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Alright JohnO!!! Good looking beginning. I'll be joining you soon in the land of pumps running and coralline growing. [smiley=party010.gif]...
Sounds like you will have plenty of light for the refugium as long as you just keep plants and critters in it. There are so many configurations for...
I have done some work on sailboats in the past....Why do People always want to Drill Holes in Their Boats?? ::) :o ::) I just have an aversion to...
Yeah, John, the manufacturers have all that stuff specced out for them by the slide rule guys!!
You've got it Birdlady... [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]I am doing the same to my skimmer...it turns out it isn't necessary, there, but I didn't know until I...
John, You can match the overflow rate to the pump if you know the exact flow of the return and compensate for it with the diameter of the overflow...
Ted, You are exactly correct on the principals of the overflow. Good job!! ;) Why don't you become a member, it sounds like you belong here at...
Colts, are you getting your clams locally at a FS, or online and having them shipped? I've been window shopping at: http://www.clamsdirect.com and...
Re: "Bulletproof Reef" Setup from day On The rock I think he is using is made from Aragonite Sand, Portland cement, (and possibly some plastic...
Re: "Bulletproof Reef" Setup from day On I agree with Inwall...a recipe for chems is not the answer but perhaps a good starting point...every tank...
Just keeping life exciting here on 3reef...we'll try anything!! At least with the CPW experiment, if it doesn't work, I just won't use it. I think it...
Thanks, Phil, we will see about the design, I hope it at least helps with keeping the water quality up... The fruits of my labor will not ripen...
Any leaks I had are now fixed and I have tested the CPW, it holds the siphon very well and all I have to do is open the ball valve into an...
Thanks for the info Phil...that is pretty much what I wanted to hear. ;) I figure if I get into the habit of doing that from the beginning it will be...
Thanks Matt, I've heard of the chopstick thing. It will be very important for me to make sure no caking is impeding the plenum so I appreciate the...
Re: VHO or Standard fixture, how can I tell.. You are welcome Lady of the Birds!!
Thanks, Phil. Reefman, the sandbed will be between 3 and 4 inches.
It will be hard to avoid some waste getting into the water column, but that is where it came from in the first place, so a little won't hurt. The...
Re: VHO or Standard fixture, how can I tell.. Birdlady, As you may have noticed in my sig, I'll be starting out with 4-40watt NO bulbs (2 actinic,...
Hottie, Yes and yes...the waste can get everywhere and I would replace the water that I removed. Be very carefull about disturbing the sandbed...if...
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