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    Seattle aquarium water?

    You definitely should use a TDS meter to evaluate the quality of your water. I use a Spectrapure 7 Stage, and though the filters will change color as they become exhausted, TDS will tell the true tale on the quality of your effluent. Many of the RODI units out there can be bought for about the...
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    wavemaker

    Never used a wavemaker - I use a tunze stream with a seaswirl to get some good random flow combinations. However, I've heard a wavemaker is a great way to achieve that good random flow that SPS crave.
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    GARF Grunge

    Have not heard much good about it - check the other forums...I remember a few posts a few years ago with reports of odd items showing up in it - staples etc... Never, used it so that is just based on heresay.
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    help with my lighting

    Unfortunately, it looks as if you have a regular tar ballast that will only drive NO bulbs at its rated wattage. Looks like your bulb says "daylight", meaning it's probably running 5500 - 6500K and very yellow. If they're older (>9mo) I would consider changing them out with new NO bulbs and...
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    Seeking advice

    Agree with Chichas01 - would definitely recommend drilling an internal overflow on your 65 - makes life much easier for the long haul. However (and there always is..), as many have said, there is no "right" way to set up a system in this hobby. Much of it will also depend on what you're...
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    Good Online Fish Store

    I've always received top notch livestock from www.reeftopia.com. Yes, they're from Florida - great package deals and reasonable shipping.
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    LED vs T-5

    Too cool - I can't wait to see what they look like at the swap. I've been drawn to this technology for a long time - however just like the T-5's when they first arrived on scene, it takes a bit of time for the mfr's to get the bugs worked out. It may be at that point where they could be a...
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    LED vs T-5

    Love the nighttime flourescence of those corals under the 403's...now the gears are turning. Adam - any chance the ICECAP guy at the swap will be demoing these?
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    SPS Growth

    Great growth pics!
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    New tank one year from now?

    dang...that really sucks! I guess I did luck out. Yea...another reason to buy American next time!
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    New tank one year from now?

    Yep - as for that scenario I had the same experience. Had done quite a bit of research on him before ordering so I basically doubled the order time anticipating the delay - no surprise when it arrived 2 months late. lol
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    New tank one year from now?

    Actually my tank was built by Mitch personally in 2002 before he turned the business over to his son. It was a quality build with polished beveled ends, zero bubbles in the seams, and has performed flawlessly (knock on wood) over the last 7 years. You're correct though - I've heard nothing but...
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    New tank one year from now?

    So you're gonna build it - Too cool! +1 for glass also. Highly recommend using Starphire on your viewing windows. Had Mitch at Bow Valley build mine with it on all 3 sides - While not quite as clear as acrylic, it's a small price to pay to get out of the buffing chores. ;o) Have you...
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    ID help please

    Looks like Pavona...however in order to make a thorough diagnosis I'll have to get a frag of it and study it for quite some time in my tank...;) Great looking piece!
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    Are Kalk Reactors really worth the risk???

    Just looking for opinions out there on this as I consider adding an additional source to complement my CA reactor on my SPS setup. Lately I have been reading about a myraid of failures from reefers using various kalk units - w/ most of the time the accompanying ATO unit being partly to blame...
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    SPS and Fish types

    +1 for Royal Gramma
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