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So i want to get this t5 light fixture for my reptile tank and the the bulbs are 54 watt and 48" long. My question is can i replace one of those bulbs and use a 48" uva/uvb t5 full spectrum reptile bulb thats only 28 watts? Thanks for the help!

Thank you both for the valuable information. I think i'm going to use the 150 watt duel ballast with the odyssea pendants. And then eventually supplement with t5 actinics. Thanks again! aaron,

thanks for the help so far guys! the escaped ape: its a 24" tall tank from top to bottom :) . so you think a duel 150 watt setup would be better then a duel 250 watt setup? Why dont they make 175 watt DE hqi bulbs?? I found what appears to be a coralvue duel 150/175 watt hqi ballast (model #...

Hi all, i just wanted to ask if there are any 175 watt hqi DE metal halide ballasts out there? I havent seemed to find alot or any information on these. Plenty of stuff on 150 watt and 250 watt but nothing for 175 watt. I have a 100 gallon tank i want to setup as a reef tank 60x 16x 24" and i...

hey all, thank you for the info, all of you :) Jim your right about them being interesting and i do like them alot but like dogmai said is just the sheer numbers of them that are a problem for me, and they do lok lik elil brown worms heh. I will throw in a couple cleaner shrimp perhaps or an...

hey all, good to see ya again. ok heres my dilema, i have what appears to be hundreds if not thousands of small half inch long no wider then mechanical pencil lead feather dusters or fans? in my tank. I noticed a small colony of them about a month ago and i thought "aww, how cute with thier...

hey all, good to see ya again. ok heres my dilema, i have what appears to be hundreds if not thousands of small half inch long no wider then mechanical pencil lead feather dusters or fans? in my tank. I noticed a small colony of them about a month ago and i thought "aww, how cute with thier...

Hey thanks for the info, cant wait to se pic of this golden eel :) Anyone know a god online place to get one? Hey *save_the_expos* that logo looks familar, is that from an old band logo? MY friend , this lfs owner just got in a couple of these white eels today, they are called *ghost* eels and...

Ok my nitrites are nil, my nitrates are like 10-15 ppm, i have a phosphate problem but i am takign care of that, my alk is around 300ppm and i am not sure about my cal as i couldnt test it yet but i add kalkwasser mix every other top off. And still no growth! :( I will get back to ya all whe i...

I want an ell real bad! anyone know of a good reef safe eel? i was looking at the blue ribbon , white aka ghost eel or the banded? Any info anyone on these types? I have heard the blues are difficult to get to eat but once feedign are pretty hardy? I have also heard that these eels sometiems...

Hey thanks guys! My urchins move around alot but my live rock is prety secure and i have had no mishaps as of yet and since i dont have alot of coral then its ok for now. *monkeyboy* yeah about that flowerpot, i loved the way it looked in the store but most of them were big,so i elected to...

hey thank you guys fopr your input, i really apreciate it.I love urchins! so cool! what kind of supplement foof err food* should they get? My fire urcin went behind my rocks 2 weeks ago and i havent seen it since :( it was about 4 inches in diameter, more red then anything, with wite spines and...

you guys rock! hanks for the great advice you make a newbie feel welcomed haha. I amtaking water to be tested tonight to my friends lfs. I will test alk and cal there, thank you :)

Hey i was just wondering, what kind of living conditions do green mushrooms need to thrive? i think they are the green hairy kind, they have small bumps all over them, low or high light?water conditions? etc.And same question for flower pot coral, low or high light etc.? And i really like...

thanks for the info guys, umm as far as i can see it just wont grow. I had a cyano prob but the red slime remover while not removing it from the rocks it killed its advance and it hasnt grown in like over a month. i use power compacts fo lighting. I also have a phosphate problem but that was due...