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  1. snowstar

    Acrylic 120 setup

    I should have asked is there anything that you regret about the CL and the pump choice ---- I guess what I'm wanting to ask is: are there any corals & fish you would like to keep but cannot? Or better yet since we are basically setting up a fairly high flow tank wan you keep say a mandarine or a...
  2. snowstar

    Acrylic 120 setup

    I was hoping you would show up Nikki... I have read through that thread at least up to about page 11 once or twice and of course the creation of mojo's tank a few times, and had pretty much decided that your tank was where I wanted to go with the closed loop - same size good flow makes sense. A...
  3. snowstar

    Acrylic 120 setup

    I know I am kinda disappointed with having to do this - espicially after Mojo so kindly helped me to get the flow problems straightened out in the 180 - but what can I do I have to be able to plumb in a water line and drain then squeeze in a sink, and autotop off area where the tank will...
  4. snowstar

    Acrylic 120 setup

    Evening everyone! I'm getting ready to start a project to break down my 180 Allglass RR and move the corals and most of the fish into an Acrylic 120 (4'x2'x2'). Why you ask? I did not think my way through my the 180 aquarium's maintenance area and am completely our of space :( I do however...
  5. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    Alk is arount ~2.9 and Ca is ~390 so all is within range... As for the XM's I will be replacing them, I thought that I hade my "old" AB 10Ks but they seem to be MIA so I ordred the Reeflux 10k's and should have them Friday. I'll start the reacclimation process using screen this weekend.
  6. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    Thanks for the link....Interesting article --- But I think I'll wait on some other brave soul to try that method of reefkeeping ... all I can do is work on the success I have had with various smaller tanks over the years and try to incorporate that into my current tank - currently the largest...
  7. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    Mike do you have any reccomendations and thoughts on how best to handle the temp situation given I'm up grading the tank? I will probably start a new thread soon about it I jsut hate to drag out a thread as long as this mya run.... thoughts thanks
  8. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    Oh another thing - I thought the temp had stabilized at 80 to 82 but last night I came home and the peak was 84 during the day... I guess I need to go back and re-address the temp problem. That is why the previous post about the chiller... as I said, I pulled the skimmer pump (mag24) out of the...
  9. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    Mike - no holes or jelly and I tried watching the monti's while the lights were out with using moonlight leds only and could not see any nudibranchs. Looking at the pictures in the forum I don't think it's any type of flatworm either. At this point I'm targeting temp swings and possibly...
  10. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    big t thanks for the comment/opinion on the 15K XM's... I have 2 Aqualine 10K's ... they are a bit old but I could go back to them to see if I see anykind of difference. While I'm ordering new bulbs. Do you use all 10K's for your MH? Also you and Mike may have missed in my original post --- I...
  11. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    unless they are truly microscopic, the nudibrach's are not there, same for the flatworms. Same for the red bugs + the corals were all grown from friends tanks and then have grown in my tank for the past 4 to 6 months and these folks all treat their frag tanks with interceptor periodically. I...
  12. snowstar

    monti caps and digi's bleaching everythingelse ok

    guys I'm sort of confused on this one... My 180 is predominately sps.. my montipora digitatas are blesaching initially just the oragne digi then an olive digi - then my monti cap that is green with purple rim. All my acros (2 purple that have not colored up), yellow with green polyps, blue tort...
  13. snowstar

    MyReefCreations skimmer

    I know this is a little late to the party but one fine beckett is made by Trigger Systems... I have a modified TS300 dual on the 180. It was pulling massive amounts of black stank out of the 180 after less than 48 hrs. The one I have does not have a collection cup but directly feeds a 2.5 gallon...
  14. snowstar

    Swollen fingers

    Hmmmm trying to decide if I should admit to putting bare hands in the tank or not :oops: I really try not to - really I do but.... I have noticed that over the 13 years I've been keeping tanks that most every time I have put my hands in the tank without my trusty gloves on, after...
  15. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    Thanks Nikki and Mike----I was going to order that in a bit ---- so you've taken so net searching time off of me! More time to spend in lowes getting PVC....
  16. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    OK I think I got it! this seems so much more simple than the mess I was coming up with! Thanks so much... I'll post pics as i get it done. I am going to go ahead and do replace what I have currently and when the MBV comes in, I'll just need to cut the pvc and insert it into the loop.... well...
  17. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    There are 4 1" drilled holes evenly spaced on the back glass - but they are only 3 inches down from the top trim/bracing that are feeding the hammer head pumps.... i hope this is what you are asking....
  18. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    no problem --- I don't mean to seem antsy --- I'm just a little excited that I am going to have a solution to this situation soon. And I'm almost always at my computer ---- even while I'm staring at my tanks, the laptop is there ---- confessional sins of a sys admin I guess. :D
  19. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    cool I'm more than game --- 'cause that would completely off set the cost of the MBV.... describe on ohh mentor Mike! Seriously, I can have the MBV ordered an in - in the next two weeks. Would it be fesable to go ahead and re-do the manifold and when the MBV comes in I can just cut the PVC and...
  20. snowstar

    The Plumbing and Water flow Workshop

    That sounds very good Mike ---- the 400 for the motorized ball valve is doable - the cost of the spray bar pump would offset it some what - but now my question is --- I am still needing to buy two pumps. Are you saying not buy the pump to drive a spray bar and still buy the second hammerhead? or...
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