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    Tank stand help

    I found many different stand designs at the rocket engineer site. I think I'm ready to give it a shot. I'm sure I'll have some questions as I proceed. Thanks everyone that replied!
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    Tank stand help

    I thought about steel. Thought the cost would be higher to have it fabricated. Trying to keep the cost down to please the significant other. lol
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    Tank stand help

    Thanks for the info spieszak! Will check this sit out.
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    Tank stand help

    Thanks Peppie! Just love the systems and stands you've designed. I'm just a novice, good with tools, but always bought stands and dealt with the lack of space. Wanted the larger sump to add to water volume and am going with a 20 gal cube display refugium. You state that just plywood would...
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    Tank stand help

    I'm considering building my own stand for a 75 gal reef build. I'd like to have a little more room for a larger sump/refugium, 30 gal long. The store bought, in my area, do not accommodate this too well. Tank is a standard 48x18x21. Trying to figure out materials to use for frame. Should I be...
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    Best reef salt mix?

    I've used the Brightwell salt for about three years now and have had great results growing and maintaining corals, soft, LPS, and SPS. I've never noticed the sulfur like smell some people have experienced. I mix my salt for 24-48 hours before water changes. I've dosed to raise alkilinity...
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    Tank overflow design help

    The tank is a 60 gal Oceanic, about 7 yrs old. It has a internal overflow and return in left rear corner of tank. Both return and overflow are in this box, plumbed down thru the base of the tank. The overflow is a plastic tube with many holes from top to bottom. I am thinking this going to...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    The Oceanic Tank's overflow has a plastic tube with holes from top to bottom. I'm thinking this is going to create a 15"-20" waterfall inside my overflow box with only a few inches of water in the bottom. Very noisy. Is my only, or best option a durso drain tube? Where can I find info on durso...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Hey Todd. I'm thinking of purchasing a all in one light fixture for this build. I'm looking at Current USA 2x250w mh with 4 actinic-4x39w and Odyssea 1x250w mh with 4 actinic-4x39w. Mixed reef being considered. Would the Current Fixture be overkill, running the mh shorter period, vs Odyssea...
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Hey burning2nd. What part of Pa. you from? Any pics of your system?
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Nice rainydave. can't wait to get mine up and running.
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Thanks for the info rainydave. I see you have a Oceanic 58. I'm in the process of building a Oceanic 60 right now. Do you have any pics?
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Thanks for the info Todd. Checked out 225 build. Very nice work. Can't wait to see the finished product. I can see I have a lot to learn.
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Hey Skimmy, I see your from Seattle. Are these guys on the west coast (website you gave me for the BMK 150)? I'm on the east coast. Would like to find a dealer closer to home, if that's possible. I'm going to give it a serious look. Thanks again, Tony
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Thanks TJL and eww. I am going to design like the smaller one in eww's reply. Do you run a dsb or just lr and macro? Do you have dsb in dt? I was going to run with 3" in dt and 4-5" in refugium with some macro. Do you use any carbon or any other mechanical filtration, other than lr. I'm going to...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Thanks Todd! I thought there was a benifit to slowing the flow to the fuge area as far as oganisims, benificial to the corals, and nitrate reduction. Maybe I'm reading a bit too much and not quite understanding. If configuration is the only difference here, I'll go with your suggestion. It will...
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    burning 2nd, you said you might be selling your 2nd one shortly. Which model is it? The Aqua Remora C is the HOB model. I'm looking for a in-sump skimmer. I have two Remora C's now. I have one for sale if anyone is interested.
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Hey Skimmy, thanks for the lead for the SWC150 BMK skimmer. You use this skimmer? Do you sell them? Hesitant to just buy without some positive feedback on this product. Anyone have any experience with this skimmer? I really want to get a good, reliable, and quiet skimmer. I feel I spent too much...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Hey peppie, I found a sump design, left-overflow/skimmer, center-return, right-refugium, plumed to feed skimmer area and fuge area independently from one overflow line. 75% flow to skimmer, 25% to fuge, controlled by valves. I thought it would be a benifit, reducing flow to the fuge. Or doesn't...
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    Reef Salt Brands

    Thanks Boomer. I guess what you are saying is that some salt mixes are more user friendly out of the box, depending on what you think your requirements are for your system. I guess I'm searching for a salt mix I have to do no adjustments to to meet the normal specs for a reef system. The...
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