Recent content by hitmanhoos

Can anyone give me an ID? Friend or foe? Thanks

Hey Ben, It's been a while. How is your tank doing? Could you post some updated pics?

I think I got it at Foster & Smith, but I don't know if they ship to Japan. http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/p ... catid=4827

Nice Acan! Have you checked out this treatment for the zoas? http://www.zoaid.com/articles004.php I had a problem with a colony. I don't know if it was zoa pox or not but the treatment helped.

I use a Brute trash can as my ATO reservoir. 32 gal is around $30 at Lowes. I also got a ATO at Autotopoff.com For $50. It's worked like a charm for a year and a half now.

Be careful! Zoas and Palys are very addicting. I would have never dreamed a couple years ago that I'd have 30 different kinds of Zoas and Palys and always looking for more. You'll start out making fun of all the names and the next thing you know you just Have to find some Darth Mauls or...

Hey Ben, Is this the system you have? http://premiumaquatics.com/store/mercha ... =Vertex-RO What do you think of it? I'm in the market and can't decide between this Vertex or a BRS system. Do you think the Production to waste water ratio of 1:1.5 is accurate? Thanks

I have an old acrylic tank that has light scratches from using the wrong kind of algae scraper. Could someone with experience buffing scratches out of acrylic recommend a good scratch remover kit? Also could you explain how to do it correctly? I don't want to make it worse! Thank you

FYI Premium Aquatics has a few Red Dragons in the clearance section. near the bottom of the page. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant ... =Clearance

I'll probably get 20K Radium bulbs. I moving from a 75 gal that is 20 inches tall to a 150 that is 29 inches tall. I know I need a third lamp because the new tank is 6 feet long, but would 250's penetrate 29 inches? Thanks

I need a little help here. I have limited metal halide experience. I've only had Icecap DE pendants with 250 w ballasts. I'm upgrading to a larger tank and would like to try 400 watt SE MH on Lumenarc reflectors. What type of ballasts work best with mogul bulbs? eballasts, pulse start or probe...

For the same price you can get a 2 x 250 watt MH/T5 Outer Orbit Fixture at Premium Aquatics. I'd rather have the T5 then the PCs plus the bigger MH. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant ... =Current-H

Thank you very much for your reply. That's about what I was thinking. I just didn't want to hurt the corals by going too much too soon.

I have a 75 gal with zoas, leathers, a few LPS. They have been under 4 - 110 watt VHO I added 2 - 250 watt MH pendants. How should I acclimate the corals to the new lights? How long should I turn the MH on initially? How long should I take to ramp up to normal lighting hours...

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm leaning toward buying a Sunlight Tek 8 x 54 watt fixture. I loved the TOTM! Thanks for the link. I'm not going for a SPS dominated tank like that though, I just want to be able to keep 3 or 4 healthy colonies.