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    Hello from Pennsylvania

    Just a little west of Philadelphia. Reading,Pa.
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    Reef Salt Brands

    I've been using Brightwell Aquatics Neo Marine salt for about 3 yrs. After mixing I've tested and found alkalinity to be around 8. I adjust to 10 before adding to my system. I don't seem to see many people using this salt mix, while browsing many threads. In fact rarily see it mentioned at all...
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    Technical advice needed

    Mojo, I was really impressed with Melevsreef.com. Very complete link for DIY.
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    Technical advice needed

    jrgilles, That is what I was thinking. A ball valve after the split. I could adjust my flowTo either side. Would also help for any maintenance.
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    Aqua Remora Skimmers

    Anyone have any experience with the Aqua Remora hang on or in sump. I've been using the hob Remora C with the overflow box. It just seems to produce tea-like colored water, no foam. This is on a 30 gal reef, skimmer on about 1 1/2 yrs. My water quality is fine, doing 5 gal water changes...
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    Technical advice needed

    Don, I'm very new to this kind of project. Are you saying that the space for the return and skimmer will affect the volume of water to be applied to this area?
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    Technical advice needed

    Mojo. I'm not sure what you mean. Just an update. I got a great deal on a 65 gal, 36"x19"x24, internal overflow, left rear down through the floor of the tank. This is the tank I'll be working with.It came with all the plumbing, bulkheads and trickle filter sump, which I wasn't going to use...
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    Hello from Pennsylvania

    Been roaming around the site a bit. Looks great. I've been in the hobby a few years. At this time I' running a 30 gal reef, 3 yrs running. I'm in the process of my first DIY build, a 65 gal reef. Finding some good info here. Anyone from Pa.?
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    Technical advice needed

    After looking around quite a bit, I've think I found a design for the sump/fuge. Left-input from overflow/protien skimmer, middle-return, right-refugium. I'd split the overflow to feed the left 75% and the right/fuge 25%. Any thoughts on this? Pros and cons?
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    Technical advice needed

    Thanks for the pics jrgilles.Nice build.Trying to keep my build simple but reliable and efficient.Not sure I'm going to get as intricate when plumeing the system.May just go with flex tubing or hose.Appreciate the info. Tony
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    Technical advice needed

    Thank you for the input mojoreef and krish.I haven't determined what protien skimmer I'm going to use yet. For now I might put a hang on Aqua Remora C on temporarily.I'm still not sure about using the 30 gal tank for this refugium because of the height,16 3/4" and maintenance that might have to...
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    Technical advice needed

    Can anyone help me with size and positioning spec.for holes to be drilled for overflow and return for 50 gal display tank (glass) and 30 gal refugium tank (glass).From what I've been reading overflow and return should be 300-500gph...but I'm not clear on how to determine exactly where I need to...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Hey peppie, Thanks for the welcome. I was hoping to make a fuge out of this sump.Haven't had a good look at it yet.I may well end up making one if this sump doesn't cut it.I don't like to waste equipment.I've never built one myself.I would like to get some specs for baffle,compartment, sizes.Any...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    I'm going to see the system this weekend.Will take some pics.I planned to run a protien skimmer,not sure which one yet.On my smaller systems I've been running Aqua C skimmers only twice a week,for 24 hours.No heavy fish load. Both tanks have small refugiums,with deep sand beds, 15 and 20...
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    E-mailed the pics to you today. hope you recieved them.
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    I have two pictures,but it is of the stand with doors open only showing the side ,the other showing the top.Not sure if I can upload photos that were e-maile to meor not sure how.When I saved them to my pics they were blank. Clicking on them I had to use windows pic gallery to view them.
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    Oceanic 60 gal design questions

    Thinking of purchasing a 60 gal Oceanic system.This system has the overflow and return inside the aquarium plumed through the floor of the aquarium.Not too crazy about the space the cover box takes up,but for the price,cheap,I can live with it.This runs to a Trickle filter model 75,smoked...
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