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Old 11-22-2005, 05:38 PM   #11 (permalink)
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thanks for all the help.. cheers
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Old 11-22-2005, 05:44 PM   #12 (permalink)
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another question..
has your electricity bill gone up allot when using the metal halides
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Old 11-22-2005, 06:00 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I would suspect with an 8 foot tank the bugget was tossed out the window.

Even the cheapest rock is still goto run around a Grand. Sand $300.00

WOW an eight foot tank on a limited budget cool.

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Old 11-22-2005, 06:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
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lol...you can do it! ebay is the master of budgets!


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Old 11-22-2005, 07:17 PM   #15 (permalink)
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lol i would have no lighting without ebay


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Old 11-22-2005, 07:47 PM   #16 (permalink)
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i think we should have a moment of silence to thank ebay....


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Amen to that. Than God for Ebay!


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...man i should sell more stuff on ebay...i was always wondering if people really did bet on completly useless stuff lol
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i have sold some stuff that i thought nobody would ever want.
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i think the general rule is 5-8 watts per gallon


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