Recent content by ol'reefer

How did you get A. Palmata?

I have an Aqua Logic 1/3 HP chiller that is about 4 years old. It chills my 180 fine, but it lately has been getting noisier. It sounds like the fan. i am looking at replacing the fan with a much quieter ele tronic one. Any other suggestions to make it more quiet?

PADI Since 1990

Bump this up. Man I am way back....

8O 95 here JK

Where can I get my tank drilled at? Locations and phone numbers if possible. TIA

I have had a blue carpet for close to one year. Still blue as ever. I have not heard of carpet anemone's being dyed. Carpets are naturally colored brown, green, blue, purple and red. Take a look at the Reef Aquarium Volume Two in the anemone section, Sprung has some pictures. The only anemones...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ThePuz1: <strong> When I ran the bulbs, they lit for about 2 minutes and then shut down.</strong><hr></blockquote> Pretty much what Tom said, the standard ballasts dont have the current draw...

HQI bulbs utilize an ignitor along with a capacitor. In reality a 150 HQI draws more amps than the standard 175 watt. This was due to the the original HQI's (Halogen Quartz Iodide) were harder to start and required more current to stay lit compared to Metal Halide based bulbs. Now most of the...

I am visitingmy folksin Denver for two weeks. Which local reef stores should I visit? Thanks!