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    To drill or not to drill, that is the question

    YOu can buy the drill bit on ebay for $5.95 and drill it yourself, its not hard. 2-3 minutes with water flowing over the are with light pressure and you are done.
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    water flow

    Is the tank going to be viewed on 3 or 4 sides? If the back is going to be hidden, I would just drill it and run a Hammerhead pump with 3 returns split by line lock. That will give you plenty of flow throughout the tank.
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    Opinions Please

    Jerry, I would personally have my returns at the top and point downward to give you the flow you need. The closer to the bottom that you drill, the more pressure is put by the specific gravity of the water. I put two holes at the bottom of my tank and one in the middle for intakes to the Dart...
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    Baby Starfish???

    I don't know about feeding but I did observe one asterinia walking across my basketball sized Monti Cap and it left a white trail where it had gone. I watched him for about 15 minutes. In front of him was orange brown and after he passed, turned white.
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    cierths are diffrent

    Yellow Coris Wrasse will take care of pryamids.
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    Fragging question

    I use a razor blade and do it outside of the tank.
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    Blenny?

    I'm waiting on one of these; http://www.petsolutions.com/Haitian+Tube+Blenny-I-109850L-I-C-16215-C-.aspx
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    Watch your flow!!

    I just lost an Acro SPS. It could be from too much direct flow from my SEIO 820. It did the same thing as yours.
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    Blenny?

    Look at the Starry Blennie or, if you can find them, barnacle blennies.
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    Show me your full tank shots

    My 125 reef, 2 months after moving it;
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    good or bad macroalgae

    My Tangs and Rabbit fish love the stuff. I prune my fuge and feed it to them. (but that is Feather Caluerpa) They eat it feathers and stalk...
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    Mini Brittle Stars

    I got a Harlequin shrimp to control them. Haven't seen any Asterinias in a while.
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    New hood

    I use polycrylic by Minwax. Makes a real nice coat and you can wipe it off with no water penetration into the wood.
  14. M

    need glass tank drilled

    You can get the drill bits on eBay for $5.99 and drill it yourself. Not too hard.
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    is 10hr photo period to long??

    I run 12 with my super actinics and then 8 with my MH.
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Krish, for me <.20 PPM is acceptable. I know a lot of people will think that is too high but to me, its acceptable. I use the Salifert test kit. Scooter, Here you go. I moved my tank from upstairs to downstairs in early Nov. The old tank had been set up for 2 1/2 years and pretty much mixed...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    Scooter et al; I have SPS, LPS, and softies. My SPS are millis, some stags, and some acros. I have Acan Lord and Enchinata as well as two trumpet/candycane and bubble coral for the LPS. For the requisite softies, I have GSP and Kenya tree as well as Zoos, Sun polyps, button polyps and metalic...
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    High Nitrates.. Need advice

    OK, I am going to stir the pot here a little. I don't really worry about my nitrates, unless they get way high. I monitor the tank and its inhabitants to tell me if there are issues going on. I have a 125 with ClM and use an EV-180 for filtration. I have a 55 gallon sump/fuge with Cheato and...
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    How best to frag an acan?

    instead of usings pliers or a screw driver, if you take a sharp chisel and put it right on the soft tissue, above where you drilled your groove, you can make a nice clean cut.
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    How 2 install hose barb on ev 180?

    I use a mag nine throttled back to about 7/8ths. One other thing to watch is the water level outside the skimmer. The water level should be just below the outlet gate valve opening, where it screws into the skimmer. I have a t fitting outlet valve on mine and not the 90*. This allows the...
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