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    Seattle Aquarium Water?

    SRV, Looks like you should check out this thread: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25143 Lots of very good information, about your exact subject.
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    The Case of The Murdered CopperBand

    Its possible that your Damsel (better knows as a Damn-Sel) did attack him. Damsel's in general are a very aggressive fish, surprisingly so for their size. It is also possible, that as your system began blowing air back into your display tank, the stress caused your poor fish to become very...
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    Trouble with Skimmer

    I agree with Jan... Mark (Skimerwhisperer here) has probably the most experience with various skimmers here in Reef Frontiers.
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    HELP - Bug ID please?

    Mark, I remember one of the old episodes of the Twilight Zone, where they put earwigs into people's ears to murder them... so I'm keeping my finger's in my ears around you!!!
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    HELP - Bug ID please?

    All this time, I always thought a "fluke" looked more like this??? :D :D :D
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    Heaters - Need Help ASAP

    Okay... I wasn't sure I was understanding what you were meaning. Do you have any local fish stores available? Yes, their prices are a tad more than what you will find online, but doing something right now also has its benifits. :) I would think a 400watt heater should be just fine for your...
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    Heaters - Need Help ASAP

    Af Hall, If I'm understanding you correctly, your heater died... you currently have a 800watt heater, but don't want to use it? For a "for now" fix, put the 800 watt heater into your sump, until you purchase what you will end up buying. It will be pleanty to heat your tank for you without...
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    sick pb...need help..FAST!

    Don't use Lettuce (or most "land" based foods) in your tank. Tangs are heavy green eaters... but feed them Nori or other Seaweeds, not land based foods. Lettuce has very little if any nutrients in it. It is possible to feed broccoli nubblets, if you have blanched them, and even frozen them...
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    Coralseas has a couple of 55 gallon tanks, and I bet one of those would make a nice sump also. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25011
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    My house actually faces North, with the Garage being on the North/East side of the house. However, the roof gets direct afternoon sun on it, and being an older house it isn't insulated the best, I'm sure. I'm not comfortable leaving my garage door open when I'm not home, and unfortunately they...
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    For skimmer options, I would get a hold of Mark (Skimerwhisperer) and see what he would recommend. Let him know any $$$ limits you might have, and what you have seen out there, then see what he would recomend. In your situation, where you feel your garage will remain cool enough for your...
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    The Iwaki 40 should work just fine for a return pump. You will want to upgrade both your Skimmer and Chiller. I don't know how well insulated your garage is, but mine tends to heat up to the lower to mid 90's in the summer, and I'm very happy that I do have a CL-650. Fans blowing across the...
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    What I would like to see, is a company that found a way to make reliable tanks, where the front glass was something like the Starfire glass... and the rest was Plexi! Best of both worlds, put together! :D :D :D
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    Magnesium dosing recipe

    Unfortunately, that I don't have for you. I do know that when I do my water-change (35 gallons weekly), I need to raise my Mag from 1100 to 1300 (on average, for my I.O. Salt), and I use (dry) 9 oz of my mixture to raise that 35 gallons 200ppt. As you can tell, I don't exactly follow Randy's...
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    Magnesium dosing recipe

    Don, I'm not positive reading your post, if you are needing the Mix for the DIY Mag, or dosing instructions??? Mix: 3 Cups Magnesium Sulfate, 5 Cups Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate... disolved in 1 gallon RO/DI. Dosing: IF using parts A & B (Calc & Alk), after 1 gallon usage of those, you...
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    Any time you are getting a 240+ tank, its HUGEE!!! ;) What I like about your shape, is the added depth (front to back). That will be AMAZING for your aquascaping! :D
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew! I was envisioning 4-1500Watt bulbs to light that thang! :D :D :D
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    skimmer cheap

    Never used it, but looks very similar to this one: http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=319
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    In Wall - going for it! - seeking your ideas/feedback/advice

    4X4X4... NICE SIZE!!! I'm guessing you've decided on a Fish-Only tank, with it being that deep??? That depth is also going to be another challenge cleaning, and an access inside the house isn't going to help bunches with that for you...but does elimanate trying to figure out how to hide a...
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    Options for flow

    I know that Brian @ IAP ("IAP Brian" here on Reef Frontiers) builds very nice tanks, and he has started doing the most amazing External Coast-to-Coast overflows on his tanks... would be worth sending him a PM for information!
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