Lighting

So as anyone who read my last Blog knows I Recently ordered some new T5 bulbs from ReefGeek.com seeing as I am unable to buy any quality bulbs locally. Placing the order was simple and painless and the pricing was good. Immediately after placing the order I received a phone call from ReefGeek to notify me that 3 of the bulbs I had ordered were not currently in stock and they offered to replace the bulbs ordered with some comparable ones that were actually a more expensive bulb at no extra cost (they ...

I was looking at upgrading to a metal halide/t5 combo that I had found that was within my immediate price range but have decided (since the fixture I was looking at has reports of it catching fire) to try look at the possibility that maybe my current combination of bulbs could be replaced with a more optimal brand/combination. As of right now I am using the coralife actinic and daylights 10,000 in a 50/50 combination. The daylight almost seems overpowering to me and looks almost yellow which I wasn't ...

With Great help from you guys, Light rack plan was finalized.

And after minor modification Light rack was finally done.

90 Degree crners used to fix the Lumenbrights in position

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Ran some Par meter reading on a couple of friends tanks and realized their Par readings were way lower than what I see on most tanks running LEDs and MH with MH ballasts and reflectors made for aquarium use.
First tank (Youssef Tank) runs with 5 150 W MH in regular outdoors MH reflectors and ballasts and 3 lines of T5 for supplementation. Tank is 200x55x70 cm (80x22x28")
Par reading was 300 just under water surface and most corals on top getting around 200 on the top. Sps on mid ...

Recently I resolved some stray current issues and I wanted to share my experiences so others might benefit from my mistakes and learn some good techniques for current hunting.

About a month ago, I was working in my fish room with my shoes off and went to grab something out of the frag tank and got a fair "zap". The tone of the message wasn't "your life is in danger" - more of the "this might sting a bit" variety. I wasn't afraid to continue working, but ...