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Thank you for responding. The new unit I was looking at has 2, 150 watt HQI 10K bulbs and 2, 130 watt actinic. If I switch to metal halides, will I need to keep the total wattage lower than what I just listed?

I have a 72 gallon bowfront FOWLR. LR, assorted polyps and mushrooms. I need to change my lighting, currently pc, 65 watts x4. I was wondering if the " outer orbit hqi " would be too much wattage for my tank. I've always liked the MH lighting "effect"

I have a 72 galllon FOWLR. I am on my second PC 48" 4x 65watt fixture in 2 yrs and after one year of use, there is again a problem with the fixture. I'm looking for advice on reliable fixtures, but not halides. T5 vs PC again? Any input would be appreciated.

I will be moving my 3 yr old FOWLR 72 gallon tank in a couple of weeks. I have about 6 fish, 80lbs or so of live rock and a deep sand bed. I need advice a couple of issues. Is this a good opportunity to replace my sandbed. If so, I have a smaller tank I can move some of the livestock to and...

3 wks ago I purchased 2 tr ocellaris from a lfs. They've been in a 10 gallon quarantine tank since purchase. 4 days ago I noticed the fins on one clown were getting frayed. It appeared that the other clown was beating up on this clown. I also noted one of the clowns shaking, which I read could...

I have a 72 gallon, with LR, shrimp,crabs,snails,8 months old. We have 2 ocellaris and we what to consider adding 1 yellow Tang, 1 Coral Beauty, possibly also a flame angel. We are also considering 1 or 2 royal grammas and or blenny. My question is in what order should they be added. Also, any...

Thanks for the feedback. I have recently added garlic to his food once a day, hoping that it would help. Should it be an "everyday" addition? I guess this also buys our PBT another month in the quarantine..... I'll keep everyone updated.

I currently have a PBT in a quarantine tank being treated for ich with hyposalinity. The SG is between 1.007 and 1.008 and is tested with a refractometer. After 21 ich free days, he has devloped several new spots of ich. I have read about there possibly being hyposalinity resisitant ich and...

I have a 72 bow front reef ready tank. I have a 20 gal sump with a mag 9.5 for return. I'm looking to improve may water movement. Has anybody used a scwd with a rr tank? How should it be placed. Secondly I was looking to also add two maxi-jet 1200 on opposite sides of the tank and place them...

I have a powder blue tang who is currently in a quarantine tank. It developed obvious ich after a few days so I slowly lowered the SG to 1.09 ( using a refractometer). One week after stabilizing at that SG. The ich returned and it appears there are also "black Spots" that I'm assuming is...

Thank you for the feedback I was very helpful. Regarding the live sand,should I add it now or wait for the tank to settle down from the new LR addition. How much live sand would you recommend? Thanks again.

Thanks to all for supporting this site, I've learned alot. I have two questions. I just set up a 72 gallon 1/1/2 weeks ago, we just added 60 lbs of fiji cured LR. I have a 20 gallon sump with a euro-reef skimmer. Just after placing the LR I noticed alot of wet brown foam started to collect in...