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Anyone know what these stringy brown threads are hanging from my sargassum. It had spread to some of the rocks and some on the sand. What it is? Is the sargassum going crazy on me? Let me know if you do.

I realize a bulb has burn in time..........but how much are they supposed to flicker? I have a 175watt Hamilton Tech 10K run from a IceCap ballast. Reef Fanantic said the flicker may be a defect in bulb or ballast if it continues after the burn in......... How much flickering does everyone...

I finished my canopy today, installed the MH retro kit, plugged it in..........and.............nothing. The ballast had a connect kit so I can't imagine the wiring could be wrong but I'm no electrician. The bulb has a silvery substance at the bottom, is this normal from the manufacturing...

Just a quick question please. Does everyone use a standoff/spacer from teh hood of their canopy to attach their reflector to and then the MH bulb? _______________ canopy top [[[]]] standoff/spacer / \ / O \ / \...

I am looking at premium aquatics and I was wondering how different the light appears between brands. PA has a kit that come with a German 175 bulb. How white is this? How much of a twint of blue is there? I am going with the eletronic ballast and it is compatible with 10K Hamilton, Ushio...

I would be willing to pay the shipping and handling on that. I am in Des Moines, IA. Email me at [email protected] and let's see what we can arrange. Thanks.

I have a shiny new 58 gallon that has been sitting on my customer built stand for about a year,,,,,waiting for me to get back into the hobby. I was thining about a 175 watt MH and supplement it with my 2 55 watt PCs. My question is what brands of bulb show what color? I want a white with a...