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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/26/2007, 11:57 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 263
Posted By Drake1
are there compact actnics?

does anyone know where i could find a compact actnic bulb? it is lighting a small area so a normal 24 inch tube doesn't work.
thanks jeff
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/22/2007, 08:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 352
Posted By Drake1
i am planning on using this lighting over a frag...

i am planning on using this lighting over a frag tank that most people will not see so i am looking for growth out of the corals not so much color.
thanks jeff
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/21/2007, 08:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 571
Posted By Drake1
life span of a tank?

how long would you trust a glass tank before replacing it?
thanks jeff
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/21/2007, 08:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 352
Posted By Drake1
best lighting for sps

what would the best lighting be for a sps tank? i wasthinkging of 10,000K halide with atinics or should i just use a 20,000K halide?
thanks jeff
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/17/2007, 11:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 464
Posted By Drake1
refurbishing an old tank?

i have a old 29 gallon tank that i use as a frag tank, i was curious if putting new silicon over the old bead will help extend its life or if all old silicon needs to be remove before putting on new...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/16/2007, 10:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 410
Posted By Drake1
do i need them then or should i just run the...

do i need them then or should i just run the 20,000K by itself?
thanks jeff
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/16/2007, 01:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 534
Posted By Drake1
if the ice cap just a standard ballast? i can...

if the ice cap just a standard ballast? i can get most ballast free from work but i can't get the special ones like icecap..what ever comes out of graingers is what i'm limited to
jeff
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/16/2007, 01:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 410
Posted By Drake1
what T5 bulb would you recommend?

i am planning on using a 20,000K halide over my frag tank and i wanted to add some T5 actinic bulbs, what type is best. I have never used actinics so i have no idea if there all the some or if one...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/16/2007, 01:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 534
Posted By Drake1
what type of ballast do T5 HO use?

i am planning on using t5 HO bulbs, i can get ballast thru work. do the HO bubls use? are they special HO ballast?
thanks jeff
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/14/2007, 12:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 313
Posted By Drake1
mine will be in a basement so i would prefer low...

mine will be in a basement so i would prefer low maint. critters
jeff
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/13/2007, 11:34 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 313
Posted By Drake1
algae control in a frag tank?

i am just setting up my frag tank are people using crabs/fish to keep algae from growing in there tanks or is this not a concern in a frag only tank
thanks jeff
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/07/2007, 12:21 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 396
Posted By Drake1
right way to frag acro and monti's

i have heard two different ways of fraging. One is to let it grow 3 inches then frag 1.5 inces and keep doing it and the other is let the mother colony grow and frag from that. What would be the...
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/07/2007, 12:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 589
Posted By Drake1
torts?

how difficult are torts to keep in a sps tank? i have never had any but have seen alot of post where people didn't have success but most of them were under 2 year tanks
thanks jeff
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/03/2007, 09:36 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 376
Posted By Drake1
what is a frag tank?

i have been thinking of adding a few extra 30 gallon tanks to my system since i have extra halides and ballast and the tanks. I was planning on putting in some frags in these tanks so i can start to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/30/2007, 08:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 255
Posted By Drake1
suggestions on catching a really shy dotty?

i need to get rid of this stupid dotty but i have 400 of LV in the tank and this fish hides exect when feeding and even then he is really shy...any thoughts on how i might be able to catch him
...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/30/2007, 08:04 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 834
Posted By Drake1
this is a great way to catch them, trying to get...

this is a great way to catch them, trying to get them when there under the sand is pointless...there just to fast and sensative, go and get a clam from the grocery store and put it in the tank, the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 03:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 134
Posted By Drake1
buckeye, actually i got it from you guys, the...

buckeye, actually i got it from you guys, the vertical one i am using now, ordered it last time i got resin. I have the refillable cartride. It could just use the bottom half, I forgot what color...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 02:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By Drake1
i have used them for years and they do run...

i have used them for years and they do run trouble feel and there noise level is low, I'm not saying there bad pumps but just more that they should have a lower rating, i use 1 inch tubing. the pump...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 02:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By Drake1
i really don't think 1 foot of head should cause...

i really don't think 1 foot of head should cause that kinda loss, even adding the flow meter with no head the there is a 150 gph loss!
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/24/2007, 02:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 548
Posted By Drake1
confused about feeding brine shrimp

I have tried to read about feeding live brine shrimp to my reef tank but the more i read about them the more i get confused since there are so many life cycles to them. should i feed live brine to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 01:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 349
Posted By Drake1
anyone try the contious brine shrimp hatchery's?

I was looking at the DRs Foster and Smith Continous in tank brine hatchers. anyone ever tried on of these? do they work well?
thanks jeff
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 134
Posted By Drake1
best DI housing?

ok i have had both the horizontal and the vertical housing for my DI and both sucked, the horizonal one leaked and the vertical one only uses the top half of the resin. what chamber is a good one to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/24/2007, 12:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 494
Posted By Drake1
there great...no problems just get them, the...

there great...no problems just get them, the durso mod was the older style setup that had the water drop to the bottom of the over flow and made it sound like a waterfall so the durso just raised the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/24/2007, 12:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By Drake1
mag way over rated!

ok i have a mag 12 and a Little giant 5 pump, both are rated at 1200 gph. the little giant has 13 feet of head and 30 feet of horizontal piping it needs to run thru and the mag has 1 foot of head...
Forum: Tridacnid Clams and other Mollusks 10/17/2007, 01:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 232
Posted By Drake1
clam eating worms!

here is a thread, found this guy last night actually eating my live healthy clams, look at the pic and you can see him eating them...
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