This is an old post but wanted to let you know why your pictures are all so blue. Normally somewhere in the camera menus and options you can set the "white balance". Basically you go to the option, and normally set it to manual. Then you will focus in on the sand, and snap a sample. What y...

The hood on the JBJ has two fans.

What is the Marina ? HOB skimmer ?

I just looked, those are pretty damn slim. The original ballast is 1.25" wide, the Workhorse 5 is 1.72" wide. It looks like the enclosure has room for maybe 1.8" inches so I may be good, all other measurements are close enough to not worry about. That bulb has two blue wires and two r...

Well this thing is extremely slim, it goes inside this plastic canopy so there is very little room for size difference. It is a quad 105 watt bulb.

Okay, it is definitely the ballast. I opened it up and the left side is burned in two right at the plug for the output. This thing does not look well built. The thing is $128 shipped from JBJ, that is just this POS ballast.



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I bought this 28 gallon aquarium from Marine Depot with the stand a few years ago, paid $320 shipped for all of it. My wife smelled a burnt odor and I tracked it down to the aquarium, since the light was not on. I took the lid apart and the bulb does not look burned but the light will not come on. W...

Just watched the video. I can honestly say that is about the only thing I have not seem in my tank.

Thanks for the information.

Sending Amy that way for some more stuff.

Thanks !

The legs will grow back.

Can someone give me an idea of where it is on AP/HC ? I know that area and I am just trying to visualize exactly where it is.

Oh, new place ? Glad I did not drive over to the old one.

I think I will send my wife out that way next week. Working 8-5 M-F does not allow shopping during the day.

Looks healthy ?

What are Rich's hours these days ? I am off Monday and Tuesday and could pick one up, but riding back downtown to put him in the tank is not very desirable.