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    HELP!New plumbing for hammerhead

    I may need to temporarily drain my tank to add another drain. would you use a T to join the two drains? Thanks in advance. Chris
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    HELP!New plumbing for hammerhead

    Thanks nikki, I just got my hammerhead today and I am on my way to the plumbing store as soon as I am done typing. I may add another drain in the future and I may add two more out puts to blow directly from behind the rocks. It will be interesting to see how much more pressure this pump has...
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    HELP!New plumbing for hammerhead

    Hi everyone, I just ordered my sequence hammerhead to replace my ampmaster 3000:) It is more flow which is always good and it has the better seal. My current plumbing is a 1.5" drain with a 8 way manifold with only 6 of the open. The manifold heads are 3/4 " , so I was wondering will I need to...
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    Plumbing needed for a Hammerhead

    I have a 150 gal sps tank and have recently gone through two seals on my ampmaster 3000. I have decided to go with the hammerhead to replace the ampmaster. My current plumbing is one 1.5" drain with a dolphin manifold that splits to 6 3/4" outlet(2 seaswirls and 4 bulkheads). I was wondering...
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    High head pressure .vs. High flow

    Thank you guys that makes perfect sense and is just what I was looking for. Thank you so much. Chris
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    High head pressure .vs. High flow

    I was curiuos what the difference between high head pressure and high flow is. I am looking for a new closed loop pump and I want as much flow as possible, but I am not sure if I need high head pressure or high flow. Any ideas out there. Thanks in advance, Chris
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    New pump for my closed loop

    Thanks for the suggestionI think I will have to try the sequence pumps. Chris
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    New pump for my closed loop

    I posted this on the sps forum bcause my tank is sps only, but my problem is that I lost the seal on my ampmaster 3000 for the second time in three months. So now I am looking for a different pump with excellent flow any suggestions would be appreciated. My current inlet is an 1.5". Thanks...
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    New pump for my closed loop

    I have lost the seal for a second time on my ampmaster 3000 and I am looking for a better pump for my closed loop on my sps tank. Any suggestions out there. Thanks, Chris
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    Show your Pets

    Hey Krish, it's rare to find some one who knows what a cane corso is. My friend down in Arizona is one of the few beeders in the US. Most of his dogs have been directly imported from Italy. If you want one I know where you can get one. Here are a couple shots of my pets(the chickens are my...
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    Where do my nitrattes keep coming from?

    I just might have to try that with a ph and a filter sock. Thanks, Chris
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    Where do my nitrattes keep coming from?

    I replace the carbon about every two weeks. The rock is very old so I hate to say it but I have to agree with you guys that it may be the culprit. I just have to figure out how to cook my rock because most of my colonies are attached. Maybe half of the batch at a time. and I will just have to...
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    Where do my nitrattes keep coming from?

    Let's see where to start: Mike the biggest fish I have is only 3" and the rest are much smaller 1" or so. Krish I only pulled out the sand after a couple years of having high nitrates. The rock is probably three to four years old and so it could be built up in the rocks. he tank has been...
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    Where do my nitrattes keep coming from?

    Alright here is my situation, I have a 150 gallon sps only tank with about 200 lbs of live rock, 2 250 watt HQI mh w/ 14k Hami's and 4 actinic VHO. My protein skimmer is a kent nautilus and pulls out a lot of crud. I have a sump that use to hold about 6" of sand, but I recently pulled all of...
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    How long until the nitrates drop?

    I just removed the sand bed in my sump and was curious how long other people had to wait to see their nitrates drop. Chris
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    Acrylic

    laird is where I always get my stuff. They usually have a pretty good selection. Chris
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    what about Lalo Live Rock??

    When I set up my last tank I ordered a couple boxes of the lalo. I thought it would be like fiji but I got two pieces that each weighed 32 lbs., and then some smaller pieces. I liked it and it definitely has som good shapes. Chris
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    Cycling Fish

    I used ocellaris to cycle my tanks because I don't like damsels and the clowns have always done fine. I have had the current pair for 4years now. chris
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    lowering sea swirl

    Thanks Chuck, I tried using 1.25" and another piece of 1" and it didn't work to well. I will go get a coupler tomorrow. Chris
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    lowering sea swirl

    Thanks for the advice all. Steve, the sea swirls are on closed loops so flooding is not an issue. I am going to have to try the shield idea though. Thanks, Chris
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