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  1. Electricity usage in Texas

    It's that time of year again when many of us are going to be powering up our A/C systems to keep our homes and tanks cool. With that usually comes higher bills, so if you've not done anything about energy savings, now's the time.

    Go to PowerToChoose.org and type in your zipcode. You can go through all the energy providers and find a good deal. For me, I prefer 12 months fixed, and limited the list to show just that. I've been with StarTex for the past 12 months, and was ...
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  2. So I'm new here, but got a few questions

    Well, I found the site by the way of melev's reef... his 29 gallon is definitely the inspiration for mine.

    I started a saltwater tank 3 years ago when I got my apartment. Frankly I always wanted a fish tank, the parents would have nothing of it, so when I got my own place, it literally was the first thing I did. My wife really got interested in it too after we had some diving trips in jamaica for our honeymoon, so she's one of the reasons we've had to turn it into a reef tank (oh ...
    Tags: corals, lighting
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Tank - Full Summary , ‎ Lighting , ‎ New Additions
  3. Slow progress

    I have to admit it, I'm a bit frustrated. We picked up our new tank how long ago? About two months ago, that's when. And how much is actually done as far as getting the new setup going? Not enough, that's how much. LOL It's not all Jon's fault. We always have too many projects going on at once, and then add the three kids, work, a new puppy, and everyday life into the mix, and well....... Delayed gratification, I suppose.

    Here are our curret stumbling blocks:
    • New tank is
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  4. Bio Pellets - What do you think?

    I've been reading about these over on RC. Put em in my tank 2 weeks ago. Does anyone else have any experience with these?
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  5. Lighting for my Oceanic 70

    My tank has a footprint of 36x18.

    I'm running 2 x 150W MH powered by a blue wave ballast. I'm currently using Ushio 14K bulbs. I don't care for the look of the bulbs by themselves at all so I supplement with T5's.

    Currently I have 4 T5's over driven by an Ice Cap 660 ballast. My bulbs are ATI Atintic, Geisman Atintic, Pro color and Blue +. Combined with the white MH's I really like the look.

    My T5's come on at 9:00 AM.
    MH Comes on at 11:70 AM
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    Lighting