Wow.. I'm in the wrong business. Does anyone actually spend that on a fish? Anyone other than maybe Bill Gates??
The most expensive fish I had I think was a Sohol Tang. Had an Asfur Angel. A 9" black tang. Grew a baby french angel to about 9". All 'poor mans' fish compared to those...
Thought maybe I'd add.. I'm in a NW suburb of Chicago.. about an hour south of the Illinois-Wisconsin border. If someone wants to pick it up, they can..
Well, for what it's worth.. I had a 180 gal. saltwater, fish only tank. No live rock. But dead corals.. beautiful pieces. I even had a gigantic (dead) tridacna gigas clam shell for a nice little 'cave'. Had ONE kind flat rock that provided a little cave for my eel. The dead corals looked...
Hi everyone,
I have a really nice dual 175W Metal Halide Ballast and lamps to place in a new home.. ;)
It is from Energy Savers Unlimited and has maybe 100 hours on it. The bulbs average lifespan is 10,000 hours and I don't think I've heard of a ballast failure?? In any case, this all works...
For what it's worth...
My hospital tank was only 10 gallons. I did not concern myself with having a biological filter with it because.. if I had to treat with antibiotics or copper or whatever, it would likely destroy the filter. So... I watched the ammonia/nitrite levels and did a small...
All good advice.. just wanted to say I started the same way.. with two clowns.. in a 20 gal. tank. That turned into a 180 gal. tank with probably 15 - 20 fish plus an eel. Brace yourself! Good luck...
Oh yes.. I dreaded the day I had to add copper to my system.. :( As I knew it would kill off the 'good bacteria'.. then, any fish I had that wasn't sick, would soon get sick as I watched the ammonia and nitrite levels rise. Ah, the reasons for a hospital tank.. where you don't care about...
It's some sort of organic (a lot of help, I know)..but that's why your skimmer is going nuts. Now.. if your skimmer starts looking more 'normal' and the water is still like that, then I'd say there is a real mystery and would start testing like crazy.. and/or running the water through a diatom...
It's been a while for me...
Has anyone ever succeeded in having an anaerobic filter system for a saltwater fish only tank that consumes the nitrates and hence, completes the biological cycle and keeps the water clean??
Hey, I went from a small 20 gal saltwater tank with two 'starter' clown fish.. to... a 180 gal tank with several angels, butterflies, moorish idols, tangs, and a snowflake eel! Got 'cha beat... ;)
That's an awful LOT of light. I think I'd do a smaller option.. 2 250W MH should do it I would think. I had a 180 gal setup with 2 175W MH's and it was PLENTY.
Personally, I like metal halide's over any 'tube' or LED system. They shine like the sun and the bulbs last forever.
What about a simple timer you buy at home depot? And plug any lighting system into it? Or am I missing some other feature you want?