Recent content by villious

Thank you. I figured it out. It had a N and L inside the plug. Yes, it is the new Icecap ballasts.....

Hi. I have an IceCap Quick-Disconnect Male Receptacle for Icecap Electronic Ballasts. I'm going to wire it to a reflector and have black, white and green wires coming from the reflector. I know the green is ground and the black and white are hot. But I don't know how to place the wires from the...

I have 4 HO T-5 supplements to my Metal Halide. As far as actinics go, would you go with 420nm, 460nm or both?

I thought anemones didn't have brains?

Thank you snowman. Any suggestions on bulb combo's?

I know this may be a hard question to answer, but I'm looking for opinions. I currently have a MH/T-5 HO combo fixture and I want to change the bulbs around. The reason I want to do this is because I want a bit stronger light spread over the entire tank. With the way I have my aquascaping, I...

The store owner swore it was a BTA, but I just couldnt go with that....

Anyone have an idea of what it is? I don't think it's a BTA....

Has anyone ever used hot glue to affix something to the inside of a sump? After the glue cools and hardens, would it possibly leach anything back into the water? Any experience with this?

Can a skimmer be too big for a given tank volume that it would impede performance?

LOL...I'm still swearing at myself. The water is getting pretty clear. Guess it's time for another filter pad change....sigh.

Thank you for the advice. I've been running some polishing filters in the sump and doing some water changes. I'm keeping as much of the black dust blown off the live rock and corals as I can with a turkey baseter. The water is clearing up, but it's gonna take a day or two of heavy filtering and...

Hi all. I just put some carbon in my reactor and forgot to rinse it out. My water is pretty much black. Will it dissipate or am I gonna have to do some massive water changes? Am I in danger of this crashing my tank? Thank you!

Hello all. I have a 120 primarily SPS reef with a sump that is approx 25 gallons. The sump is full of equipment, ie. skimmer, Ozone reactor, pumps. I want to have a refugium, but have no room in the sump. I don't have much room in my cabinet either which is where a fuge will have to go. So, I...

So your saying rare color? :-)