Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Designing the Tank
The Inspiration - Everyone wants a bigger tank, right? I thought I’d be happy with my 90 gallon reef for a couple of years. I thought I would wait to see how life played out before investing in...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Selecting a Tank Builder
I talked to all of the LFS owners about my project, but in the end I actually just got lucky and through a fellow Canreefer I met the guys from Concept Aquarium. Honestly, after getting to know the...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Waves – Background and design considerations
I’m not sure what triggered it, but at some point I became obsessed with having a wave in my tank. It would seem to be the ultimate in energy efficiency vs. total water movement and in my opinion...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Hardware
This section might be a little dry and I don’t actually expect anyone to read it. Just thought I should list the hardware for completeness.
Control:
• Neptune Systems Apex
..Probes: Ph, ORP,...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Guiding Principals
What makes the perfect tank? Ask a dozen people and I’m sure that you’ll get a dozen opinions.
I think it’s important to start with a set of guidelines for making decisions throughout the build....
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Milestones
2010
* March -- Inception
* May 09 – Agreement in principal with tank builder
* Jun 03 – Final draft of tank and sump
* Jun 09 – Final iteration of the stand delivered
* Jun 17 – Tank build...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
Contents
Quick Links : Page 2 (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66389&page=2) | Page 3 (http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66389&page=3) | Page 4...
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Forum: Tank Journal
07-15-2010, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 187
Views: 147,907
abcha0s' 300G Ultimate Reef
So what’s an “Ultimate Reef”? – Well, I don’t know. I do have some ideas, but who can really say. I guess what I really mean is my ultimate reef. This is truly my dream tank. A creative outlet that...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
07-11-2010, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,218
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
06-24-2010, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,998
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Forum: Reef
06-24-2010, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,376
will fire shrimp lost leggs grow back?
Mine lost 3 antennas in a fight. They all grew back with first molt. I assume that legs would be similar, but might affect the shrimps ability to feed? It might also take more than one molt.
BTW....
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
06-24-2010, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,489
LF 100 gal and up with sump
For Bryce's benifit - Kein raises an excellent point. If you aren't certain of the tanks history, there is always a risk. I personally wouldn't buy a used tank without knowing who the owner was and...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
06-24-2010, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,489
LF 100 gal and up with sump
Hi
I'd prefer to mind my own business, but I think that I can help sort this out. It was me who told Bryce about the dangers of copper medication. As far as I know, he was not previously aware of...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
06-23-2010, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,479
Mike - Your mounting solution is awesome!
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Mike - Your mounting solution is awesome!
Just curious - Do you get a build up of scum in the 'feeding ring' area? - I find that with feeding rings there is no surface skimming so the scum builds...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
06-23-2010, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,479
Hi Coleus
I setup my Rena autofeeder...
Hi Coleus
I setup my Rena autofeeder tonight, and the program above does indeed activate a feed cycle.
One feature which the Rena has is a warmer to prevent any moisture in the drum....
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Forum: Calgary
06-22-2010, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 14,221
Awesome Copepod resource page
The very best collection of copepod culturing articles that I have ever come across.
http://www.zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7346
Brad
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Forum: Controller and Monitoring Specific
06-19-2010, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,876
Tunze wavebox with apex
Does the Tunze controller allow for tuning smaller than .1 seconds? I know the Apex is limited to .1
If the resonant frequency is .95 seconds, it might be difficult to dial in without the finer...
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Forum: Calgary
06-17-2010, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,549
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Forum: Calgary
06-16-2010, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,549
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Forum: Calgary
06-15-2010, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,549
I was told that all of the activity around...
I was told that all of the activity around "calgaryreefkeepers" took place on canreef. If I was mislead, please correct me.
Anyway, I'd really like to participate in a frag meet. I have some...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
06-14-2010, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,479
The big drawback with this feeder is that it...
The big drawback with this feeder is that it doesn't allow you to program specific times for feeding. I was hoping that there would be a way to connect this to my Apex controller, as that would solve...
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Forum: Calgary
06-14-2010, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,549
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Forum: Pictures
06-08-2010, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 784
Views: 337,950
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Forum: Pictures
06-03-2010, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 784
Views: 337,950
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Forum: JL Aquatics
06-03-2010, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,368
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