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I recently ordered a Icecap 175 ballast and 175 10k bulb from ocean encounter. My question is concerning the mogul socket and mounting bracket. Can I pick these up at HD? Do they sell "metal halide sockets" or are they called something differnt? As for reflectors, any good ideas for DIY...

Where do you guys buy B-ionic? I've looked at the LFS, but I've yet to find any. Do you have to order it straight from the manufacturer? matt

I've got a (new) VHO tar ballast running 2 24" VHOs, I read these things burn warmer than electric ballasts do, but this thing is HOT and so are the bulbs. What is an ideal surface to put this on? any ideas? Matt

I recently read the old posts discussing world wide pet supply, but I learned the lesson the hard way!! I ordered from them over 3 weeks ago, on Oct. 5, they withdrew the amount on Oct. 9. I've been calling a few times a day, everyday for the last 1 1/2 weeks. The few times I was fortunate to...

I was recently at the local HD checking for SD, none, of course. They did have filter sand, I guess it's for pool use or something. Is this stuff okay to use?? Matt

I have a 40g without a sump, and I've read that a refugium is the next best thing. I have a 5g tank that has been laying around and thinking I could set this up as a refugium. My question is what size pump/s would I need (how much current do I want)? I am assuming that this will require 2 pumps...

I have a 40g with 40 lbs. of live rock. I am attempting to make the switch to reef. As of now, 15 hermits, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 emerald, 2 pepermints, and 1 fire shrimp are the only inhabitants of my tank. My nitrates measured ~80mg/l a few minutes ago. I have a penguin 330 with bio wheels(2)...