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    Fragging Montipora Cap

    Check out www.GARF.org they have a section on fragging montipora. They even have a section on blending different speices of montipora together!
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    After much deliberation, The somewhat final plans: 30x30x30 1/2 acrylic cube with the back 6 inches in black acrylic serving as a sump. Circulation: Mag 12 connected to a 1 inch SeaSwirl in the back corner. 3x 3/4 inch bulkhead for attachments to centipede spray bars aimed to push the...
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    Placing Mushrooms?

    --WWW.GARF.ORG can show you some easy ways to attach loose mushrooms just follow the links
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    I have the king of all Aiptasia

    Here's a link for you http://www.seaslugs.com I have used these guys in the past. They only sell adults. They work awesome. They take awhile to work, and you may never see them, but in a few months you won't have one aptasia in site! They will then sadly die off without food, unless you...
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    MyReefCreations skimmer

    YIKES! What's wrong with the ETSS reef devil deluxe?? I was thinking about purchasing one for a 120 gallon??
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    250w hurt might eyes. The DE 250 are even brighter. I want more of a soothing deep water lagoon reef grotto look. There will also be a lot of caves. I know this is hard to acheive in a 30 inch cube. The rock will be manmade so I'll have some artistic freedom. The bottom 1/3 will be mainly...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    Latest update: will probably go with Dual E-Ballast HQI Pendants 150w, 1500k XMs and not use VHOs as I don't want to build custom canopy. Dart sequence pump with 1x Sea Swirl 1" in the back corner for circulation. Will have an overflow along the other back corner wall in the center with...
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    bi-colored blenny needing a whoopin

    If the tank is over 120 gallons with plenty of hiding spaces....Add another blenny. A panther grouper can also help the situation.
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    The canopy will be on an adjustable pulley so I can vary the light intensity. There will be an agrocrete rock formation in the middle that will go to about 5 inches from the surface of the aquarium. The anemone will eventually move there because I will keep the light high enough so that he...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    4) I think I'll skip the mangroves. I don't want them to compete with clam for nitrates or the corals for magnesium. I want to keep things as simple as possible.
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    Not ripping the plans at all.... They are evolving. If I wanted to hear only good things I would have asked my mom. 1) The plan is to grow the ritteri really big, and split it. I did this many years ago with a lot of success. You are right in that this anemone is not for the inexperienced...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    I'm not going to go cheap on a skimmer, but I don't want to make the water sterile either. Their is going to be a giant clam (abot 16 inches). I was thinking perhaps an ETSS reef devil which comes with pump Catalina CA 1800 (about 240 dollars combined). I know nothing about the reputation of...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    1) Thanks for the advice on the wave2k. I think I'll pass on it. So it looks like I'll go the 2x sea swirl way. Advice on best pump and check valves to us would be appreciated. 2) If I'm going to use a sump, may as well dish the hang on skimmer idea. Any preferences on Skimmers that fit in...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    1)I'm concerned about the wavebox decreasing the longevity of the tank just from watching the video. It's too big a gamble for me. 2) I've seen a lot of well designed sumps. I was originally thinking of using 2 seaswirls on each back corner and a sump. There would also be overflow on the...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    1) the cpr powerheads will be covered with a small skimmer box with a sponge that will keep the anemones away. I have used one in the past and never lost any snails. 2) What's the matter with the Wave2k. It looks like a great product. Especially for a tank that is 30 inch x 30 x30. I...
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    30x30x30 cube designs would love opinions

    Hey everyone! I'm in the process of setting up a 30 inchx30x30 acrylic cube. The theme is ritteri anemones and a small school of clownfish. There will of course be a an assortment of sps and softies. The idea is to have no leaks (therefore no sump). YOUR OPINION DEFINITELY COUNTS...
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    Comment by 'iwantone' in media '210 lt side'

    Glad to see someone who knows how to aquascape. I'm going to set up a similar style system. Any recent photographs??
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    Help Apastia overtaking Zoas

    why not buy a 10 gallon aquarium start up kit (cheap pump and heater included), put in salt water from your main tank and have the shrimp in there. Place the rocks or corals affected in there... Injecting with kalkwasser as per Garf.org is also an alternative...
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    Help Apastia overtaking Zoas

    Go to seaslugs.com, they take a while but work great. Follow their reccomendations. GARF.org also has a section on aptasia and injectioning with kalkwaser ( but that hurts corals around it unless done as per instructions). Copperbands don't always work. Make sure you have guards on the pumps
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    Ok, I need help now. Please!

    I'm in the process of designing a tank, and am worried that the tunze wavebox may actually shorten the life of the tank. The wave2k looks interesting (wave2k.com). Anybody else have ideas?
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