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  1. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    I get you now. After 10 seconds of research I found the aqualifters lol. They will be perfect for emptying my waste bucket and as my ATO pump when...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  2. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    Really, I think I am closer to 200+ gallons of total water volume. I was able to fill the tank and then added my rock and the water displacement from...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  3. Thatgrimguy
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    Grim's 210g (Final update.)

    Tank update: Livestock: Clam seems to have recovered from the move!! [IMG] [IMG] You can see my sunburned Austrolamussa I put it down here to...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    nubie

    Welcome to 3reef!! Great looking tank! And this is the best place on the net to discuss your ideas!
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: Say Hello!
  5. Thatgrimguy
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    Nano fish on large Tank?

    In my 210 I am doing all small to medium sized fish. I think it makes the tank seem bigger. But sometimes the fish just seem to get lost in the rock...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
  6. Thatgrimguy
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    Will my tort ever color up?

    Looks pretty colorful to me... Am I just seeing the lights blue on it?
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: SPS Corals
  7. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    With this method, I'm going to have to watch and constantly adjust the saltwater pump... It may end up that doing all this is just more work than...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  8. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    Yes, and I am very interested. If this system doesn't work out, I'll probably swap to that. I definitely agree that there are many ways to skin a...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    Here is my plan. Skimmer is plumbed to a 5gallon bucket with a bulkhead drilled at the 4 gallon mark or so that will dump any excess back into the...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    I really appreciate your post and would love to see your thread. We addressed every single one of those issues throughout the course of this thread....
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    The more I think about it.. I may just dose the salt evenly throughout the day.. and just use the salinity meter as a guide to help me manually...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    What kind of controller are you using? Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  13. Thatgrimguy
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    dogs :)

    I bought a new puppy yesterday!! I am going to pick her up tomorrow! (Today she is getting fixed) I was in a meeting with the Humane Society about a...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: The Bucket
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    My whole system would likely melt.. That would be TERRIBLE... Even with fallback settings to OFF? (If this was to happen, I would have much bigger...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Algae... How should I solve it?

    Are you decent at DIY and do you have a sump? If so you can build an algae scrubber for as little as $50 that will help tremendously.
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: Algae
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    I just came up with this idea, it was easy to miss. Just a few posts up.
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    I can drill a bulkhead into the very top of the 5g bucket that will drain back into the sump along with a double float switch... That way even if...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
  18. Thatgrimguy
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    That's the purpose of draining it into a 5 gallon bucket with a float switch on it. To keep the maximum amount drained to 5 gallons with out me being...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    Total materials - Apex with conductivity module and i/0 breakout box - already had this 1 5gallon bucket for skimmate - already had it laying around...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Auto Water change through skimmer questions

    Very true. I would expect the failure rate of the float switch to be lower than the risk of the skimmer at least though! I will use a double float...
    Post by: Thatgrimguy, Aug 23, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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