my orders take to ship, etc.... God bless Uncle Sam, you;re only good to me in march or april..... I have the resources to get a MH/VHO setup, but am concerned that in the beginning it...

I would imagine if your 'far away' place was willing to hook you up with a styrofoam box from their own shipping orders to carry the fish home in, you would be OK for 5-6 hours, as long as they maybe added some Oxygen to the holding bags. The stryrofoam might help with temperature concerns...

How did you like the sand. Did it seem to have 'critters' in it? THanks

All, I saw a great set of LR on a ReefCentral thread, and was wondering if anybody here has the TBS rock, and if it is 'the bomb' like it looks there. 1) Is it real dense? 2) Did anyone order "The package"? And how was it? 2a) Anyone fed ex the stuff to their house vs air drop to the...