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  1. Sherman

    My 300----- the Rebuild

    I guess that's better than dating each other....
  2. Sherman

    My 300----- the Rebuild

    Whoops! I meant butterfly. The pyramid butterfly. Ol' black face.
  3. Sherman

    My 300----- the Rebuild

    That angel always reminds me of Yosemite Sam, when his evil plan backfired, and the dynamite went off in his own face instead.
  4. Sherman

    Sherman Tank 120

    Thanks, Luke! Here are three thousand words.
  5. Sherman

    Sherman Tank 120

    Charlie, I'm still fighting the cyano... I just think I'm finally moving forward. So 48 hours later, the puffer is definitely out. Come to find out, he has a real taste for clam mantle, and the previous owner didn't have any clams. I have a 7-8"" teardrop maxima that's worth a lot more to me...
  6. Sherman

    Sherman Tank 120

    Time, once again, for updates. I'm winning the battle with cyano FINALLY. I was using a fish net to very carefully scoop the red slime off the sand every couple of days. This was effective at removing the red, I admit, but it always came back. Then I read that the red slime is actually the waste...
  7. Sherman

    another newbie question

    Oh wow... Rio 1100s. I just assumed Seio. OK, then, your LFS guy is right. Not anywhere near enough flow. In your tank, I'd shoot for 1500-2000 gph of movement, minimum. The SEIO 1100s are great for that. Another good option would be a pair of the Hydor Koralia 4 pumps. They're extremely energy...
  8. Sherman

    painting back of glass tank

    Oh, and I masked off the overflow area, so I could still see inside if I needed to. It's up against a wall, so you shouldn't see that part anyway. But a couple times, I've held a mirror up to look at the bottom of the overflow area. Obviously, that wouldn't be possible if it was painted. It's...
  9. Sherman

    painting back of glass tank

    Bob, I did something just like that. A couple tips: 1. Go a lot whiter on the top than you'd think. 2. Go higher with the black on the bottom than you'd think. Corals cover it quickly. Here's my tank build thread, and the painting is on Page 2. Look at the later pages, and notice how...
  10. Sherman

    another newbie question

    Here you go, a product image showing both configurations. The "opened" up way is the way lots of people run theirs. It is less restrictive, so it creates more flow. In addition, it's coming out a 1.5" nozzle, rather than a couple small squares, so the flow becomes very wide and soft. It will...
  11. Sherman

    another newbie question

    2200gph in a 55g makes 40x flow rate. Those are good numbers. A configuration that's always worked very well for me is to put one on each back corner of the tank, and point them both at the front center where the flows will collide and make their ways all over the tank. Are you running them...
  12. Sherman

    One year later.................

    Busdriver, luckily, here in earthquake country, we don't do raised foundations. I'm sure she's on a slab, but good thinking! The biggest issue we have here, Pitmam, is we pay more for electricity than anyone else in the nation. Obviously, I don't know where your power bill comes in each month...
  13. Sherman

    Bleached Anenome Care

    Yep, it sounds like you're on the road to recovery already. Another thing that may help is a more diverse diet. I also feed my RBTA fresh prawns from the grocery store. I spend about 38 cents every other month for about 6-8 decent sized prawns. I cut them into smaller pieces (about the size of a...
  14. Sherman

    The ShermaNANO, a 12g project

    A club member works at a LFS. One of his store's customers has a pair of Bangaii Cardinals that readily breed. Until recently, he had been letting the fry become food for the larger fish. I guess he never considered the marketability until someone mentioned it to him. Now he sells them to that...
  15. Sherman

    Has anyone used a polario ?

    Yep... not available yet. I've only been waiting 2 years already....
  16. Sherman

    Member of the Month - June 2008

    Central valley representin', Dee! But do I smell donuts? What is that?
  17. Sherman

    426gal L shape build

    Romex = standard house electrical wiring, the stuff you see running through all the walls. I'm remodeling a hospital right now that's WAAAAAY behind schedule. There are three floors with patient rooms, floors 3, 4, and 5. They cut each one in half, demolished and rebuilt one side of each, then...
  18. Sherman

    426gal L shape build

    PICS! Just kidding. Good luck with your inspections, SP.
  19. Sherman

    426gal L shape build

    This is weak. He should have his expectations available in writing, if he wants to play that game. Or... do like the rest of us, carry his own tools. Unfortunately, this is totally valid, so you may want to take a deep breath and let it go. I work in construction (ironically in fire alarms)...
  20. Sherman

    nitrate "terminator" ??

    I'm going to take the opposite stance here. I would label your bioballs as completely inappropriate for a reef tank, and I'm sure your searching through forums will state the same. Live rock now takes the place of bioballs. Every instance I've ever read of anyone using bioballs in a reef tank...
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