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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/30/2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 209
Posted By moebetter
pfo-solaris-questions

Just got 4 new solaris lights for over a 375 oval tank-2x 2footer and 2x 4footer and would like to know if anyone out there is using them and had some of the same problems Ive had so far?They have...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/20/2006, 05:03 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 3,937
Posted By moebetter
you pay to get the best!!nonthing out there comes...

you pay to get the best!!nonthing out there comes close to there quility and dependablity!!well worth every penny-and your corals will love you for it
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/13/2006, 12:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 246
Posted By moebetter
so true-it took mine about 2-3 days before it...

so true-it took mine about 2-3 days before it came out and started to clean-after that it hasnt missed a fish in the tank
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/13/2006, 12:26 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 125
Posted By moebetter
marine depot has a forum in which Kelly Jedlicki...

marine depot has a forum in which Kelly Jedlicki will answer questions about fish-she is known as the "puffer queen"-if any one knows about puffers she would be the one to ask-
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/12/2006, 06:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 131
Posted By moebetter
i run a medusa on my tank-never had any problem...

i run a medusa on my tank-never had any problem with and it was easy to install and work-here is a link to the model i use-http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_controllers_medusa.asp?CartId=-you can...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/12/2006, 05:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 426
Posted By moebetter
have you looked into the aqua c remora???-great...

have you looked into the aqua c remora???-great hang on skimmer-but cost a little more 100$-it cost around 175$-well worth the extra money-the cheaper models may not skim as good-
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 12:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 290
Posted By moebetter
dont know what kind of ballst your runnig but ice...

dont know what kind of ballst your runnig but ice cap makes a timer that wokrs good-you can see it at marine depot site- the part number is IC5123-check it out
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 12:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 236
Posted By moebetter
wow-thats alote of kalvin rating there-never...

wow-thats alote of kalvin rating there-never heard or seen something that high-i know there no standard for kalvin rating in the industry, but 50k seems to be a little out there-would love to know...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 169
Posted By moebetter
one question-will the pump you have picked out...

one question-will the pump you have picked out handle all that?-cause yuor making alote of 90 and other turns-2nd is the tank already drilled for what your tring to do??-overall it looks like youve...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 137
Posted By moebetter
have you thought about going up to the...

have you thought about going up to the hammerhead?-same inlet and outlet size of the barracuda but with alote more power-cause most of the time sequence are killer pumps-the only other pumps that...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 139
Posted By moebetter
dont waste your money on it and just by some...

dont waste your money on it and just by some tunze products and you will be much happier in the long run-they last much longer and will take up much less room in your tank-and for some reason if you...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:22 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 210
Posted By moebetter
couldnt have said it any better than that-i run...

couldnt have said it any better than that-i run pfo over my tank and have never had any problems with them-there is no comparsion between the two-go with the pfo and dont look back-your tank and...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 275
Posted By moebetter
ive used the wavysea before and never had...

ive used the wavysea before and never had problems with it-it also had a few more opitions on it than the sea swirl-the wavysea lets you set the wave pattern and control the speed of it-sea swirl did...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/11/2006, 11:11 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 197
Posted By moebetter
i use a neptune controller on my tank and love...

i use a neptune controller on my tank and love it-it has all the bells and whistles your looking for-the one thing is though is not cheap-time i was done with it it cost me around 800 or more-its the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/11/2006, 10:57 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 168
Posted By moebetter
jbj is coming out with a new clip on metal halide...

jbj is coming out with a new clip on metal halide called the viper-it will be in a 150w-14k and a 70w-14k version-you can go to there web site and check it out-it should run around 175 - 300...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/11/2006, 10:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 408
Posted By moebetter
check into cpr overflow boxes-by far some of the...

check into cpr overflow boxes-by far some of the best out on the market-just make sure you order the lifter pump with them-
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/10/2006, 03:51 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 162
Posted By moebetter
used mud before and did nonthing but cause alage...

used mud before and did nonthing but cause alage blooms-replaced it with a 3-4 sand bed in my refugium and got much better results-was a pain in the A-- to get out - when it comes to purple up ive...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/10/2006, 03:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 210
Posted By moebetter
good start-i see you located in Indiana ever make...

good start-i see you located in Indiana ever make it down to southern part?-around evansville theres a great store down there called waters of the world-check it out and you will not be...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 03:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 389
Posted By moebetter
i went a little over board on my light on my...

i went a little over board on my light on my refguium-i use a aquq medic metal halide over it and run it for 6 hours a day- the stuff grows like a weed-must cut it back once to twice a week-so it...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 03:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 215
Posted By moebetter
i work in the fish business and have found that...

i work in the fish business and have found that the JBJ are becoming a very relieable chiller-the are much easier to work with then the current-you can just plug and play with the JBJ as the current...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 03:12 PM
Replies: 2
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Views: 139
Posted By moebetter
a 36watt to 40 watt should work fine on a tank...

a 36watt to 40 watt should work fine on a tank that size-just depending on what brand you go with-most companys make a model in that size-
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 03:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 220
Posted By moebetter
sounds like it may be a ballast issue-i know that...

sounds like it may be a ballast issue-i know that you can get replacement ballast through marine depot site-they have single and double ones for sale-also check and see how long the warrenty is o...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 02:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 170
Posted By moebetter
a good rule for lights is 5-7 watts a...

a good rule for lights is 5-7 watts a gallon-sometimes people go with more depending on what type of corals youre going to have-the best way is to see how your set up is-if you have a center brace on...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/10/2006, 02:43 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 128
Posted By moebetter
most of the time there is a inlet and a outlet on...

most of the time there is a inlet and a outlet on a chiller-and you must hook up the pump to the inlet to push the water through and then use the outlet as your return-most people just hook a pump in...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 06/30/2006, 06:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 220
Posted By moebetter
the "K" on bulbs stands for kalvin rating-the...

the "K" on bulbs stands for kalvin rating-the higher the kalvin rating the more "blue tint " the bulb will have in-but beware that each bulb will look different because there is no standard in the...
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