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Peacock is by far the easiest to find which makes it the most likely to be the cheapest. (I paid $175 for mine $79.99 is cheap!) Keep in mind the...
If you have an apex then you can sign up for reeftronics.net that will tell you when connection has been lost for more than an hour. Reeftronics is...
Chaeto!! Found room in the actual sump in a basket that has lots of holes!! [IMG] [IMG] I really wish I hadn't let my LFS handle the sump...
Ok!! Snails are in! And my first dose of Eco-Balance is in! And my first impression of Rods food veggie blend! Rod's food was/is way more ground up...
Very very different uses... Ipad is not a good reader, imo, as it's difficult to hold with one hand. Great entertainment device though. (personally I...
When you get the Refractometer... Make darn good and sure you get that calibration fluid and check the refract relatively often. Mine got way out of...
I find different information on each. For any general information my first stop is always 3reef. For my build thread and the friends of it, 3reef...
Yeah I was worried how it would hold up over time... Thanks for the compliment! It's really coming together now. I desperately need new photos. So...
Does anyone put a CUC in there sump? Or is that just asking for my return/skimmer pumps to get plugged up?
Sure did! I was thinking I could tighten it down.. but it didn't work! Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. Anywhere local I should look?
Thank you very much!!! It's so much fun to work on!!
Recent Purchases - - 210g "Quick Crew" CuC from reefcleaners!! - Waste-away and Eco Balance bacterias from Dr. Tims - Switching from H20 food...
I just ordered about 400 snails from him to be here today!!! (210gallon quick crew) He's got a great reputation here on 3reef! I'm looking forward...
From what I can remember you lose about 30% going through glass.. Acrylic is much much much less. It would make a much better splash guard, but you...
I'm having trouble with my bucket... Even with the silicone it's still leaking... I need to rethink my chaeto filter... I may have to find something...
My chaeto bucket!! Powered by a Maxi Jet 1200 with a valve and overflows back into the sump! Simple... I am waiting for the silicone to dry to seal...
I used the neptune calibration fluid. My refractometer only shows from about 1.015 - 1.030 But I guess overtime it got out of whack. Probably from me...
The first one is the trigger same as a single one. The 2nd is a back up incase the first one goes bunk on you. In normal operation the 2nd one never...
Ok, so it's been 4 months since I plumbed the unit. My Phosphate is reading 0.0 on my Hanna Phosphate ppm checker My Nitrate is damn near clear on...
So, I have been wanting to add some Chaeto to my sump, but my poorly designed sump doesn't have a good spot to add it... I think I'm just going to...
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