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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I'll have to double check the label on the tube when I get home. I got that info off of Lowes site. Lowes GE Silicone 1 Under Specs, it says "Mildew Resistent = Yes"
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Yeah, on Lowes site, it says the GE1 has mildew resistant, not sure what that means or if it has the mold inhibitors too. I'm worried that they may have had a formulation change recently that might cause issues.
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Hrmm.. I'm a little worried now about the Silicone I used to seal the baffle in. I used GE silicone I, as it seemed like it was perfectly safe to use it. After looking at RC, one person mentions that it's not safe and contains petroleum distillates. One person mentioned that he made a call to GE...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Things are moving along, I got the first baffle glued in. I'm still undecided on having a short or tall section for the last baffle. I like the idea of a short baffle with some eggcrate, so the return pump has more water. A taller baffle would require constant checking to make sure it's topped...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Nice tank Rob! I just went through the entire thread. I'll be curious to see how you like the LED's. I have 16 CREE XR-E white stars coming, that I'm going to experiment with. My only complaint about this tank, is the size of the overflow. It does take up quite a bit of space. So much that I...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Yeah, I see them on two rocks at the moment. one of them I listed above, and another is on a rock with a monti on it. Hopefully it isn't spreading, but I plan on getting some Aiptasia X tonight and injecting them.
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Roblou, Thanks, for the suggestions. Yeah it's for a foam rockwall. I stopped trimming it once I realized the mistake. The reason I wanted it one piece instead of cutting it out, is mainly for strength. I might be zip tying some larger base rock pieces to it and want to make sure it wont fall...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I'm going to look for a bottle of Aiptasia X at blue sierra tonight, and try killing off the aiptasia that I see. I turned off the light that was over the tub of live rock. Hoping to starve the hair and bubble algae that's on there. Even though there are some corals on the rocks. Figure I better...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Here are some pics. I got the tank in place to see what it looks like. I mocked up some baffles just to give me an idea of how much room i'll have. Not much fuge room at all, but still better than nothing. I may have to go the external fuge route later down the road. I have a friend that...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I think I'm going to place the MP40 on the side, to make sure I get as much flow as possible. the Center overflow box just sticks out too much and will probably cause dead spots on the otherside
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I bit the bullet last night and ordered a MP40W ES. Bing Cashback and ebay bucks brought it down to about 380ish. I'm hoping I can get away with one. I really want to place it on the back wall. But I'm worried that the center overflow might block too much of the flow. I really don't want to put...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I may end up having to do that later down the road. Stand space is at a premium right now. At moment I just want to get the tank up and running.
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    :) I understand. Unfortunately, I think that's going to be a compromise of a small sump. I'd like to get as much fuge area as possible, I'll have to sacrifice adding another bubble trap. Can't be any worse than an empty tank. :) Wonder why current didn't baffle it. I'll give home depot a try...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    I originally wanted to add another bubble trap at the return, but I decided against it because the fuge section is already pretty small at ~7" long. Adding another baffle or two will make the fuge ~6" or so.
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    That's a good suggestion finn and a good point about the detritus. I'll keep the final 9.5" baffle there. Anybody know where to get 1/4" glass panels? lowes didn't have any, they didn't even have 1/8" panels. A place I called in tacoma wanted ~$15 for a 10"x10" panel.
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    Renton Washington

    jbudgeon, I've been living in the highlands area a little over a year. I'm borderline Issaquah though (900 and duvall/coalcreek). There's a lot of new housing being built in the area. For the most part, I like it. Depending on the area you're in, there's easy access to a lot of stores. I...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Went to lowes yesterday hoping to find some 1/4" glass sheets. no luck. I also couldn't find the "Great Stuff Pond foam" insulation can. I found the waterfall can, but man they wanted like $12 bucks for it. I'll need to hunt a little more to find some of this stuff. I started shaping the...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    sounds good. There are some zoas and one of the rocks has a monti encrusting on it. I also noticed a couple aiptasia, one about the size of a thumb. The feather duster that abandoned his tube, died. He started to grow some fuzz on him. I took it out of the water. The water from the tank enters...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Here's a crappy sketch of how I plan to baffle the sump. Does this look ok to you guys? The skimmer needs about 9.5" of water, and I tried to keep the baffle spacing at a minimum of 1". I wanted to get as much Fuge space as I can get, so I didn't add more baffles on the return side. I'm hoping...
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    Finally got a tank. 60g Solana

    Apollothesun, I did get it from Trido, Curious why I wouldn't need to do any dosing and only a regular water change is needed? I'm using RO/DI water, I got my RO/DI all plumbed up and mounted in the garage last weekend. Brie, Thanks. I originally wanted to get the 34g solana, but I knew I was...
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