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the 2" wide bubble trap will eliminate all micro bubbles without any problems, it will flow weaker than the typical 1" baffles allowing more time for...
lol, I was just showing off my $5 home depot reflector light over my fuge. In the fuge is a piece of eggcrate that I put my chateo over forcing the...
looks very professional! I like, and the 8 1/2" return area will work fine :)
As long as there is no chance of a suction forming and continuing to drain. same thing for the return line on the display tank, it will siphon back...
less complication and points of failure, especially in the event of a power outage where both the display tank and the fuge would be flowiing into...
To be honest, neither, I would divide the 20 gallon into 3 compartments and lose the second tank all together.
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Not sure how good it is as a no name bulb, but in theory if you can get it for the current bid of $.99 + s&h and it only lasts 6 months you'll have...
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with the addition of the 5 mangroves and a large ball (3 handfulls) my Nitrates dropped from a steady 20+ to a measured 2.5 in about 30 days poke...
how big is the tank again? with only a 300 gal rated overflow the Mag 7 you mentioned will work even if you upgrade to a larger tank later, just add...
The 1" pipe is fine, I use it on my 90 with no problem. extend the overflow pipe so it's underwater, I actually add a 45 deree elbow on the end of...
I only have 5 for my 90
I would set the skimmer on a tray, the smaller 7" chamber will then limit the return section to a max height of 7" and your return pump is already...
the live sand is a waste of money. get dry sand and it will become live in short order once in the tank. Sand edit: I'm not sure if Marco will...
depends on whats growing on the rock, I would leave the sand alone, no telling what its got built up in it.
I think unclejed got this one right on the head of the nail :)
I used a tablesaw with the fine tooth carbide blade, you can use a skillsaw with a similar blade as well, just take it slow and easy or the blade...
the aeration of the tap water used to be done to allow the clorine added by the utilities to dissipate, now they use cloramine which is more stable...
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