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  1. Powerman
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    Upgrade to 120Gs: Quiet is Key

    Got it... so you are doing a full Bean. I was confused. I thought you were doing 2 pipes. Cool. I just don't see the need for a 3rd drain... but also...
    Post by: Powerman, Feb 2, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  2. Powerman
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    Upgrade to 120Gs: Quiet is Key

    So I was going to say a Herbie is essential but you beat me to it. Just to clarify... have you read Bean Animals write up on overflows on his...
    Post by: Powerman, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  3. Powerman
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    increased head?

    I can agree that head can be stated as resistance to flow, but it is expressed in area. Cutoff head is 18' with 1" pipe or 1/2" pipe. 18' is the...
    Post by: Powerman, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  4. Powerman
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    Water flow?

    and why are you not ready for a sump?
    Post by: Powerman, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. Powerman
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    increased head?

    No, it won't. It will reduce flow. If it is just one floor down it's not 18ft.
    Post by: Powerman, Feb 1, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Advice Please?????? Low PH and High KH

    I wanted to know if you had a sump to know if you had an overflow. A skimmer does not have to be "skimming", it will still aerate the water. So does...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Advice Please?????? Low PH and High KH

    Ya... work on aerating your tank. Do you have a sump? Skimmrs help gas exchange. Not sure what to tell you about the EB8s... they are plug and play....
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Advice Please?????? Low PH and High KH

    Most alk supplements are baking soda or soda ash. Soda ash will raise PH a bit. (Correct me someone if I have that wrong.) Anyway, some folks have...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
  9. Powerman
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    Advice Please?????? Low PH and High KH

    You don't raise PH by adding alk... you raise PH by finding out what is causing your low PH. My guess is it's CO2 and your house is closed up for the...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Please clear up the myths

    OK... look at lighting this way. At the surface of the ocean, sun light is unattenuated by water. It is full spectrum. Lots of yellow and red light...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 31, 2011 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    adding base rock to an established aquarium

    That's crap. If they knew they sold it to you, they should take it back. That would be the last time I did business with them. Hell, even store...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Live Rock
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    Bio-balls VS Refugium??

    Got it.
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Refugium
  13. Powerman
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    coming back from a 15 year hiatus

    Here are a couple of articles I put together. Read up and do lots of research before you plop down the cash....
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Say Hello!
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    Nextreef MR1 and Vertex pellets

    It's the most common solution in use. You don't want to "clean" the media, and a sponge requires cleaning and reduces flow. A cross stitch screen is...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    Old in the sense that it was introduced at a time where more mechanical filtration was used. It was a more natural way of doing things. However,...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    Bio-balls VS Refugium??

    The jury is pretty much in on this one... the whole purpose of bio balls is to provide a high oxygen are to reduce ammonia and nitrites to nitrates....
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Refugium
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    Bio-balls VS Refugium??

    As Corailline said... the method was new and put out a while ago... but while most do not run a "Berlin Method" system... the general recipie is...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Refugium
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    All about Sumps Filters and Fuges

    Not really... bubble traps are for micro bubbles put out by skimmers. Invariably your skimmer will put some out at some point. For a fuge it depends...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 30, 2011 in forum: Reef Aquarium Articles and How To's
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    Bio-balls VS Refugium??

    Keep it simple is usually the best way to go. You do not need two macros. Not to mention one will out compete the other and you will end up with one...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 29, 2011 in forum: Refugium
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    Bio-balls VS Refugium??

    Ya, and when it comes to dsb I have tried to find any data on how much area is required. Or how effective is x amount of dsb effective at reducing x...
    Post by: Powerman, Jan 29, 2011 in forum: Refugium
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