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  1. Powerman
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    Water changes

    I did daily water changes, and changed out jugs weekly. There is no problem, and it is only slightly less efficient that big water changes. Mine was...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 7, 2013 in forum: Water Chemistry
  2. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    Me neither, but my job does depend on it. :) There are some common myths floating around and this is one of them. You are not the only one that has...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 7, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    Just pumps in a bucket, but there was no discernible difference in temp. That's just it, watts are energy delivered over time. Joules per second. A...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 7, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  4. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    The system will loses heat to evaporation and radiation, but moving water has kinetic energy. Nnothing moves forever. What stops it is friction. If...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    Gate valves are not meant to be throttled, but for PVC ones it does not really matter. Gate valves will give more linear flow control, but most times...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  6. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    What AZ said. The vast majority are not air cooled. And just because they have fins, does not mean they are, or that they are transferring much heat...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  7. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    Yes it does, but all energy decays to heat. You are moving water which makes friction which eventually will slow everything to a stop. Since the tank...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  8. Powerman
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    Coolest running pump?

    The vast majority of external pumps are still cooled internally by water. There is no advantage. There is no such thing as "coolest" pump... only...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  9. Powerman
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    New Reefer With A Refugium Question

    Yep. That will work.
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: Refugium
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    what is refugium?

    It's not bad. Do you know who Tangster is. Evan a while back he did not come around much. But he had a set refugium recipe, and he said he had used...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    New Reefer With A Refugium Question

    When you tee off, you just need to make sure you have a solid flow of water. The drain has air and water. So you want to tee in such a way that the...
    Post by: Powerman, Jun 1, 2013 in forum: Refugium
  12. Powerman
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    Pumps and noise in general

    Noise is a completely subjective thing from one person to another. With out actual readings, none of it matters. All those things matter, as does...
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    what is refugium?

    That would make you a Tangster Disciple. That's not a bad thing. ;)
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    New Reefer With A Refugium Question

    Teeing your drain is easiest. Sending clean water to your display tank. that is the purpose of the sump, clean the water, send it back to the display...
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: Refugium
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    New Reefer With A Refugium Question

    Oooorrrr.... you could just tee the drain line and control the flow to the fuge.
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: Refugium
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    what is refugium?

    Here you go: http://www.3reef.com/forums/reef-aquarium-articles-how-tos/all-about-sumps-filters-fuges-79852.html
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Building my own Refuguim/sump and could use some feedback

    Yes, ball valve on fuge only... you will only need about 100 gph... the rest on the skimmer side. Control flow through sump by throttling return...
    Post by: Powerman, May 31, 2013 in forum: Refugium
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    Building my own Refuguim/sump and could use some feedback

    X2, no point at all in a wet/dry. None. Return in the middle. Now I used to be pretty adamant about return in the middle. But over time, seems most...
    Post by: Powerman, May 30, 2013 in forum: Refugium
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    What do I gain from extending the neck of my skimmer

    Sort of. And the very next sentence after the above "laws" is... "Remember that these are theoretical concerns; and often a...
    Post by: Powerman, May 27, 2013 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    What do I gain from extending the neck of my skimmer

    I like to think of it as dry humor. ;) I did stuff too. I used an improved needle wheel that did in fact give a good measurable jump in performance....
    Post by: Powerman, May 27, 2013 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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