Recent content by ronhaake

I bought a pair of false percs about a year and a half ago when I was starting my reef tank. They both got these growths, which worried me, but didn't seem to bother them. They went away in about a month, all on their own. Clowns, in particular, seem to be suceptible to this virus. The...

I have the 2 x 250 w/pc light and mine is only 3 1/2" off of the surface of the water. I raise mine to do maintenence (what a snap!). No problems with bleaching, so I see no reason to raise mine. Lower gives more PAR at depth and helps with the light spill as well.

Casey- It may be totally unrelated to your problem, but about six weeks ago I was ready to pull my (remaining) hair out over a bad batch of JBJ bulbs. I went through 5 96w 10,000k bulbs. The first 4 bulbs that I brought back my LFS made me think it was my fault. They thought I was scamming...

Just out of curiosity, does it say anywhere that you have read just how loud they are. I have a Teclima chiller that is advertised as the quietest available at 42 decibels, but must admit that it is much louder than I expected. Both chillers look very similar, although the AquaMedic one looks...

I have had two queen conchs for five months now. At first mine would spend a day or so under the sand and then a couple of days on top. As time has progressed, they have gradually gone to spending 90% of their time buried. I woried that I had lost one or both for a while, but then they would...

I think there may be a pattern here. I also have a JBJ Formosa 2x96w fixture and have been having a nightmare with replacement bulbs. I wanted to replace my still functional actinic bulb with a 10k daylight bulb to provide more PAR value. I've now been through four faulty replacement bulbs...

Sorry about that last link, but I can't figure out how to drop the (url) tag from the link itself. If you click on the link and get an error message, you can select and delete the (url) tag from the end of the address and get it to work.

It took a couple of days longer for it to be shipped than they promised, but I got mine for a good price from these guys: http://www.jlajax.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merc ... lersHeater The heater was shipped directly from the importer in Texas. I got the CA240 and am happy with the performance of my...

I don't think you will get many responses from the US on this. I found Arcadia lights online and tried to contact the "sole" US distributor, Hikari USA, and got no response (they weren't listed on their web page with the cheaper Arcadia products). I then tried Arcadia, asking them if I could...

Bill- I feel a bit dense here as well in understanding your design. Are both cap and bushing facing the same direction, or is the bushing installed with the bigger opening facing up (inverted inside the larger cap)? You also mention that you have the water level just above the edge of the cap...

I am trying to determine what will be the best handheld meter to purchase for my new reef tank? I am leaning toward a combo meter from Hanna that tests for pH, temp, EC and TDS. I've found two slightly different models from them online for $129, but don't know which is going to be more...