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Old 07-26-2012, 01:36 PM
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Thought I'd throw up some recent pics.
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Weird how every time I pull out my camera the fish scatter. 90% of the time I turn the flash off but they seem to know the camera when they see it.
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Old 07-26-2012, 01:55 PM
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love the tank looking really good, the color of the lights are a crisp white,.
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Old 07-28-2012, 04:39 AM
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Took a couple video's of my latest addition to my 20 gal cube and my main DT. Hope you all enjoy. If anyone knows what might be wrong with my clam in the main DT video, I'd love to hear what it might be. It was a rescue from a friends tank and I've no idea about clams or what to do about it.


http://youtu.be/0JMXDKphrJk


http://youtu.be/UYxq-uKTGVI
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Old 07-30-2012, 12:30 AM
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Finally finished my DIY LED light. The OCW's I put on there have optics and I can see red's on the sand bed. But then again my light is just sitting on some eggcrate I have over the tank. I'm hoping when I get the mount built for it 12" over the tank that'll go away. I guess time will tell. Sorry about the crappy video but my cell is the only digital movie camera I have. The colours look way better in person.

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I was bored yesterday so took a few pics of some corals in my 77 DT and my 20 gal cube.

I've certainly noticed growth rates pick up since adding my calcium reactor a month or 2 ago. Way steadier Ca and dkh levels. Anyway, let me know what ya think...





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Bum Bum Bum


Rainy today and don't feel like working outside

Today is D-Day for switching this:



That is a really old pic of the sump, several mods were done to it including a water change system, Calcium reactor, etc etc etc.

This is the new sump



Wish me luck....
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I've certainly noticed growth rates pick up since adding my calcium reactor a month or 2 ago. Way steadier Ca and dkh levels. Anyway, let me know what ya think...
Glad to know the CA reactor setup works out well.
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Old 10-20-2012, 01:44 AM
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The new Sump looks Slick!
Thanks Jon. It's Brad's old sump brought back to life again with a couple baffle reconfigurations

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Glad to know the CA reactor setup works out well.

Ya, once I figured out that first 1/4" line I tried using wasn't seating in the JG fitting and switched it out for new stuff, all's been good. I really like it.

Well it is semi-finished. I still have some shelving to re-build to put the Ca reactor and the Mg dosing equipment and clean up some stray wires and hoses, but it's up and running. I also have to still plumb in the drain to the floor drain for my water changes but that's just a couple elbows to re-tie that back in where it used to be.
The new filter sock configuration is AWESOME! And for some reason even my main herbie drain from the 77 gal catches siphon faster than it used to, not sure why.
I replaced my glass heaters with a couple 300W Titanium heaters and put them in the upflow from the filter socks to the skimmer section.
The one section that has the pile of rock in it is going to house my algae turf scrubber and the rock will end up in the 210 when I get it set up. Still researching those upflow ATS so it may be a bit for that.
I've drilled the bottom of the return chamber and the pump is fed from under the tank.
Any thoughts to the new setup? Do any of you see anything I might have missed that will cause me headaches in the future?





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