Forum: Calgary
05-25-2005, 05:20 PM
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Everything go alright Alan?
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
05-25-2005, 05:17 PM
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When I get mine I'm going to aim it diagonally across the tank to try and simulate and moonrise or moonset.
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
05-25-2005, 05:12 PM
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Hey Rob, here is my new tank which is lit by 1 14k 250 watt Arc. Its pretty blue with the blue back ground but thats what I like. You don't need actinics with it thats for sure....
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
05-25-2005, 05:08 PM
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Stay away from RIO pumps. I used a RIO 20hf for my return and it seized after only a year. Garbage! I use Mag drive pumps for my skimmer and return now and maxi jet 1200s in tank for flow. Best bang...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
05-25-2005, 05:03 PM
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SO my sump sprung a leak last night and began to fill the base of the stand. :redface: Before I could drain the sump I had a good inch of water in the stand and to my surprise, it stayed there. A...
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Forum: New to the Hobby
05-25-2005, 03:17 PM
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Calcium is a tad on the high side but that will correct naturally.
KH of 9.3 equals 2.65 Meq/L Alkalinity, dead on.
PH is on the low side of normal but acceptable. What kind of substrate do you...
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Forum: Calgary
05-25-2005, 02:09 PM
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Well, I'd host it in my appartment but if half the number of people show up as the last one at Jon's we'd all be sholder to sholder in my place. :mrgreen: There must have been over 50 people there.
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Forum: Reef
05-24-2005, 08:03 PM
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Does your sump have baffles or live rock in it? These will cut down on micro bubbles, you might also consider adding a course types of filter foam around your return pump to further eliminate...
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Forum: Lounge
05-24-2005, 06:36 PM
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I really wasn't impressed with the first two kiddie flics but this one was much much better. :biggrin: It ties everything together nicely, and well worth the 10-11 bucks. (stay away from the $6...
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Forum: FTOTM Entries & Questions
05-24-2005, 06:32 PM
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Hi Ed, its good to see a bit of interest in FTOTM. We still have a fair bit of work to do in setting up our first ever edition, but we're hoping not to take too long. Anything I can tell you at this...
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Forum: Pictures
05-24-2005, 04:23 PM
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Good score! I have a dozen of those fuzzy orange whatevers in my tank now. Careful or they will take over your tank!
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Forum: Pictures
05-24-2005, 04:19 PM
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Stunning! Any chance of a full tank shot?
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Forum: Reef
05-24-2005, 04:02 PM
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I found that yelling and cursing at it, then giving it to my girlfriend to handle works best, it works every time. :mrgreen:
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Forum: Reef
05-24-2005, 03:53 PM
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Need more info about your system, types of power heads, sump specs ect. Then we can advise.
Thanks
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Forum: Reef
05-20-2005, 06:26 PM
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79 degrees firm now with an open tank. My last tank ran 84-86 degrees with a glass top.
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Forum: Reef
05-20-2005, 05:21 PM
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Try the hot water method, but use a turkey baster. You don't have to inject the lil' buggers if you scorch the whole thing. Hole or no hole the turkey baster method will mely it because of the higher...
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Forum: Reef
05-20-2005, 04:30 PM
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Holy crap! I feel awful now. I didn't realize that I could have been that serious. Sorry Scott. I'm glad you are ok man!
You should have held on to that fixture though, I think you could have...
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Forum: Pictures
05-20-2005, 04:23 PM
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Hey Walter, maybe they accidently gave you a stand pipe from a taller skimmer. I made one for my becket skimmer and they work much better than valves. There is no way to adjust the air intake is...
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Forum: Calgary
05-20-2005, 02:10 PM
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Thats right! Jim you need to have the next one so we can all oogle at you new setup. :biggrin: Hows the tank doing by the way?
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Forum: Reef
05-18-2005, 08:10 PM
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They said in the instructions about once a month for a few minutes depending on use. I would just call them up or email them with this issue, they might have better advice.
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
05-18-2005, 08:07 PM
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If I had a nano tank I'd use one of those air driven skimmers by "Lee" I think. They work suprisingly well for what they are. The only down fall is that they are in-tank skimmers, but you could cover...
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Forum: Calgary
05-18-2005, 07:53 PM
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Hey Deb, SWC said they would match it so I'm in. When are you placing the order?
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Forum: Reef
05-18-2005, 06:23 PM
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I thought it didn't matter because they remove different things. RO is removing physical particals down to a certain micron, while DI is changing other contaminants on a molecular level. Its not...
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Forum: New to the Hobby
05-18-2005, 05:40 PM
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I was trying to get around to it but you guys were keeping me busy elsewhere! :lol:
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Forum: Reef
05-18-2005, 03:59 PM
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Sounds like that would work if the tang was small, as stated above. A word of caution about the manderine. Two manderines will compete for the same food, make sure you have a good pod population...
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