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Oct 1, 2008 10:05 am
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Oh bother ... I had really hoped not to have to strip down the entire tank. It's not a breeding tank, it's our family tank ... so it has really well...
Dawn Lewis wrote: Oh bother ... I had really hoped not to have to strip down the entire tank. It's not a breeding tank, it's our family tank ... so it has ...
Hello folks, ??? ??? I am new around here and fairly new to the hobby. I am a 25 yr. old female, originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts but I've been living...
Hi everyone a few of my fish died recently due to my sons keen interest in feeding them half a pack of algae wafers on his own. I haven't been doing too well...
Can you give us the dimensions of the original one that burned out? I can look at the ones I have to see if one fits... Giancarlo Podio, LMD ... fluorescent...
Hi everyone...i am not sure if any of you are from the trenton ontario area but,,, i have a full grown female cichlid, she is supose to be a ice blue but shes...
Update on my fishtank, I haven't lost anymore fish and the tank seems to have stabilized again. I am still going to wait before getting more fish until I am ...
Thanks very much for offering. The original ballast is with the electrician who said he'd try to buy a replacement. He couldn't find one locally so I posted...
Sounds good. As a fall-back plan, keep in mind that a ballast can also be installed remotely, some high power fixtures do this to reduce heat over the...
sounds like a really bad electrician all electrical components are coded in various ways so they can be identified for instance resistors have a series of...
It wouldn't be the first time a manufacturer has removed any model numbers from internal third-party components. Many of the ballasts I encouter inside...
Just want to say hi to everyone i am a newbee here to the group. I have a 40 something gal corner tank that i want to set up as a planted fresh water tank. I...
Welcome to the group. I thought I would address the questions we didn't already touch on at the other forum... 2. Nope. Add plants from day 1, they will help...
I was actually able to cycle my tank (55 gal) with out any flake food or fish. just plants. it went through the predictable cyle and then after wards i...
now that you mention it I have seen that a number of times drives me nuts I kinda get a bang (hopefully not literally) out of fixing the various electrical...
Yep, that's pretty much the standard practice amongst plant enthusiasts... actually not many use bio-spira or similar products either. Obviously a fishless...
I have also run into some PC and T5 fixtures which were using "painted over" T8 ballasts... I guess that's how they make some of them so cheap... Giancarlo...
I bought a used fixture the other day to replace 2 small fixtures over my 55. I thought I would try retrofitting the new fixture for T5s to try those. The...
Okay i thouht of a few more questions as ive read a bit more, besides normal tests in a fresh water test kit is there anything else i need to test for in the...
Agreed, however there is often a difference between retrofits and ready to go fixtures. In many cases, the retrofits carry the better ballasts and reflectors...
hey guys! two questions not that we are on the topic of planted tanks.....  1)i have some alge growth on my plants. i am dosinig daily with excel, but this...
Can you get a photo of a leaf with this algae on it? If we're dealing with green or black spot algae, these are usually indicators of low phosphate levels....
I am looking to get new fish for my fish tank. It won't be for another couple of months (saving up plus getting nessecery fishie items) are neon tetras...
I'm checking back in to let you know how the ballast problem was resolved. This regards my 65W, 30 inch compact fluorescent Aqualight which is over my 29...
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