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    Pro Heat D-58 Controller/heater

    Anyone using one these? I am thinking of getting the 500w combo but would like to heard some thoughts on it first, reliable??
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    calcium dosing via kalk stirrer and ca reactor

    Don't mean to hj, but I am thinking of getting this kalk stirrer and just have a few questions. Do you know if it will work with the Tunze osmolator? Is it a pressurize chamber? What are the dimensions of the in/output? Can you briefly explain the water passage of this design, it seem to be...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    Thanks for sharing Don, that's really someting. It's giving me more motivation to go ahead with my group. Can you share some details about your buddy's group.
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    Too cool. I've never seen a group of pb's before so I don't know what their behavoir is like. I had single pb for a year and a half and I didn't think it was any more aggressive than my yellows or purple. Nothing beats the Sohal, that's the devil....and if anyone tries them, I would seriously...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    I would not try less than 4. Crowding is the key and introducing them all at once is another. You will have very little success introducing a pair into an establish environment. Besides, a pair doesn't have the same visual affect as a group 5 or 6, I wouldn't bother with a pair. In a 300g, I...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    If we wanted to give all the room that they need, we might as well leave everything in the ocean. There is never enough room for these fish, so stop trying to push this fact. This same tank a few months ago had a sohal, powder blue, naso, hippo, yellow, purple, chevron, and some other smaller...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    My goal in this hobby is simple, as I am sure most can relate, is to have the most pleasing reef/tank that I can possible have. This is why we all got into reefing in the first place. The pure beauty and serenity of it all is primarally obtained to indulge ourselves, not to save the reef...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    Easy there tang police, it's guys like you that I hate discussing things with. so stay off here if you don't mind. By the way, PB are not more aggressive then the yellow. It's all about the individual fish and the circumstances. My 2 years with the PB and group of yellows ended with me selling...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    I think it's very possible. Too many time we just go by what's been taught or told to us, and never really experience the real thing ourselves. I know what the risks are involved and I'm aware it's a great challenge, but I've also put some planning into this process. 1. These tangs will be...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    I never thought about the ich problem, but it is definately a factor. The last PB I had (for 2 yrs), was a good example. It was always fat and healthy yet it would have ich for a day and then would be clear for a week. All awhile it never seem to be bothered by it. I guess it's just one of those...
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    I am pretty sure that they are the schooling variety, all the pictures I've ever seen are of them in a huge group, in the ocean that is.
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    Has anyone got a group of PB tangs?

    I've seen groups of yellows, Hippos, and groups of purples, but have never heard of anyone with a group of powder blue in captive (not refering to public aquarium). Has anyone seen of heard of this? Please share as I would love to set that goal.
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    Will CPR hang-on refugium work over a sump?

    I guess if the inlet and outlet of the refug were lengthen so that they both touch the water level in the sump, everything should be just fine. I may also need to upgrade to a larger pump but we'll just wait to see. Question about the refug outlet, is it an overflow style (like AC500) or is it...
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    Will CPR hang-on refugium work over a sump?

    Does anyone know if these hang-on refug will work on a sump where the water level is 8" from the top? If not why? Also are they worth the price or is a DIY a better idea? I don't want anything fancy, just a flow-thru box to house some sand and macroalgae. I am looking at the large model for my...
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    Removing transformer on Tunze

    You can adjust the speed down to as low as the 6000 without long term negative affects?
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    Removing transformer on Tunze

    I don't own Tunze yet, but was planning on getting the 6100. I know the only difference between the 6000 and 6100 is just the transformer. Now I want to use the 6000 on the current system and have capability to upgrade to 6100 on a larger system in the future. Can I just get the 6100 and remove...
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    Kalk reactor questions

    whops, I meant 12 meq/l = 33.6dkh
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    Kalk reactor questions

    Where did you get this? Do you have a link? Don, I don't think a ca reactor can always produce enought. In my situation, I have a 180g with about 70 medium-large SPS colonies. My Ca reactor holds almost 3 ARM's container and has a bubble count that is at about 100+. My effluent Ca level is...
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    Kalk reactor questions

    So you're adding 2 cups on top of the 1.5 cup that is already in the reactor to bring it back up to ph13. And then once a month you dump everything out and start over? That sounds like you're wasting alot of kalk. To me, Kalk seem to have more potential even after the ph has dropped. I mean...
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    Kalk reactor questions

    I am about to start my Kalk reactor in a similar size tank with similar evaporation rate but in a 3 gal kalk reactor with about 2 cups of Kalkwasser to start. I am hoping I wouldn't have to add kalk as often as you, or at least 2 weeks intervals at best. Q: Do levels drop off even more if you...
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