Forum: Reef
03-13-2004, 09:07 PM
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Replies: 13
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reposition prop tank
I would recommend the following:
1) one of the overflow gravity feed into sump from main tank.
2) second overflow gravity feed into prop tank from main tank
3) gravity feed prop tank to sump
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Forum: DIY
03-13-2004, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 943
drill
you should be able to drill the back plate as long as you know its not tempered as well. i would drill further up the over flow and if you have the room outside, make an external durso pipe like on...
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Forum: DIY
03-12-2004, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,092
plain acrlyic
get thin sheet of black acrlyic and lay it on the bottom. coralline algae will stick on pretty quick and look quite pretty
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Forum: Reef
03-12-2004, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,807
plan
Is your your tank overflow draining into the the prop tank? if so, the prop tank should be below (or lower) than your main tank. Or did you mislabel return and overflow?
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Forum: Reef
03-10-2004, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,085
Cleaning that tank
If you can afford that tank, you can afford to pay somebody to come and clean it every 4-5 days!
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Forum: Lower Mainland
03-07-2004, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,113
LR
How much were they asking for the LR?
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
03-05-2004, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,718
mag 36 or Pondmaster 3600
Check out the specs on this monster pump www.pondmaster.com
I got on on Ebay for 130 US including shipping. Ordering it locally they are asking 400 cdn which is still not too bad compared to the...
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Forum: Reef
03-04-2004, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,736
My IA Starphire 180 tank
Well my tank arrived 2 months and three weeks after I was billed for it (2 months after the "promised" delivery date) but it came exactly to what I had asked for. The crate it came in was solidly...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
03-03-2004, 05:04 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 803
bulkhead
bulkheads are cheap at spa places. I get 1.5" for about 5 bucks and they go down from there. they have some unique plumbing parts but Rona Revy is good for that as well as Home Hardware on Elmbridge...
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Forum: Reef
03-03-2004, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,633
plan
Lee
I think you have to decide whether to lose 6 inches of living room (approx 5.25 sq feet) or 2 feet extension into your hallway at the end (4 sq ft). If I could, I would certainly use that...
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Forum: Lounge
03-03-2004, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,007
Water pressure in surrey
marty
I live in Newton 144/72 area and I hooked up the 6 stage from the company in West Van. No problems here - not quite sure on getting 75 gallons per day but enough to keep me happy.
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Forum: Reef
03-03-2004, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,633
Idea
I would start the first tank in the far corner of the second picture. Extend it out all the way along the banister so you don't need to extend an extra two feet. For the banister, I would take the...
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Forum: Reef
02-29-2004, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,449
baking baking soda
Pociliporia
Why do you bake the baking soda? And why only one of the seven boxes and then mix them all together?
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Forum: Reef
02-28-2004, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,412
big pump
you can try the mag 36 or pondmaster 3600. they are pumping about 1000 gal at 14' head. I think they are about 385 watts. check out www.pondmaster.com
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Forum: Reef
02-20-2004, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,336
MY AI COMPLAINT/EXPERIENCE
I thought I might share with you my current experience with AI and hopefully people will learn from it if this is not what you expect.
I ordered my 180 gallaon starphire with external overflow...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
02-16-2004, 04:04 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 778
WTT - live sand
I have some caribsea sand that I'm looking to seed with live sand. if anybody locally has a good dsb of very live sand and wouldn't mind trading a few cups of sand with mine. i would appreciate it.
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
02-13-2004, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 685
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Forum: Reef
02-02-2004, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,191
Edmonton to Surrey to Victoria
Al & Brad
I go over to the island on a regular basis because of my job and in fact I'll be there the entire week next week. I also live in Surrey so if you want I can do the switch in between if you...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2004, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,412
mag 2400
according to the website the wattage is 265W for the mag 24 and 145W for the mag 18. But it still intrigues me that the 1800 has a higher output at the higher heights.
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Forum: Reef
01-22-2004, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,412
Advice on the Mag Pump 1800 vs 2400
I'm looking for advice from persons with experience with water pumps. I was comparing the two above noted pumps on their website http://www.pondmaster.com/ and according to their specifications:
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-14-2004, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 743
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Forum: Reef
01-13-2004, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,223
TDS meter for salinity reading
I already have a TDS meter (attached to my tri-meter) and I would like to be able to use it to make up my saltwater. Assuming that I use the same brand salt each time and I have 0 tds reading from my...
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Forum: Reef
01-12-2004, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,229
Flex tubing for return and overflow
Have anybody switched from rigid pvc with multiple 90s to flexible pvc for return and overflow piping in terms of noise difference? I notice I get the most noise from the 90 degree joints in the 1.5"...
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-09-2004, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,185
platform for liverock
I'm planning on a 1-2 inch sandbed but I'm planning on putting the rocks in first to make them more stable. I'm planning on putting eggcrate at the bottom so there isn't any rocks to glass contact....
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Forum: Reef
01-09-2004, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,447
Glass
from my experience, glass is definitely the way to go with coralline algae growing and fine sand substrate in your tank. eventually they start growing on your tank and I have a 180 acrylic now which...
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