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These two articles share much common information, with Marine aquarium having the most detail. I think they should be merged. Thoughts or ideas? Mmoyer 18:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Why would we want to merge reef & marine? They are two different types of systems. -- Geckofrog 14:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I disagree as an owner of many successful reef tanks i believe they are very much different and “Marine Aquariums” is fat to big of a subject, it includes both reef and fish-only systems Nem20 ( talk) 19:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
there is no mention of protein skimmers, calcium reactors, etc
" Power output available to the hobbyist can range from a meager 9 W fluorescent lamp to a blinding 1000 W metal halide. Lighting systems also vary in the light output produced by each bulb type--listed in order of weakest to strongest they would be: T8/12 or normal output lamps, compact fluorescent and T5 high output, VHO, and metal halide lamps. To further complicate matters, there are several types of ballasts available: electric ballast, magnetic ballast, and pulse start ballast."
"Power output available to the hobbyist can range from a meager 9 W fluorescent lamp to a blinding 1000 W metal halide. "
A 1w or even less LED is also available and so are stadium lights for a price. What i'm trying to say is what is the point of the statement?
"Lighting systems also vary in the light output produced by each bulb type--listed in order of weakest to strongest they would be: T8/12 or normal output lamps, compact fluorescent and T5 high output, VHO, and metal halide lamps."
There is no quantitative data to support this statement. Did the author personally measure and compare the light outputs of each of the lighting systems mentioned? If not, is there a study that is not public domain information and cannot be referenced? This above statement needs to either be removed or it needs a lot of editing.
"To further complicate matters, there are several types of ballasts available: electric ballast, magnetic ballast, and pulse start ballast."
I do not find it complicated that a ballast is electric, unless the author meant electronic. Also it needs to be clarified that the author is talking about metal halide ballasts and if so, neglected to mention "probe-start" ballasts.
This entire section serves to mislead more than inform. Further, an encyclopedia should not be a place to voice personal opinions and prejudices. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 155.97.233.249 ( talk) 07:11, 19 January 2007 (UTC).
In recent years, advancements in our knowledge of the reef coupled with more refined reef maintenance techniques have allowed the reef tank to become much more accessible to the hobbyist.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
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These two articles share much common information, with Marine aquarium having the most detail. I think they should be merged. Thoughts or ideas? Mmoyer 18:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
Why would we want to merge reef & marine? They are two different types of systems. -- Geckofrog 14:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
No, I disagree as an owner of many successful reef tanks i believe they are very much different and “Marine Aquariums” is fat to big of a subject, it includes both reef and fish-only systems Nem20 ( talk) 19:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
there is no mention of protein skimmers, calcium reactors, etc
" Power output available to the hobbyist can range from a meager 9 W fluorescent lamp to a blinding 1000 W metal halide. Lighting systems also vary in the light output produced by each bulb type--listed in order of weakest to strongest they would be: T8/12 or normal output lamps, compact fluorescent and T5 high output, VHO, and metal halide lamps. To further complicate matters, there are several types of ballasts available: electric ballast, magnetic ballast, and pulse start ballast."
"Power output available to the hobbyist can range from a meager 9 W fluorescent lamp to a blinding 1000 W metal halide. "
A 1w or even less LED is also available and so are stadium lights for a price. What i'm trying to say is what is the point of the statement?
"Lighting systems also vary in the light output produced by each bulb type--listed in order of weakest to strongest they would be: T8/12 or normal output lamps, compact fluorescent and T5 high output, VHO, and metal halide lamps."
There is no quantitative data to support this statement. Did the author personally measure and compare the light outputs of each of the lighting systems mentioned? If not, is there a study that is not public domain information and cannot be referenced? This above statement needs to either be removed or it needs a lot of editing.
"To further complicate matters, there are several types of ballasts available: electric ballast, magnetic ballast, and pulse start ballast."
I do not find it complicated that a ballast is electric, unless the author meant electronic. Also it needs to be clarified that the author is talking about metal halide ballasts and if so, neglected to mention "probe-start" ballasts.
This entire section serves to mislead more than inform. Further, an encyclopedia should not be a place to voice personal opinions and prejudices. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 155.97.233.249 ( talk) 07:11, 19 January 2007 (UTC).
In recent years, advancements in our knowledge of the reef coupled with more refined reef maintenance techniques have allowed the reef tank to become much more accessible to the hobbyist.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
Please not return this information to the article without a citation.-- BirgitteSB 21:26, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
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