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So I have been thinking bout getting a moonlight for my 55, just wondering what other people use, how many LEDs, wattage, or whatever other important info for Moonlights...

Aw Pete that SUCKS...wait...what day is it today?

I may be missing something here, but isn't color temp extremely important? My understanding is that the farther from 6500K you get in either direction, the less use the plant gets out of it. Is this different for LEDs?

Hmm, anyone looked at these? Looks like 2 of them might be good for a standard 4 foot 55...

Hi there, just thought I would chip in my 2 cents, These LED's from Marineland produce light in the 5500 Kelvin range, not ideal for planted tanks. I was also curious about these fixtures, so I emailed Marineland asking about them, and they responded with the color temp and a recommendation to...

Just a quick update, Marineland got back to me, those LED's are 5500K, so not really ideal for a planted tank. I am still looking into the idea of LED's, but so far I havn't found the ideal solution as of yet... DQ, I actually have the same Coralife fixture that you have, my buddy had a bulb...

Forgive my ignorance but what is Keno? I just found this website: http://www.coolerguys.com/840556088707.html They have some decent pricing for strips, which appear to be in the right kelvin range, but I don't know if the lumens are high enough... but with 30 LED's per meter, I figure 2 strips...

Yeah my concern was with the size of the fixture and the color temperature, hadn't even thought about lumens... I have an email in to the manufacturer asking for some more details on the LED specs, hopefully they will get back to me... What about DIY LED systems? Anyone have experience putting...

Hi all, Once again I am considering putting some time and money into my 55 planted and I am once again coming to you all (the experts) for advice! I need to upgrade the lighting on my tank, right now I am only running a couple of 24 watt spirals which is obviously not nearly enough light for...

Haha, well, I am not an engineer, but I would think that having just the stand anchored would actually be detrimental to the tank... With less mass to be "rocked" I feel like the tank would not remain fixed to the stand but rather walk off it, instead of the whole thing just rocking....but I...

Thanks guys, my girlfriend is down in San Diego for a few days, the first text I get from her: "OMG saw there was a big earthquake, did you check the tanks?!" second text: "I mean, are you okay? and how are the tanks?!" Lol! Weather, if you dont mind my asking where abouts are you in N. Cal...

Just had a 6.5 earthquake up here in Northern California. I was sitting on the couch when the trembling started, immediately I looked over at the 55 and watched in horror as it started to rock back and forth, water sloshing everywhere in the tank! Just when I thought it was over it peaked...

Hi there, I just discovered that one of my botia striata looks like he has skinny disease. He is extremely emaciated, and I know its not a feeding issue because all of the other fish in the tank are "fat and sassy". I don't know how long he has been like this as I only discovered him the...

Hmm, well, I have to say I am somewhat puzzled by your post. How did your canister leak? Also HOBs have just as much of a risk of causing water damage. My AquaClear clogged and pumped 10 gallons of water onto the floor of my apartment one night...it was not a pretty picture and it sounds...

You know...one of those funky Euro-cars, you know the little tiny ones, would fit real nice in there...

Oh man, you are AWESOME! I was just thinking of how I was going to make a spraybar for my C-360! So the pipe itself is 3/4 inch, what about the hose connector? It looks like you siliconed the hose connector to the piping?

Man...I wish I hadn't seen that Liquid Rubber stuff...now I want to build a huge tank with it... How about pricing for that stuff? It seems like it would be a bit pricey if it is in the initial patent stage... I had my doubts about it at first but the 4 year old cardboard box and the puncture...

What I am looking for is more just the raw foam. Something like seat cushion foam that you would get at a fabric store, but animal safe....

Sweeeeet score man! Craigslist rarely has anything that good up where I am, but thats probably because I live out in the middle of nowhere... So I am guessing you are going to have some fun scraping and resealing in your future?

Hi folks, I saw this at my LFS and thought it was pretty cool if one were going to have a frog or lizard or something, but it got me thinking about using foam in an aquarium for caves and such. My question is: What kind of foam is animal safe? Would foam like this be safe in an aquarium...