Hope I'm not opening up a flame-prone thread here, but I do have a lighting
question. I currently have a 55G reef (mixed stony, soft, few SPS, and up
til yesterday a beautiful crocea). Lighting is 2 175W 10K pendant halides
and 2 40W NO actinics. My partner has declared the pendants/wires way too
ugly for the living room and suggested we spend the money on a nicer looking
lighting system. Who am I to complain? I would like to keep more SPS and
clams and wonder about upgrading the halides to 250W in a hanging canopy
versus going the VHO or power compact route. Adding to the decision, I live
in California complete with skyrocketing electric bills. I've heard
contradictory opinions about which lighting uses the least power. Seems
like most commonly I hear that fluorescents use less than halides but are
significantly more expensive for bulb replacement. I've paid less attention
in the past as I was content with my system. I know there are strong
feelings out there about what is best for various corals- please be as
specific as you can in recommending brands/watts etc. Also I've gotten by
without a fan so far, if I would need one with a new system, are there any
that are quieter than others? The tank is next to where we sit and watch
tv, a loud fan could be pretty annoying. (Actually the rest of the family
watches tv and I watch the tank.) Could those of you doing well with mixed
reefs please chime in with your lighting experiences? TIA,
Johara
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> Yeah, busy day on the list, I'm usually just a "cellar dweller", ya know ?
> There are other corals that could be "exporting", who knows ?
> As far as that skimmer goes, can you believe this, I got that skimmer
with a
> GRI 1520 pump for $350 ! I couldn't believe it two years ago, when I saw
the
> ad in the paper, I thought, "this has to be a misprint". I called, and, NO
> SHIT , the guy had two of 'em, didn't need the one so let it go for the
price
> of the PUMP ALONE ! (must be nice to filthy rich, huh ?) anyway, that's
my
> "score of a lifetime" .
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> From: "Ben Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:49:20 -0500
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> I built a homemade skimmer earlier this year that was doing a pretty good
> job of pulling junk out of the water. But recently I did an overhaul on
my
> system (took out a 55 gal tank with a deep sand bed that was linked to my
> 125 and bought a 100 gal rubbermaid stock tank and added a 20 gal refugium
> with a light dusting of sand and calurpa) Anyhow when i did this I added
> about a 100 gallons of fresh made water. Since then the skimmer is
pulling
> very little. The skimmers riser tube is 2 in pvc and i was thinking that
> now with less to pull out of the tank after the big water change that 2
> incheds is too wide and any foam is breaking down in the tube. The riser
> is coated in a thick green slime within 2 or 3 days after cleaning it but
> very little is getting into the collection cup. I was thinking of trying
to
> cut the riser down to 1 & 1/2 or even 1 inch pvc. does anyone have any
> ideas about this or am I wasting the effort to un hook the skimmer and cut
> and re-glue the thing. I just don't want to have a build up of nutrients
> before it starts pulling out gunk again.
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> thanks
> Ben
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