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  1. mattheuw1
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    Replace live sand or use original?

    125lbs of sand is not going to be cheap. The only reason to buy new would be if you did not like the grain size or it was not your preferred color....
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    A new pico reef design, gallon reefbowl 3 years old, 20 genera

    How bout a pic for those of us that are going through a proxy and have youtube blocked. darn job always getting in the way! I gotta see this thing!
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    SPS lighting

    A fixture with all 454s! Very interesting. I am running 1 454 in combo with my 4 bulb fixture. I also run 1-ATI aqua blue special, 1-ge 6500k, and...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    signs if lighting is enough? feeding?

    +1....what cha got? Also, a lot of zoos will react differently to let you know if you have enough light, but they cannot tell you exactly how much...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    Need help

    nitrate 200ppm? Do you mean 20ppm? 200 sounds very extreme! Not sure if fish would be able to tolerate that. Algae is probably caused by the...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    Bob the mantis is dying!

    Sounds pretty bad. Its one thing for a single fish or invert to die in a DT. But having a dedicated tank would make it much worse. So I am...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    signs if lighting is enough? feeding?

    I would say a weekly feeding works for most cases. I feed rods reef food at nightime so my lps usually get theres. Otherwise I will spot feed them...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    How is this for T5HO?

    That will be some insane light! 8 bulbs over a 65!!! Wow. That would make a good SPS tank. You prolly won't be able to make many softies happy...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers

    I laughed pretty hard after seeing this. Ridiculous. The monster was an amazing, monsterous, beastly, 24 inches! Holy crap, that think could eat a...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 17, 2009 in forum: The Bucket
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    Help!!!

    Thats pretty cool to have baby cleaners. Those are bristle worms.
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    cheap halide,t5,or vho

    That sucks to have overhang. I would try to get a fixture that is a little smaller than 36" I think the next step down is a 24" fixture. Would...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
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    Lighting Newbie

    Bigger the better. But the bigger the more expensive. More rock, more sand, more light. 20 are decent size to start with and you can fill it up...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    Tank looks "dusty". What is this?

    +1 on microbubbles, got a sump? if so got baffles for bubble trap? If no sump and skimmer hangin on back, then 100% microbubbles. If sump and...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Lighting Newbie

    Probably looking at some t5s or power compacts if your on a budget. The length of your tank will determine your light. Do you have the 20long,...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    cheap halide,t5,or vho

    My ballast does not run hot. It is warm, but not hot. thefishfactoryonline.com sells the fixture you need for $86.99+ s&H. 4x39watt T5. Yes you...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
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    cheap halide,t5,or vho

    I agree odyssea is crap. I have their t5 4x54 fixture. It works, but yes, I will be swapping it out for something much better. The design is...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
  17. mattheuw1
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    Hello 3reef

    The light fixture is the famous state of the arc odyssea T5 4x54. 1-54w GE Starcoat 6500k T5 1-54w ATI AquaBlue Special T5 1-54w UVL 454nm T5 1-54w...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Say Hello!
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    Chemi-Pure

    I have 2 frags of xenia and one sits on the sandbed happily and the other is attached to the wall near the top of my tank (it just grew like that)....
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    doh, me again! thinking of diy sump/fuge

    55 gallon should be sufficient. Just jam it full of chaeto and macroalgae which I'm sure you can get for free from a fellow reefer.
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 16, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    doh, me again! thinking of diy sump/fuge

    I just put each hose on opposite sides of the sump with the inlet on the side where the water is coming into the sump and the outlet near the return...
    Post by: mattheuw1, Jul 15, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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