75 gallon tank

Sorry if this is a double post. I had a post all ready to go then I accidentally navigated away from the site and poof the post was gone.

Anyway, as I've posted previously, I'm really making an effort to get the hair algae under control in my 29 so it doesn't get transferred to the 75. To those ends I've changed the type of food I'm feeding from Ocean Nutrition Formula TWO Marine Pellets to Rod's Foods Original (wanted the Fish Only but the only "lfs" (1 1/2 hours away) ...

While the 75 gallon build is waiting its turn to get some more funds directed its way, I thought I might share some pictures from my 29. The Florida ricordeas and the Xenia seem to be the only things that have always done well under the PC lights (that I used to have) on this tank. Luckily, they seem to continue to be realitively happy under the lower wattage t5s.

You'll have to excuse the hair algae. Though I'm finally beginning to win the battle, there's still more than I would like ...

I suppose the 29 gallon must be feeling jealous of the attention and parts bill for the 75 gallon. Today while I was home for lunch the second of the main tank power compact light units went up in smoke. Horrible smell! Luckily, I was home and was able to get it unplugged and outside. No fire, but did I mention the horrible smell. Fried ballast is not a pleasant smell.

So in the last couple of months both 65 watt power compacts (used for the main lighting in the tank) have ...