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    ~ TIPS ~ FYI's ~ and Such

    Ok, that will be fine I just want the info to be correct.
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    ~ TIPS ~ FYI's ~ and Such

    Never have a ball valve to slow/stop the flow from your retun pump,This is bad on the pump because there is more back presure. You need to have a "bleed" coming off of your return line and have a ball valve on the end of the "bleed" that goes back to your return chamber. This alows you to adjust...
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    ~ TIPS ~ FYI's ~ and Such

    It also helps to have very good flow in and around your rockwork to keep detritus suspended in the water so that it can be filtered out. Hey Fishguy, I'll edit these two posts together for you Todd
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    ~ TIPS ~ FYI's ~ and Such

    Always have very open rockwork. This keeps detritus from collecting in and around your rockwork.
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    New to the scene

    I would sugest that you get a 20 gallon long for your sump, the bigger the sump the better IMO. Having a larger sump will help you to have more water volume. A CPR overflow bow would be good, the box kinds are better than the tube kind, I have a PVC overflow on my tank but want to get an...
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    The Class Act Aquarium Stand

    You may need to watch your cats around your sump also.:D My 6 month old kitten loves to drink the saltwater in my refugium. The canopy is looking great I can't wait to see how it turns out.
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    My 55g corner tak

    Before any one tells you that the mini fridge chiller will not work I will tell you how to make it work. This way of chilling the water is not the same as how most people make a mini fridge chiller. First you need to buy an aqua lifter water pump, it move about 3 1/2 gallons per hour. you need...
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    The Class Act Aquarium Stand

    I hope that it does not take as long for you to get the canopy done, I only found your thread last night so It only took me about 2 hours to get to this point in the build. I will be following this thread, I have a cast iron stand for my tank and was already planing on making a cover ro go...
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    My first sps.

    No, as a mater of fact my power compact are not even working at the current time. Coralvue had to repair my ballast because the person that I got it from had the PCs wired incorrectly( that is what you get from craigs list), anyway I was only running one of the halides in the pic of the...
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    The Class Act Aquarium Stand

    I know that this may be a little late to respond about the hight of you canopy but if you think that 14 inches is a tall canopy mine is 24 inches tall, the total tank hight is 79 inches. Also did I mention that the canopy is over a standard 4 foot long 55 gallon aquarium. Although I must say...
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    My first sps.

    Thanks, the frag was only 20 dollars so I would not be at a great loss.I am fairly certain that the two 250 watt halides that are over my 55 gallon will be enough light to support them.:D
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    My first sps.

    Hello, everyone I just wanted to show you my first sps. It is a neon green birdsnest, I got it today and I am realy nervous about it simply because it is my first sps. I have however had sps for about two weeks now...
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    hi

    Welcome to Reef Frontiers. I must say that is a long way from the state of Mississippi. I myself started with fresh water guppies then I moved to cichlids and am now into my third month of saltwater. Just let me tell you, people will tell you the whole way that it is to hard to maintain a...
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    Mirage's 12 Gallon Long

    This may be a good idea for mounting the lights. _______________ l/ The long board could be a 2x6 board, with vertical and slanted boards being 2x4s. With the vertical board screwed into the wall for added support. That would make it able to hover over the tank. The lights would be mounted to...
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    Anyone from Mississippi?

    Hey, glad that you accepted. I am very happy to see that I am no longer the only person from MS. I hope that you enjoy the forum, I know that it has helped me a lot, I hope it does the same for you.:)
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    Anyone from Mississippi?

    Hello, I was wondering if I am the only person from Mississippi on this forum. I would like to find people near me so as to set up a saltwater aquarium club for Ms so that we could be able to do trades, look at and talk about other peoples tanks, share ideas and just have general conversations...
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    fragging elegance coral

    Well.... I guess I will decide about it when the time comes, but I would realy like to frag it at some point. I will practice on other lps until then.
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    fragging elegance coral

    Ok. Thanks for all the help, I was just curious how to do it. I got the coral from a guy on craigs list who had it in his 120 gallon for over 2 years so once it gets past the 6 month period of getting settled into my tank I think I will try it. Mine does have multiple heads so if something went...
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    Mirage's 12 Gallon Long

    Same here about the multiple tanks, at one time I had 1x 55 gallon, 3x 10 gallons, 1x 8 gallon, 2x 2-1/2 gallons, and 1x 1 gallon. They were all in the living room also, but they were all freshwater so it was easier to care for them. Now I only have a 55 gallon display tank with a 30 gallon...
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    hard vs soft growth

    You most likely have a very good balance of cal, mag, alk, and strontium (which by the way are elements not nutrients). That good balance is why your stony corals are doing so well. It would help to know what your filtration is. There is a small chance that it has some thing to do with your...
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