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    JBJ 24g question. new setup

    gotcha OK. that makes perfect sense, but I dont think that I had ever heard (read) anybody actually say that...
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    JBJ 24g question. new setup

    hmm. I understand about the overflow speed, I havent installed the plumbing yet, so I have wiggle room on the design there.. what I am wondering is if 250 gph of flow in the tank (the rate of return from the sump) is sufficcient. its just about 10x the volume of the tank per hour. does...
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    JBJ 24g question. new setup

    Hullo! I am thinking about buying a 24 gallon JBJ nano AIO, and was considering drilling it for an overflow to a 10 gallon sump (I know its small, but I have a never-been-used 10 gallon that I have no better use for, and it seems to me that more water never hurt anything...). The JBJ "says"...
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    ballast

    :) i dont have a tank up at all yet. I was trying to "aim at" getting it right (as well as I could within my budget) before I set up a tank at all. however I might have been waylaid (waylayed??).. the wife has decided that nano cubes are "pretty"........ -James
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    ballast

    hmm. I bought that pendant for a reason. I could afford it, and I can afford to replace it, I even know how to run a soldering iron if need be. I understand that some people seem to think that if you dont drop a couple thousand dollars into this hobby, then you arent doing it right, but...
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    ballast

    hmm I have a double ended hqi pendant that I got on evilbay for $20... it looks alot like this one http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/detailed_image.cfm?pCatId=7364&large=/images/Categoryimages/larger/lg_rd_10912_12448DZ-IO.jpg -James
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    acrylic tank not fully supported

    question I dont mean to hijack the thread, but I have a question relating to this. It has been stated here that acryklic tanks need to be fully supported.. do glass tanks NOT need to be fully supported? This is relevant to me: I want to put a 10 gal tank under my 26 bowfront as a sump. to get...
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    Foggy glass

    Hullo. I was given a used glass tank, and the glass appears cloudy. There are no raised deposits, and I have scraped it with razor blades. I have tried lemon juice, vinegar, and also muriatic acid. Because its an empty tank, and I have plenty of time to play with it, I also tried CLR, wich...
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    ballast

    thanks Thanks. I wandered through the local Home Despot.... and found that mine at least was seriously lacking in the ballast department. I will take another crack at it, perhaps I asked the wrong guy for help. thanks again -james
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    ballast

    Sorry about the misplaced post, I am too newb to post in the for sale forums. does anybody know where I might be able to find a 120v 150 mh ballast.... for cheap????? Again, sorry about posting this in the general forum. Any pointers in the right direction would be peachy. -james
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    Question about 1st tank......

    drilling I surfed my way over to the Aqueon website, and looked up the specs on their 26 gallon bowfront. Good thing I did, as you guys were right.. the catalog does say that this particular tank does have a tempered bottom. I guess I will have to adjust my plan a little bit, and drill the...
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    Question about 1st tank......

    tank I looked up the eco and algae free mods for the maxi jet... I was a bit stunned. I read that the algae free mod would crank that little maxi jet 400 I am getting up to something like 1200 gph.. thats 46 times the volume of the display tank, for just one powerhead.. if I had them on each...
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    Question about 1st tank......

    tank Nope, no center brace.. shouldn't have any problem with shadows. will a 150w MH on that cause too much evaporation? should I plan on fans in the hood or in the stand to cool water in the sump?
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    Question about 1st tank......

    Hello there. I have never had an aquarium before, but a friend of mine recently donated an unused AllGlass 26 gallon bowfront with stand, and so after a little bit of deliberation (well not so much actually) I have decided to start a reef tank. I have done a bit of research, and would like to...
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