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  1. opy01
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    Sealife refugium

    Both my tanks sit at 20ppm. IMO and according to the LFS you would be lucky to be below 20. I removed my bio-balls several weeks ago and replaced...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 21, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  2. opy01
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    can i do this?

    or have a U tube going from one to the other if they are right next to each other.
    Post by: opy01, Jul 21, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  3. opy01
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    Shrunk Chaeto

    Go to Lowes or Home Depot and buy the black hose (not garden hose) in the plumbing department. It will help prevent algae buildup in the hose. Also...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 12, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  4. opy01
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    Shrunk Chaeto

    Be very carefull though, if you dirty it up too much or too fast you will probably get a cyano outbreak. I did.
    Post by: opy01, Jul 10, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  5. opy01
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    Shrunk Chaeto

    What is your bulb rated at in K? Mine is a 5500k (I think) and I think it is about 15W. I think the average is 5000k-6500k or something like that....
    Post by: opy01, Jul 10, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  6. opy01
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    ok I updated it to what I have now minus the skimmer. I have not gotten one of those yet. And to those of you out there that said bio-balls are...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 9, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  7. opy01
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    Home Built

    I think the op got those backwards (I do all the time) because nitrates are the higher ones and nitrites are smaller number. Can you verify that...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 9, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  8. opy01
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    Home Built

    If it looks transparent then cut that part off asap. Nitrites should be 0 as you probably know. Your tank is still cycling right? Since macroalgae...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 7, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  9. opy01
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    Home Built

    It will start looking transparent. Trust me, dont wait until it is fully transparent or you will probably get a huge cyano outbreak (it happened to...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 7, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  10. opy01
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    Home Built

    I am using 6000k cf from Home Depot and my macro is in great shape. What kind of macro do you have? I found out the hard way that caulerpa is...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 7, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  11. opy01
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    return

    +1 I am using 2 90 degree loc-lines to make the u-turn over the edge of my tank then using the loc-line splitter to have two outputs. Be sure to...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 7, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  12. opy01
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    You are more than welcome. I am glad people are enjoying and getting use out of my idea. Mine is now perfect... almost lol. I ended up using a...
    Post by: opy01, Jul 7, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  13. opy01
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    Refugium/Overflow GPH how to?

    +1 I use a valve on mine and it works.
    Post by: opy01, Jun 24, 2009 in forum: Refugium
  14. opy01
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    Refugium/Overflow GPH how to?

    No, you need an overflow to drain onto the fuge then a pump to pump back to the tank. My tank has an Eshopps PF-300 that will drain a max of 300GPH....
    Post by: opy01, Jun 24, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    There is no way to add more water to my DT. I could turn the water presure up some from the sump to pump more to the DT but it makes it even worse...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 22, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    Thanks! I used thick acrilic. I cut the 4" pieces first and glued them to the back wall with tank safe silicone and just made sure they were all at...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 22, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    ok so its been going strong for about 3 weeks now. I got my new pump in and it is great! My main problem now is the overflow. I used a 2" pvc pipe...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 22, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    Thanks! I just got my new pump in since the one in there isnt strong enough for my tank so I am using the old one for the ATO I made. The floats...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    Thanks guys! I made a mistake, I thought I had it up for two weeks but it has only been a week so I edited my first post. Turns out this was just a...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    Another 10G homeade refugium

    Well my fuge is going great! I have had it set up with the plants for exactly 1 week now and I have pods all over the place and the Caulerpa...
    Post by: opy01, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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