Mandinga

RIP Brian. My prayers are with you, your loved ones and your friends. I saw Nick tonight...I wish I would have read this first.

running an old skool PFO SE ballast with no problems...my bulbs are paradigm...or something that starts with a P.

got some from ebay...similar bulb, but different manufacturer. Was definitely brighter, and had a more pleasant Kelvin look than my 4-month old XM 15K bulb. Bought 4 bulbs for what one XM cost me... Even if it burns out a little faster(which has been proven wrong with Byrd's and others tests), I can replace 4 for the price of 1...

temporary fix...aluminum foil(naughty) until I can get some metal cut, this'll doooo.

S-tylophora

bump nice tank...would like to see the finished product.

i think the aluminum foil is a great idea! At least for a quick fix. I raised the lights from off the tank. Problem is that the bottom of the fixture is about 15" from the surface of the tank. If I extend the light with aluminum foil or metal sheeting I can spotlight the tank below. I was also toying with the idea of an acrylic hood...wood is ok, but it seems -- sooo -- 2002. A permanently affixed acrylic hood...with door buil't in? maybe i fell off my rocker.

Thanks for reading this! I have a cube tank, 24" x 24". My pendant MH has to go ... i need something that blocks excess light from shining around the tank...into my front room and the eyes of little ones. Any ideas about a canopy, or a simple fix? I really like the open top, but the excess light is killing me. Here is a picture when we were setting up also, the front corners are rounded, the back is square.

I'll take those snails...on the bottom of the tank...

How quickly or slowly should I change the KH of my tank? Let's say my KH was 6, how many days/hours should it take me to raise my KH to 10?

no worries at all! PM ya.

see you today to get the alien eyes...

Maybe Xenia...or Monti Cap...or Valera...or green slimer... IMPOSSIBLE!(wife)

good info Steve. Are you running a Aquacontroller?

very nice LED setup. Like many others I am wanting to experiment with these on a frag tank...or nano. Can you provide a little insight into the wiring of the lights? Are there ballasts?

Those look really nice. How hard will the wiring be? Would you wire these to a plug, or a power source? Maybe a little intense for moonlight, but for an actinic glow on a daylight cycle...nice!

correct! sorry, no prize.DOH!

What famous author owns Two Little Fishies, Inc. ?

inside or outside of acrylic?

system diagram link

J. Sprung has some nice books...

1 1/2" is the ID(inside diameter) Larger seems better...

the bulkhead is 1 1/2", but the return is only 1"...or 3/4" not sure which. There is a strainer on the inlet.

I've got a Gen-X 30 on my 48 gallon, which does around 550gph. I am thinking about adding more GPH...I'm thinking 1000 gph would be a better circulation.