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    Test kits and color blindness

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    Test kits and color blindness

    Thanks for the input on this guys. I'll more than likely take some readings with my wife and then take them to my LFS to validate our readings. That should help build confidence in using the kits. I'll definetly look into a PH meter. Actually, I might buy two of them and check them against...
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    Test kits and color blindness

    I must admit that my wife is very enthusiastic about the idea of owning a reef setup. However, her enthusiasm wains when it comes to the Benjamin's involved. So, it's important that I can get half way decent results in maintaining the tank. Otherwise she'll make me convert it to an African...
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    Test kits and color blindness

    That's probably what I'll wind up doing. Who knows, maybe my wife will be able to take care of the tank when I'm away on business if I get her involved.
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    Need some help on MH / Actinic combo pendants.

    Mike at Precision Clarity tells me that I will need to mount the lights a minimum of ten inches above the tank. I'm not sure on the euro bracing yet. I would imagine it will be a cross brace with two braces running perpendicular and crossing each other down the center of the tank. If I can do it...
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    Test kits and color blindness

    Thanks, I have great difficulties discerning between certain shades of red and green. Pink may very well fall into that group of colors that are difficult for me. What I'm most concerned with is that the colors in the test tube may not match the colors on the color cards for me. I've had this...
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    Need some help on MH / Actinic combo pendants.

    I'm not much of an electrician. Plumbing asd other stuff I can handle. I'm looking for some MH / Actinic pendants that I can hang over my tank. My tank will be 72X72X30. I'm planning on doing just softies for now. Considering the depth of my tank should I go with 400W 20k MH or 250W 10K MH's...
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    Test kits and color blindness

    Hey peeps, I'm going to be getting into the hobby soon and I'm wondering if the test kits available for PH, Calcium, Alkalinity etc would give someone such as my self problems with seeing the actual results of the tests properly. I'm color blind with greens and reds. If this is a porblem are...
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