Forum: Reef
01-24-2002, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 6,875
Domolite lime and other lost arts...
Do you know who Bob Goemans is? He's the "guru" of plenums. He argues that DSB don't work (or at least not as well as his mighty plenum). I hardly think that anything that Bob Goemans has to say...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2002, 11:01 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,837
Need advice and direction
The biggest problem with the CPR overflows is that you have to use a pump to maintain syphon...that's just one more thing to potentially go wrong -- KISS principle in action here. For example, if...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2002, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,837
Need advice and direction
Here ya go Jack:
http://www.lifereef.com/siphon.html
You'll see that Lifereef also uses black acrylic, but they do so on the outside box so your view of the flow isn't obstructed.
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2002, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,837
Need advice and direction
Bruce bought his Lifereef overflow online directly from Lifereef I believe. I'll go dig up the URL for you, and maybe if Bruce sees this thread he can let you know what the price came to after...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2002, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,837
Need advice and direction
I don't want to be an alarmist or anything, and I certainly don't want to take say anything to take away any business from J&L, but CPR overflows have one helluva a bad reputation for losing syphon. ...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2002, 12:11 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,500
DSB/refugium/detrivore advice
Inland Aquatics sent me a detrivore kit a couple years back...maybe they've changed their policy on shipping to Canada. They just sent it FedEx, with no hidden charges, and everything arrived alive...
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Forum: Reef
01-21-2002, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,548
need advice
Rachel,
First of all, let me ask you: What type of corals do you intend to keep in this tank? The reason that I ask is because a reef tank can be quite successful with a Live Deep Sand Bed,...
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Forum: Lower Mainland
01-19-2002, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,254
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2002, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,727
SUMP/REFUGIUM (?SP)
Sumps serve various purposes depending on what your goals are. You can use your sump simply as a place to house equipment and add additional water volume to your system. If this is your goal, then...
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2002, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,493
clear pvc tubing,...
As far as I remember, Industrial Plastics doesn't sell clear PVC; they sell clear acrylic, but not PVC. There are only a few states in the USA that allow clear PVC to be used domestically, so it's...
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Forum: Reef
01-11-2002, 02:17 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,454
New Web Page
Damn it Darren...when the hell did you steal my web site!? images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif
BTW, you still need to change the info about the IC430 to reflect your opinion about it...
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Forum: Reef
10-21-2001, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,475
Marc, your Gorgonian..
Hey, you know what I think is really sweet? - I like how you used a mirror for your background, but doesn't it freak out the fish? images/smiles/icon_wink.gif
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