Recent content by NikhilC

Incandescent lighting will work, but it's not an economically sound choice. The cost of running incandescent or halogen lighting far exceeds the actual cost of the fixture, mostly by energy consumed and bulb replacements. Also, with incandescents that put out any good amount of light (say...

What size refugium are you going to light? Typically compact fluorescents will give the most light in the space available, but if you have a large refugium the lighting options are as diverse as for the reef tank. FWIW, I use a 65w, 6500k compact fluorescent over a five gallon refugium. The...

Hey all, After looking around for lighting options (and not finding a Lights of America fixture in stock anywhere) I found that Home Depot carried a similar fixture from Lumark. I've put up a disassembly guide at: http://www.taligentx.com/projects/compactlighting/ It turns out that it's...

CaribSea produces dry rock labeled "Reef Rocks", available in 30lb and 50lb boxes. Most LFS's can get it for you though some may not realize it is available from their distributor. Pricing should be around $1/lb. Some of the sizes and shapes are interesting, but you will want to pick out the...

New Scientist put up this article covering findings of how reefs survive in nutrient poor systems, such as the ones we tend to keep (skimmers, etc)...interesting...