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dont worry if it works for you go with it, i had a chepo skimmer worked good just alot tweaking all the time, i have a octopus skimmer and for the price im very happy. lights and color are all personal prefence

"Hmmm... my LFS recommended this one to me." --- Time to find another LFS! For what they charge you could have got a better skimmer used from another reefer...

This was my first skimmer too. We all make mistakes when we begin our salty dream…

Hmmm... my LFS reccomended this one to me. Although it seems I can't set it right, my wife and I noticed a huge difference in the water clearness in a short time. So it's working, I'm just trying to tweak it to it's best.

I took my hood off and went to take the lighting off and caught my intank tube and had a waterfall out the back of my tank. Thank God my electrical is up and out the way. I also have a switch that cuts all power. Worked nicely!

Anyway, I put the blue lights in the front and the tank looks awesome! I believe I'll go with that.

not to burst your bubble and i know you have already spent your money on the skimmer but................ that is one of the worst skimmers one can buy ,extremly overrated and for what you payed for it for a few dollars more you could have went with an swc 160 cone.

Yeah, i'v been having the whites in the front. I believe I'll put the blue in the front before turning lights on today.

I have the SeaClone 100 by Instant Ocean.

what kind of skimmer(model). also with lighting when i ran CF light i liked the 460/420 actinic lights its the one that is blue/pink made some colors pop. i would just mix them up till you find what you llike.

No, I could get all new with 50/50 and that would mix them up. But, I have the two blues and the two white. See, on pc's they have two bulbs together, at least on mine.

is it possible to do something like this:
blue--------- ---------white
white-------- --------- blue
Mix them up a little bit.

Thanks Fish Pros, yeah i'm checking them out too. They seem very nice.

i would suggest you pick up a reefkeeper lite, it will be one of the best investments that you buy for your tank, lights,heaters,return pump,the list just goes on and on with what this controller can do

I'll have to check it out, thanks Jkohuts.

harbor freight tools has timers for 3.99 dual plug grounded 15min on 15 off. dont know if that place is around your area.

Thank you, I will check that out.

well if you go the individual timer route, Wal Mart had some Orange and White ones that are real simple to use. Not sure if they still carry them, I've had mine for a couple of years.

Don't buy the Coralife Powercenter timers by ESU. Those have been known to start fires, which has been documented on forums. It simply isn't a safe product.

If you want to buy separate timers, do that instead. Don't buy a built in one.

There, http://www.marinedepot.com/Coralife-...LTACTM-ct.html That one seems ok. I have to check it out more. Or is that the same one...lol.

It seems like I almost need a breaker panel under my tank, this is a lot of wires and equipment just for the lights only. Not to mention everything else.

you might be interested in this product by coralife: http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewit...content=ES1311

Wow, that was fast, thanks y'all. I need all the advice I can get!

+1 to what tumbleweed said. Here is a review of the Reefkeeper (they have different models which you can check out here:http://www.digitalaquatics.com/saltwater/systems. This is something that I am looking at getting as it can be used for a lot of applications and it can grow as my tank grows. You can hook up almost anything you want to it. here is a review from a member of this site: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.php/72-My-Reefkeeper-Elite-upgrade