Oh Holy Hell in a Handbag Batman, lets see, first off I can tell you that keeping a 400 watt metal halide close to the surface of the water isn't always smart, especially when your the type of person (me) who always has a hand in the tank for one reason or another. Good thing is salt water is excellent for cleaning out scorched flesh, and the fish really enjoyed the skin that fell off.
Power bars do NOT belong over an open top aquarium.
Power bars do NOT belong under leaky overflows or area's where I always seem to pour make up water.
Power bars do NOT belong in my home around the aquarium.

Best thing for me is to go to the LFS AFTER my bills are paid and the car is full of gas, not on payday.

Doug

in my first year i bought an alveopora coral without doing any research. it died...

I did the same thing as you Grim. Mine seemed to be ok until my stupid sleeper goby decided to move it somewhere. Needless to say by the time I found it it was dead in the sand behind a rock.

I'm just waiting for 10 more pages and I can say I did all that....:redface: