Recent content by tkramer17

FOr 600 dollars you can get a nice pc/halide combo @ www.petsupplieliquidator.com, they will customize the hood to fit your tank sixe as long as its only within a few inches, they can also add feet or hooks so you can suspend it, the 600 dollar setup comes with 2 150 hqi's @ 10000k, 2 55 watt pc...

i have had my tank for about a month and a half now and i am having excess bubble problems i have tried everything but the don't seem to dicapate, thinking they are commign from my skimmer i called the skimmer company and one of the first questions i was asked was, "are you using aquasafe?"...

i just purchased two 24" glass covers because i ordered new lighting for my system, first question is.. they have a black plastic hinge in the middle will my 2 150 hqo halides and 2 55 watt atinic ps's and 2 36watt 10k pc's melt the plastic? if not, when i placed the glass covers on my tank they...

thank you very much your opinions have made me feel much better about this purchase

anyone??.. your help will be greatly apprieciated

I am going to buy a 47" hood for my 55 gallon tank 48"x12"x24".. The hood isa a metal halide/pc combo that iuncludes 2-150 watt HQI 10,000k UV shield with remote ballast, 2-55 watt power compact actinic bulbs, 2-36 watt power compact 10,000k bulbs, and two 4 inch fans. i want to keep some t...

ive changed my mind once again and decided to go with halides suplemented with pc.. i better hurry up and find the best price before i change my mind once again.. soo many choices

Ive decided to go with the CSL pc 4 bulbs 65 watts each for my 55 gallon will some one please tell me if the is sufficient enough to keep clams like the t. maxima and most corals(excluding acroporas).. or can anyone share experiences or reviews about this lighting system?

i am having alot of trouble deciding between pc and the t-5's that len recomended for me, i stopped by the LFS and they actually had a t-5 setup it was a 48in 6 bulb setup but they only had 2 of the bulbs on, when i asked why he said they were getting too hot( the tank was only abotu a foot deep...

Thanks alot len i will look into it, they sound great, maybe one of my LFS have a setup like it that i can check out... the only problem i might have with that is mounting, the power compacts i was looking at just slid onto the tank would i have to hang these t-5s from the cieling or buy some...

abotu how much do these t-5's run, and what are the benefits of them over pc or vho lighting, with the pcs i am looking at i will get about just under 5 watts per gallon how do the t-5's compare to this? is there anywhere that i can do some reading on the type of lights i can do? i currently...

I have a 55 gallon saltwater aquarium right now with abotu 50 pounds of lr and some fish and inverts, all of my water level have been stable and i am interested in taking the next step, i want to be able to keep most corals and maybe a photsynthetic clam like a t. maximai don't know much about...