Recent content by nctangman

Anyone in the class have any experience with PFO Ballasts that they can share with me? I ran this data from Sanjay's lighting web site for the XM bulb: Lamp Ballast Shield PPFD CCT Power Volts Amps Efficiency XM 250W 10000K SE 1 PFO 250W HQI (M80) N 182 9921 374 122 3.27 0.4866 XM 250W...

I am getting a 125 gallon tank (72x18x22.5) from a friend. I am going to replace the current PC with MH and would like to know if 2-250w MH would be enough light to keep Crocea Clams? I will have a 3-4 inch DSB Sugar size sand as a base. I am looking at the XM bulbs (10,000K). Also, can any...

My name is Kirk. I have been in the saltwater hobby for 6 years. I currently have 3 tanks (90g, 37g, and 12g). My 90g is a mixture of fish (purple tang, foxface, maroon clown)/coral (frogspawns, torches,bubble coral). I am in Charlotte, NC where winter reared its ugly head today. However...

Thanks for all the replies. Is the following statement a true statement?: A protein skimmer is as quiet as the pump you have? (Most likely the pump will be submersible in the sump). I am leaning towards the AquaC as I like its design, but just curious if I will hear it with the doors to the...

I have narrowed by skimmer choices to either the AquaC EV-240 or the ASM G-3 for my 240 gallon tank that is arriving the end of April. Lowest Prices I could find with pumps: ASM G-3 with Sedra 5000 $260 AquaC EV-240 with Dolphin DP-1200 or Mag12 $484.00 Is it worth the extra money to...