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How well does it work? I'm having temp swing issues, and need to sort out a solution. If one of these could eliminate even 2 degrees of swing in 20G, I would be golden. Please share your experiences, if any, with this thingy.

OK, so I've been dealing with some sort of aglae issue or another for a couple months. At first I figured "new tank, no skimmer, good input water, it'll pass". Two months later, I'm still waiting. First is was run-of-the-mill green hair, no big deal, pulled a bunch out over a few weeks of...

I had the same problem. Took the box apart, carefully traced all of the wires from the PC ballast to the power cord, cut the PC ballast's wires off of the original power cord, then wired in a new one with crimp connectors. Mind you, I've no previous electrical experience. I'll say this much...

I've found several colonies of this white creature in my system. The best description I can give is sponge- or tunicate-like. Clusters of little tube like things with openings at the ends. They're also translucent. Here's a couple pics:

I'm running one of the 17" "211 watt" jobbies over my build off tank. There are lots of pics with the light in my thread. I'm not having much of any problem with heat. The halide does heat the tank throughout the day, but only to the tune of ~2 degrees. BTW, I have it sitting across the...

Go have a look in the build off thread -- I'm interested to hear what y'all think of my rockwork. I do plan to break three of the larger pieces (only two of which are in the tank) into several smaller ones, and see if I can get most of it in, to open up and complete the structure. Should be...

First thing -- brand new tank, nothing but sand and some rubble at the moment. Siphoning is the ideal solution, but I'm not sure the siphon thingy I've got has enough oomph to pull the stuff through, without stirring up the sand anyway. I was thinking about one the bulb driven deals with the...

Anybody have any good strategies for getting rid of a 1/8" to 1/4" layer of detritus which has settled out on top of my new live sand bed after adding it to the tank? Turkey baster? Seems like it would take forever... Stir it all up and siphon it out, which would amount to several water...

The way I interpreted the rules, the tank has to be "operational" by the end of April. I take that to mean that the system must be filled and running (lights, pumps, etc.), but not stocked. In fact I recall that the rules encourage photos of additions along the course of the contest, so I'm...

I've got a SCWD and some Lockline modular tubing. How the heck do I get from the output of the SCWD to the Lockline? I don't see a Lockline-by-hose-barb fitting anywhere. The only thing I can think of is to hook it up through a bulkhead, but the return lines are not running through any tank...

Since i just got the new tank, I need to make a change in my skimmer plans. I was going to just use the Remora from my old tank, but there's no place to hang it on. I was supposed to get an open back canopy. but its closed, so I'm not sure what to do. Are there any good-performing in-tank...

tvu -- The light comes with two switches, yes. the problem is, there's only one power cord. so you can manually switch the lights on and off independently, but just try hooking it up to two timers! As to "is it worth the money?" -- I don't have it over a tank yet, but I've been running it in...

Just a little info I've gathered from some threads on other sites. There is no such thing as a 175W double ended MH bulb. They only come in 150 and 250+. That said, they did use a 175W-capable ballast. Its also a magnetic ballast, rather than the electronic one they advertise. I bought...

I bought an Odyssea 17" MH/PC pendant. Its got a 150W HQI DE MH, and 2 18 watt PC Actinics. I plan to run the actinics for dawn/dusk, separately from the MH. The ballast box only has one power cord, and I'll need to wire another in. Can anyone offer up some help with the wiring? I'm...

Hi all -- Decided to start a thread over here, so I can get some feedback.

I'm considering removing the ballast and end-sockets from the stock housing, and using them for a "retro" inside a new canopy. Problem is: the canopy is only wide enough for 28W PC bulbs, and my Aqualight is a dual 65W. Now I know that the bulbs, not the ballast, determine the output from some...

Wanna hook one up, but it would have to be underwater. Will that work?

First off -- I'm guessing most of this info is likely available through search, but a few quick forays didn't turn up much... IF there are threads with what I need, please direct me there, and I'll happily dig myself. Hi -- I've got a 37G mini running, and want to downsize (crazy I know...)...

MODS -- Pleas lock this thread, I'm changing tack. Thanks!

Hi! I'm currently using a "u-tube" overflow box with a 12" deep external chamber, and am looking for an alternative design. All I find in searches are the CPR "continuous siphon" overflows which have similar size characteristics to what I'm looking for, but I don't trust the siphon model...