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  1. blackraven1425
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    bulk snails

    Still, RC is going to be the cheapest way to get lots of snails. Just make sure you have a tank with plenty of algae for them to eat if you're going...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
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    How to make a sump with everything for under $75

    I dunno, I don't know what's included in that package. Maybe vinyl tubing and barb clamps, maybe PVC pipe and cement, maybe some assorted fittings......
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. blackraven1425
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    How to make a sump with everything for under $75

    It doesn't matter where the sump is located, as long as it's lower than the tank (otherwise it's not a sump). I took "on the side of my tank" to mean...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Over Flow Rate?

    Here's it. IF the skimmer + return is 8g and the fuge is 2g, you want your return doing ~85gph, with 80gph going from the overflow to the skimmer and...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. blackraven1425
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    Over Flow Rate?

    About 200 gph through the skimmer area, plus 2-3x the volume of the fuge if any.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  6. blackraven1425
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    How to make a sump with everything for under $75

    You want about 100 gph @ however many feet up to the tank, so a pump that does 250GPH is about what you're looking for if it's about 5 feet. A...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  7. blackraven1425
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    How to make a sump with everything for under $75

    Emphasis mine. The pump doesn't need to match the overflow, at all. It can be way bigger, or way smaller, than the overflow's rating. Any return...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    SPS Corals

    We need to know how many and what kind of fish to advise you. Also, for most fish, the amount is almost more important then the number of times.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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    bulk snails

    Reef cleaners. Down in the sponsor section.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Fish Food
  10. blackraven1425
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    Clarkii trouble

    Just about anything that isn't an occelaris or percula has a pretty good chance of being mean AFAIK.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    SPS Corals

    There is a ball valve with the two canisters. The point is that there's no way to control the flow in each canister individually, so you're either...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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    SPS Corals

    234w of high quality T5 (ATI, UVL) over my 55g...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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    SPS Corals

    Vodka, ecoBak, and other pellet medias are carbon sources that promote the growth of bacteria that eat nitrates and phosphates. You only need to add...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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    Rodi?

    If you work at a small shop (not a chain like PetCo/PetSmart), I would check with your boss to see what you can get and at what kind of discount. To...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    SPS Corals

    Yes, but ecoBAK and other carbon sources promote the growth of bacteria which eat both nitrates and phosphates. That's why you usually don't need GFO...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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    Power?

    Every time I plug in something new, I pray the circuit breaker doesn't trip.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Rodi?

    You don't get a discount for working there?
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Q about frag tank

    You can use PVC as mentioned above, or just use more egg crate.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Rodi?

    Super important. Like, top of the list important.
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    SPS Corals

    Well, the reason I have the 425 pointed straight at the Red Planet is because there's a rock right behind it, and the flow ends up alternating back...
    Post by: blackraven1425, Feb 6, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
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