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    Skimmer not working?

    Your water level is too low - You can see in the photo right above where you wrote "crack" that their is a thick heavy scum line - This is where your skimming is occurring. The water level is too low, so the bubbles are bursting in the lower large tube, and the skimmate is just dumping back...
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    What's the quietest and coolest pump??

    Ampmasters are real quiet, and have minimum heat transfer. The Seq Darts, have been quieter, have minimum heat transfer, and seem to have greater pressure, and are a bit smaller. The Barracuda's (experience with 3 so far) are not silent, suck up a lot of electricity- but move a ton of...
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    RIO Hyperflow Power Heads

    D, I have been using an assortment of Hyperflows for several years now - The power and flow from these pumps is really astounding. For my Surge Tan which is located on a second story balcony I use a HF32. And it fills 33g about every 90 seconds at about 14' of head. The only issue I have...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Hey Folks, An update. It's been a very difficult year so far regarding me and the hobby. I am still hanging in there, but being motivated has not been easy. I have gotten about 90% of the skimmer reviews written and posted to my website. I am not sure how to cross post so that the data...
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    will a refugium...

    Step 1) Do you know where your nitrate issue is coming from ? Step 2) Solve step 1 Step 3) Add a refugium as a benefit rather than a bandaid Not ment to sound sarcastic or demeaning. But you have to figure out where your existing system is being limited and try to resolve that. The...
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    Foolish Frag Tank Fish

    Nikki, It's been a depressing couple of months waiting for things to stop dying, then for things to turn back around. Had to wait till things started looking better before I was comfortable sharing. Elmo, There is actually a pair of true percs in that frag tank, another pair in the sump...
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    Foolish Frag Tank Fish

    Lil Bit More The Chyrsurus has been in the tank for about 5 months. This fish was a rescue, that came missing a pectoral fin, and had a huge bite out of it's dorsal that looked like a shark bit it. The large goldflake was a rescue that I got with a chunk out of the left side of it about the...
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    Foolish Frag Tank Fish

    Hey Folks, Finally got motivated to take some photos that I was proud of. Over the past several months, fish just keep falling into my frag tank. All of a sudden this past weekend I was watching the frag tank while doing some yard work and thought -- Geez I am NUTZ!!!
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Mojo / Mike, Thank you for the offer. At the moment. I just want to get everything upgraded before adding anything new. 4DTEK, My bryopsis is doing great... And my minimal aptasia issue is stable :) Dav eB
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    It's funny, the number of people who have expected me to get out of the hobby. I have been in the hobby for over 20 years. I have had a reef tank for the past 17 years. Success in this hobby, and duration in this hobby is accompanied by setbacks. Throughout the years (okay decades), tanks...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Update Hey Guys, Sorry for the delays... The losses I have suffered in the past month have been really devestating. My salinity drop, caused the loss of over 930+ acros, my softies, about 80% of my LPS (some 10 year old hammers and frogspawn), 60% of my acans (about 80 heads - mostly Lord...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    The rain is causing trouble with the electrical run to all the skimmers. So until things dry out which skimmers and running and when, will be entirely determined by the location of the puddles :) Dave B
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Well the rains have finally started here - They say the first round is going to be 5 days. I know for you folks North of me, that is no big deal. I have tented the system, to try to keep the salinity issues in check. Have to see how it does. Tomorrow I will try to move the tents to give...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Hey Folks, Well let me give you an update from out here. Seems like most people are having no problem with the camera. In the first 24 hours over 1000 different IP addresses took control of the camera... I was amazed. The skimmers have plenty to skim. Sadly since Friday, I have lost almost...
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    equipment

    Each Ballast only runs one bulb. When you see Major Name companies with ballasts that run multiple bulbs, they are just individual ballasts inside one box. Dave B
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    equipment

    Double Ended bulbs vs Single Ended bulbs Differences are varied by opinions.... There are 100's of threads across the internet discussing the differences and opinions in detail. Dave B
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    equipment

    You need to decide on what kind of bulbs you want DE or SE. Single end require a mogul only. DE require a pendant so the cost is more. But you should really run a reflector with the SE to get more light into you tank. So you need a bulb, a socket or pendant, some cord and a ballast. Dave B
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Hey Guys, Don't know what the problem is with some people and the camera. I know Deltec Doug can view but not control the camera, I know Old Yeller Tang can't get anything at all. Since I put up the camera yesterday morning, the camera has been controlled by almost 300 different IP...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Hey Guys, Okay -- Well for those that have not been reading my posts ..... The Bubble King and Deltec skimmer just went into the system today. They both need to run for a few days (they were sitting dry except for rain) to break in before they can be adjusted and dialed. The effluent...
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    o2manyfish - Skimmer Comparison

    Scooter, The Euro-Reef and the ViaAqa in the bottom Left corner have been running for a couple of weeks. The Deltec and BK just went in this morning. Given the huge coral die-off at the moment, I felt that for a couple of days, while the Deltec and BK get broken in and dialed in that the...
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