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  1. warforged

    Live Rock and Quanity

    I had recently done something different to my tank. I broke down my biocube inhabitants this last weekend. I put every piece of live rock in my other tank. Roughly 25lbs worth. I would like to know what kind of impact does having not enough live rock has? The reason I ask is since I added...
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    Bad City H2O in Kent...any one else?

    http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/makeupwater/ht/htdiytapfilter.htm I was looking for something else but came across this... Maybe this could help ..add some filter pad to the bottom of that PvC poor water through into a reservoir ...then filter that with the RO unit =). Anyway I will check...
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    Phosphate remover/need help asap

    Don also mentioned to me a few weeks ago that stuff nose dives your PH for a bit. So keep an eye on PH to.
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    Adding new live sand to a barebottom tank...

    Brie head up north to Mid-Way pets they have lots of sand selection last time I was there. I don't know if wild side on canyon carries it or not but give a call to those two shops. Also I was reading with regular sand on threads in here...to put it in a bucket and be sure to rinse it out very...
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    Seriously algae problem

    The basic questions from our expert members will be. What are your Test readings? What salt mix are you using? What Top off water do you use? Filtration and photo periods? Algae fertilizer is Phosphate. Phosphate sources are from food (prawns). Poor water sources. There may be other sources of...
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    Bad City H2O in Kent...any one else?

    Yes tacoma here... full of phosphate..I dont have a TDS meter... I just have bad experiences before learning about reefs. Tap water top off less than 2 weeks huge hair algae bloom...even on my sand like a blanket... bad me bad! I avoid it like the plague now... I have to buy water.
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    Bad City H2O in Kent...any one else?

    I wonder for the current situation would pre filtering before the unit help? What I mean is there is some Tap Water filter tower I saw for Freshwater... Its not sufficient for salt but hear me out. What if you just pre-filter with that device pulling out the typical gunk with that unit....then...
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    Good corals for starting out

    You should keep your eyes on the equipement sales forum. I picked up a 72g bowfront and stand for 100bucks..
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    Good corals for starting out

    umm Soft Corals Like Xenia, Kenya Tree, Button Polyps,... there are more I just don't know the names off the top of my head. have you tried the resources library forums here? You may want to look at that area and read up on a bit.
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    questions about a sump

    Take a moment and dive into the pool of resources available here...http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2 Bio-balls are nitrate beds... they do not have the de-nitrifying bacteria contained in the center of live rocks.. Liverock and Protein skimmer are the filters most...
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    800Gallon Tall Plywood Tank

    It would be very cool if you had You Tube video of the final steps...showing us the finished product and the after its up and running.
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    Bad City H2O in Kent...any one else?

    Would it be more cost effective to buy the water you need? Do they (water company) offer testing of the water in your home? What if between your house and the main there is some contaminate getting in?
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    Are these lights ok?

    Now that I've made mistakes and learned more... If I had to start all over again... I would buy reflector ($30)...the mogul screw in cap ($15)..Mogul Bulb 250w ($69-$99 depends on store). Ballast ($150) average price. And this is pretty budget. 14k bulb also covers the spectrums more broad...
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    New to reefing with a couple questions

    Glad I could help... You will notice Donw is my favorite question target cause he replies fast. Feel free to help me pummel him =p PSAS is a great Idea and recently learned more of it...I am joining myself here next payday.. FYI..bit off but Check Barrier Reef forums section they have a huge...
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    New to reefing with a couple questions

    <---is no expert. As for sand sifter gobby fish... The crushed coral can be an issue since a large piece may not sift so well through his gills... use Fine sand (i learned this from local salt water fish store). As for Sump I have been researching to and buying parts every month till my new...
  16. warforged

    Odyssea Light system... Yae or Nay???

    Also Google Oddysea Fire... before you buy that system...
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    Ballasts and Electrical

    Thanks I have been grasping a little of the faq's and read some stuff at R.Central...and other sites. I just googled Odyssea Fire...dude..I had so many hits ...Not Good. (my question though generalized is related to my odyssea light hood) It seems somehow that brand managed to get a ballast...
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    Ballasts and Electrical

    I wanted to learn a bit more about this topic. With ballasts for Halides that go bad what problems can they cause...? Does it change spectrum of light produced? How much watt loss can happen? Does it destroy the lifespan of bulbs? What other issues does bad or dieing ballasts produce for...
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    Odyssea Light system... Yae or Nay???

    I have some information. I decided to cut my wires off the original ballast and wired up a IceCap ballast. Dear god the light intensity is probably double....I can not even look under the hood at an angle without feeling blinded bad.... previously I was able to look with little squinting...my...
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    Coral Life Super skimmer 220

    It's Hob....and I always keep my Ro/Di nearby to keep the water level just right.... I dont have the issues I have read about ... the bubbles diffuse just fine... I also altered that outtake some i have zero problems with it. As for skimming I get the dry or wet as I desire with a simple nob...
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