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    needle wheel skimmer?

    Price range is an important factor. Deltec's are nice but seem to be very pricey. Octopus makes nice ones too, at a much more friendly price but they have a large footprint.
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    My reef creation...

    I think I threw you off track here... How are you planning on hooking the skimmer up? If you are running it in the sump then your over flows are not an issue. Just feed the skimmer from the input end of your sump and return to the sump. Then it doesn't matter what flow is coming from your...
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    Refractometers;NEW ref. std.

    Yeah, I agree with Scooter, and like most everything else in your tank I think keeping a constant is more important than rushing to get the tank to a specific level. I just need to get ahold of AM before the mad rush on 53mS solution starts :lol: . I have also been guilty of buying and using...
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    Ittsy-Bittsy, Teeney-Weeney Tang

    I think Hippo's are ick bombs just waiting to go off on a good day, just add stress for a fuse. I would advise that you move the damsel until the hippos are fully adjusted to the tank and have grown quite a bit larger than the damsel. Being smaller and blue in color I think the damsel would...
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    My reef creation...

    That flow rate would make the whole point of using a Beckett skimmer null and void. They rely on high flow. I don't know about the MR-2 but I did talk to the folks at Beckett themselves. The max flow is 1200 gallons per hour (kind of a cop-out since that's the max flow of 1" pipe), anyway you...
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    Can you rate this sikmmer??

    your welcome Matt. It was nice to meet you to. You should have asked me about the skimmer when you were here. I have one (of mine) running on the cube in the entry. Feel free to drop by when your in this neck of the woods again, hopefully the shop will be better and the show room will be done.
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    Can you rate this sikmmer??

    Yup I've seen them and used them. I have also built them. They are a very good skimmer. Check out this thread http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=19451 for some more info. They have several advantages but a few problem issues that can be easily overcome. (exept...
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    Aquarium Restaurant

    Yup, I'm pretty fond of that quote. I got it from my Brother Kirk who in my opinion is one of God's gifts to all things mechanical. He used it a lot to describe his philosophy on engine size. (of course that was before gas prices shot up not so long ago) I doubt he's changed his mind and I...
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    Salt Debate and Borate

    Oh crud I think I just figured out the issue. Higher borate skews alk readings in most test kits. Reefer Bob switches to salt-x because this study says it's the cat's meow. A little while latter he checks his Alk. Uh-oh it's low. Better run on down and buy some buffer. Hmmm still not in...
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    Refractometers;NEW ref. std.

    Cool, thanks for the info Boomer. That issue has never even crossed my mind. I have just assumed calibrating my refract. with RO/DI set it to perfection. (or a close semblance there of)
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    My reef creation...

    I forgot another point. Beckett skimmers are also very touchy about back pressure... ie... water level. If you can't install the skimmer external I would add an elbow and a lift pipe to the gate valve to ensure constant back pressure. Check out a related thread and skimmerwhisper's pic of a...
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    My reef creation...

    MRC is a very nice skimmer, so is Barr Aquatics. I think Beckett injectors work great and are still one of the best skimmer types out there. My belief and testing has shown the second injector doesn't make much difference in skimmers shorter than 30" tall. The biggest problem with Becketts is...
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    Best magnet cleaners for acrylic tanks?

    I have used HBH 4 x 12" nylon media bags, that's what Eric @ the Shark Reef uses also, right now I am using a paint strainer from Home Depot and that is what Mario at Ocean Reef uses. Any of the nylon media bags work, they keep the plastic edges of the mag float from contacting the acrylic...
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    bristle worms

    The only bristle worms I have actually seen attack healthy specimens is the fire bristle worm ( usually flat, wide, red and very fuzzy) they are called fire worms for a reason! That annoying feeling of having a bunch of little needles in your finger from regular worms goes to something much...
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    Fumes from boiling rock

    ***********HIJACK******** Man I get busy and don't pay attention to RF for a bit and the next thing ya know Krish is a Mod! :p ...I guess Chuck and Mike figured since you can't shut Krish up and he keep's breaking everything, might as well give him the power to fix some of it! :lol...
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    Best magnet cleaners for acrylic tanks?

    Good point Don, wiping the tank down with Novus or Brilliantize prior to running the magnet is a good idea. It puts a "glaze" on the acrylic that makes it more slippery and removes static. Its not wax but some sort of polymer I think. As far as the magnets, I like Algae Free's the best. The...
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    CPR HOB Aquafuge

    As far as hanging the skimmer on the fuge, the CPRs have pretty good support brackets and if a problem did arrise, repairing acrylic when it doesn't have to look good is pretty easy. I'd say give it a try and keep an eye on if for a while. If it isn't sagging or bowing out too bad, you should...
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    Aquarium Restaurant

    That is a bummer! That looks like an awesome set-up and from the pics it should blow Rainforest Cafe out of the water. Too bad it sounds like they don't care for the animals properly. The Rainforest cafe is still pretty cool (the best one I have been to is in Chicago). I had a chance to stop...
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    Post your tank size and flow numbers

    125 Cube- Dolphin 2100 main pump and Gen-x PCX 70 closed loop. So roughly around 2800 after head loss. Tank is mostly LPS and zoo's. A few SPS that tolerate lower flow rates mixed in ( Pavonia and elephant ear ). 260 gal look down- I'm not sure on this one yet. I built the tank four or so...
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    I'm as good as back!

    Well no one had to kick in another Nuke Reactor or anything fun when you hijacked.... I mean posted away the 10K mark. You solved the evolutionary scale mystery of the post counter, so I am hoping for something..???? :p Nah, it's nice to see you back. You all ways seem to make people feel...
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