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Hey guys, I've been out of the Saltwater game for a few years and am getting back into it. I've got a 12 gallon jbj nano cube set up and going through its cycles now, but the only problem is...the hood I have is defective. So I have two choices...I can either upgrade the lighting, or hope that someone else has and has a hood sitting collecting dust. If not, what is a good CHEAP way to get some lights going in the busted hood I have? Thanks for any help!

Sorry I didn't see this forum earlier. I haven't posted the equipment I am planning on selling since I am breaking down my tank...But in the list is a JBJ ATO which I bought for $100 at BRK about 5 months ago, I am looking to sell for $70. So if things don't work out the way you want it with the DIY...let me know via PM.

it'll be the easiest money I ever made I'm in if there is enough interest... Good fatboy incentive for me!

I actually had 3 in my tank and one died a while back. So for months now I've had 2 in my tank and they seem fine. I'd like to add more soon though.

After reading this, I'm NEVER changing my MH bulbs!!! J/K...Thanks for the early morning reading, Sugar Magnolia.

Does this mean I should put a halt to the Zoo soup I was planning on making for the Wamas meeting? Glad to hear you are ok.

You know what? Who makes up these names??? I've seen so many zoos go by different names that I stopped even trying to memorize them. I call that zoo you have the one with the yellow inside and green outside. So From now on I will call it Skittle Zoo! I mean really...Gorilla Nipples????

bump on this subject because I'd be interested to know as well.

You know you just posted the same site I posted? Thought you had something new and interesting!!!!

Well, I believe the mystery of the guck has been solved. It apparently is a cyano...More specifically BGA (Blue/Green Algae) and even more specifically possibly named Monera Cyanophyta. Ehhhh, but I could be off on the kingdom and division. Never-the-less, according to some of the research I've done while hard at work shows pictures consistent of what I've seen in Tom's tank. In addition, I found a site/article that explains just about anything you'll ever want to know about this ugly beast! Happy reading and God speed!

After seeing the pictures and the tank in person, I'd like to go ahead and cast my vote for TOTM here? J/K Please help this man. I've seen the growth and am two steps away from calling a priest for an exorcism on the tank! I mean, Tom has some great coral in there and I'd one day like to get a frag or two. Not to mention the poor Foxface that's in there. Is this goo bad for livestock or just real ugly to look at? I'm not sure if this stuff is Dinoflagellates because on the article you sent, it looks more like a green algae. This stuff is as the pictures shows. A dark red/brown looking beast!

Dont mean to hijack this but it seems like useful information for this forum, if one does decide to get a RO/DI unit, what is the minimun amount of stages you would recommend? Of course more is better, but for some of us that would like to work our ways up to the $300 Unit, would a 3 stage be ok if I were looking into it?

Wow, I didn't even think of that. Good idea John. I'll have to keep that in mind for such an occasion. Out of curiousity, does a home depot or lowes rent out generators? I know in Florida they do for hurricane season. that may also be an option.

Oh maybe it's those blue spot lights you use on your tank? Do you know what kind of light they push into the tank? They aren't PCs or T5s or VHO...what type of light are they?

Oh I didn't even notice you were a first timer....I would like to say Welcome as well!!!