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is 1600 lumens on a 23w bulb ok for a refige light?
ok here it is up and running. let me know what you think.. the light for the macro algae is a 23w (100W replacement bulb) that puts out 1600 lumens....
yeah it is a little but other than that it is in good shape. no leaks or anything . so I will be setting it up on wednesday. hope all will go well.
yes I dont have the money for more plumbing so trying to make something work
just showing my DIY sump/refuge I just did. curious what your opinions are. will it work?
well here is the thing. I just did my water test today because I just lost a sailfin tang. he was fine till 2 days ago when he started staying behind...
yeah I am doing that I just finished the last baffle on my sump/refugium. the 20ppm nitrate is my issue... I think.
ok well I have alot of GHA on my substrate and on some of my LR. my LFS recommended a seahare to clean it up. are they worth it? I have heard some...
yes I do but I have both of the covers open. i use just a portion of the cover to have something for my lights to sit on.
my ph since I moved to the 75 has been at 7.8 it got up to 8 but now is back down to 7.8. hopefully I will have the nitrate taken care of in a few...
ok well I guess it doesnt matter now. My brittle star found him. he is dead now and the star it eating it....great. is the star eating going to be a...
ok so things are not looking good for my Sailfin. last two days he has been hiding in the back of my tank but still swimming around. got up this...
ok cool I was just going to use the hot glue in the corners to hold so I could silicone it, but I didnt know if that would be an issue. otherwise I...
hey does anyone know if I could use hot clue to hold baffles in place. then seal it with silicone? or wont the hot clue hold?
its been a good debate. obviously I dont want a fire trap either but I do want to upgrade my lights. it seems to me that saving and going with TEK or...
Right now my tank is fish only but I would like to have mostly soft corals for now, leathers, zoo's etc. nothing special...yet. is odyssea any good?
ok I promise last question..... What brands do I stay away from?
awesome. well once again you guys have helped me out!!! I like not wasting money lol.
ok sry for more questions... but when looking for T5 lights. this is just an example: if you have 200watts from a PC, and 200watts from a T5 light,...
Ok I have posted a few times here, and many times I post people tell me I need to get better lighting. I have a pc w/ 1 96w 10k, and 1 96w actinic....
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