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    FINALLY!! :D:p.

    Great looking canopy! But I didn't see any fans/vents.....:confused: U might want to pay extra-close attention to your tank temp for a few days.... (I know my 80 gal tank gets pretty hot with just 1 MH bulb running!)
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    Nitrates

    (As I said I'm sumpless-so I don't have have exp. with it but...) Yep (Chaeto is a macro algae) so lighting over the sump would be needed. If "a picture is worth a thousand words" than this vid. (of cheato in optimal growing conditions--notice the tumbling motion) must be worth alot more...
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    Nitrates

    Yes, adding chaeto sure would help--but that's a big change from a sumpless tank! (buying the overflow, return pump, plumbing etc. = $$$, or $$$$)
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    Nitrates

    I have a similiar-sized tank [80 gal with 100# LR, .5-1.5" sandbed] but no sump. And I have similiar nitrate levels {but don't tell anyone :oops: } I avg. 20ppm, w/peaks at 35-40ppm between WCs, and usually won't get below 10ppm (even right after a sizable WC)..... I know that ultimately I'm...
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    DIY Pickling lime doser, made better??

    I guess I'm a little confused--it seems like a lot of the design here is to "minimize stirring of the sediment"--I thought it was best TO STIR UP the sediment periodically!:confused: (I have a submersible pump on a daily timer in my kalk bucket for that sole purpose.....) Regardless, a bump...
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    what dose your wife/hubby say about your hobby

    My wife hates how many times I (we) go to a LFS. She almost flipped one time when I stopped at Upscales in Portland during an Ore. road-trip ("Why are we going THERE?!??" she said... "it's not like they're going to have anything NEW, it's going to be the EXACT SAME STUFF YOU'VE SEEN AT ALL...
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    Specific gravity question

    Here's some good reading to start: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php (There's alot more articles in the RF Resource Library.) 1.021 is a bit low. (Most people w/reefs run closer to natural saltwater levels like 1.025-1.026) Though it sounds like you have a FO tank, so...
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    Tds

    FWIW: My RO/DI TDs meter usually reads 25-30ppm on the input. (It's a cruddy meter with a resolution of +/-20ppm @ that range.) But, yes, my tap water (from Kirkland/NorthShore PUD) is in the sub-50ppm range...
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    Seattle aquarium water

    I'm no expert--but won't a UV sterlizer only neutralize organic lifeforms like algea, bacteria, parasites etc. (i.e. if the contaminant is phosophates, or heavy metals, or plain old "pollution"--would a UVsterlizer do anything to it?) That's, of course, separate from the the issue of $$$...
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    Seattle aquarium water

    Well if you're in PA then you're about 2,800 miles away from the aquarium....so it shouldn't be too hard for U to avoid! :razz: But for those of us in zip 980XX--well.... we still hear (and have to resist) that siren's call of $.05 water ... :doubt:
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    New Clams - ID suspect....

    I'm betting that Jesse got those 2 beauties in Kirkland, about 2 blocks NE of downtown....:badgrin: I know becuase I really wanted to out-bid/steal them when I was there Fri. afternoon. ;) They looked REALLY nice--esp. that "Squammy-maxima"! :lol: )
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    To Remora Owners

    Phew, happy to hear you liked the Silencer idea--I was afraid Sherman and I were going to get called for thread-hijacking! ;)
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    To Remora Owners

    Glad it worked! That little piece of paper/plastic/foam sure can make a big difference! :D (But don't worry--in a week you'll forget how loud it ever was and--if you're like me--you'll move on to the next thing like, "How can I make a silencer for my nosiy {canopy cooling fans}?" )
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    To Remora Owners

    Yeah, If you've modded an extra air-hole then it definitely souldn't be an air-flow issue! (of course a silencer, if it does work, won't be as silent on your unit since the more fresh air in = more noise out :razz: ) I guess it could be some chemical quirkiness with the the paper towel... I...
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    To Remora Owners

    Hmm.. I've never experienced this.:confused: (My first attempt at a silencer was an old, plastic algae-scraping-sponge from my FW days--it had nice big, open "cells". Eventually I switched to the denser closed-cell foam for better noise muffling.) I could see where if you were using something...
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    Does anyone have an opinion on feeding units?

    Here's some brief reviews to look over (wish they had pics though!) http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/foodcare/tp/TPautofeeders.htm I use 2 feeders when I'm on vac. The "daily double" (for pellets) and the FishMate 14 (for flakes/misc.) Both are "okay" IMO. The FishMate feeds slowly over a...
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    To Remora Owners

    You must not have the D-I-Y "silencer" for yours! :) (otherwise you'd always remember to replace the screw) Silencer = folded ,wet paper towel* laid over top of the intake tube (where that screw is). It can dramtically reduce the hissing noise that comes from the first chamber.... (*...
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    To Remora Owners

    BTW: has anyone ever put a heater into a Remora?? I've got a Catlina (titanium) heater that looks ugly on the glass--been thinking about tucking it into that huge Remora output chamber......
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    To Remora Owners

    {80 gallon sumpless} I clean the cup about twice a week; the whole unit, only once so far... (had the Reomora for about 2 months now) FWIW: I pull about as much skimmate as theJ pics show, per day. (I've got the external drain-line, so it's hard to gauge the daily take--but I like to check...
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    Is there any way to promote certain colors of coralline algae

    Actually, you have TOTAL control over your lighting...(lighting adjustments are often made by first opening your wallet or purse...):razz:
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