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    Need new skimmer

    OK.... first off using a Redline skimmer as a model of a modern needle wheel is a bad idea to begin with. Much better skimmers on the market. Next......
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 26, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    DIY Sump Advice?.....Please

    Good job. Carbon is fine running passively in a media bag. Plenty of test data to show it's effectivness. Not as efficient as running it in a...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 26, 2011 in forum: I made this!
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    buying skimmer tomorrow

    I'd have to disagree with that. Skimmers will benefit every tank. They are not just for SPS. Skimmers are basically mechanical filters and yes they...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 26, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Which Skimmer is the best choice of the 3?

    My bad.. I don't know what I was thinking. I thought it was $250. Don't know where I saw that. No worries.... understandable. So the SWC and the BM...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Which Skimmer is the best choice of the 3?

    OK... out of the three... you have the wrong one. You need the Octopus extreme 200. The SWC will have a better build than the BM... but they have the...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Which Skimmer is the best choice of the 3?

    you get what you pay for. There are good budget skimmers but they can't touch the best. Seven and octos are very solid performers with solid...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Which Skimmer is the best choice of the 3?

    For what size tank? Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; ADR6300 Build/FRF91) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    sump layout

    You want the return in the middle. No need to use power when gravity does a fine job. Split the drain coming from the display tank and use a valve to...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Need new skimmer

    So why recommend a skimmer that uses a 80w Mag 9.5 to do the exact same job (less according to BashSea specs) that a 21w Sicce can do?
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Need new skimmer

    So you probably only have about 120g actual water volume. Most common sizes can reach up to 180g.... or you can still do a little over that. An...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    How do you silicone the baffles ?

    Do the baffles at least 1.5" inches for a total of 3" bubble trap. More effective and also easier to silicone.
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Refugium
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    Community Help for New Aquarists: Input Needed!

    And that is a valid point. Just like some folks still run a under gravel filter or a skilter. However, what has worked the best for most and is the...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Community Help for New Aquarists: Input Needed!

    I suppose a hydrometer is better than not knowing or measuring your salinity at all. One thing to keep in mind.... If you ask me what I consider...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    Ya... I could see them not recommending smething different. Cool. And I have never thought that if the skimmer was after the fuge that 100% of the...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    PSK-75H pump fried and you sent me a broken pump!

    It is more than obvious that Eshops has a bad batch of pumps or that they have sourced a different line that is quite unreliable. The number of...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Eshopps Inc.
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    It is really going to depend on how that is plumbed in and how it makes up. I realize you are not going to be making up... just look into how the...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    Yes. There is no way you can ever balance two pumps. You have to have one drain from the display tank. Split it as much as you want. But then it all...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 25, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    OK... glad to join you on the same page.:) So things you want to think of.... Make sure you can up your flow rate, or do what you can to make sure...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 24, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    What most do when putting in a fuge in a W/D is they take out the bio balls. It just dawned on me though by your post that you may be doing a fuge...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 24, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    HM Digital pH meter Calibration?

    Tough to say. I would need the directions. It says one point of 4... but that factory cal was 4,7 and 10. So not sure if you use one for simplicity...
    Post by: Powerman, Mar 24, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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