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    Micro Bubbles

    Alright i figured out what the problem was. the flow through my sump was much faster than what it should have been. It was also the skimmer that was making them. The microbubbles have disappeared. All was worked out. thanks for all your help!
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    Micro Bubbles

    Ok thanks a ton for your help. im gonna try a few things and see how they work out and ill let you know what i did if it does work! I really appreciate the help, and the picture helped out a lot as well for a visual reference.
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    Micro Bubbles

    Thanks! that makes a lot of sense. ill try to find some plex or glass scraps and try one out. i already have a set of baffles with 1 inch spacing going from the overflow tube/skimmer portion of the sump to the return portion. but the bubbles are still making it over the 3rd baffle. Upon doing...
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    Micro Bubbles

    Hi all, looking for a suggestion on how to get rid of micro bubbles. Ive located where they are coming from and it is the line of the overflow coming into the sump. I'm looking for a solution to this issue. Im looking forward to hearing from ya!
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    LR Aquascaping

    is there a TAP plastics in spokane?? i couldnt find a listing
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    LR Aquascaping

    awesome, this answered the questions i was wondering. im just going to have to do the drill and zip-tie method. Thanks a bunch!!!
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    LR Aquascaping

    Hey all, i have seen a few people use "pond foam" to help make sure their LR stayed where they wanted it, and i had a few questions about this. Is there a special kind of pond foam that needs to be used? Can it be used on Already cured liverock? and if i use it, are there certain fish and...
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Awesome. That makes sense with the placement as well. And ive decided that im going to invest in the Fiji purple, and im going to also invest in the ATI blue plus. I just need to get to one of those stores in the next few days. Thanks very much again for all the help.
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Also, i wanted to ask if i had to have the bulbs in that exact order, where it goes The blue+ and the fiji purple on the outside, and the two blue specials in the middle. if so, i'd like to ask why. Im not questioning you, i just wanted to know for my own benefit. I kow you're a wealth of...
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Thanks for the help! and woo for spokanites! So, if im reading this correctly, i have none of the correct bulbs? and im going to have to purchase 4 different ones? And if so, do either of the 2 LFS's in spokane and Post falls carry either ATI or KZ?
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Thank you so much for the help!!! May i also ask what timing you guys would reccommend for when the lights come on and off? I can only control them 2 at a time. Ive read that 2 on in the morning, all 4 on in day, and then the other 2 only in the evening works well. Will that work out?
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Alright. I feel reaaally dumb now. SO, if im looking for a more blue-ish color to my tank that will still provide the correct lighting for certain corals, and with minimal re-purchase of bulbs as possible... what would you guys recommend?
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Its been a while. but i finally got my T5 bulbs working, and turned them on. I bought 3 Giesemann powerchrome aquablue+ bulbs and one Of the same make and model, just Actinic+. To my extreme confusion, only one bulb appeared blue, and the other three were white. Now, being a guy, i understand...
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    "Shimmer" me timbers!!!

    Its a 55 gal, 48" wide tank. ANd i had already purchased T5's prior to replying to this thread. But i ended up painting my background black and im working on building a hood for the retro-fit T5 kits. I gotta get some pictures up so you guys can see what im up to!! :)
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Thats ok. I ended up deciding on painting the tank black. Just because i have never done any of this before, and i also happen to be artistically challenged and i know i wouldnt be able to pull off the correct effect. So i just rolled with the straight black. ill post pictures of it when it...
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    "Shimmer" me timbers!!!

    Those look really cool!!! i cant afford the metal halides tho, so my shimmer wont be nearly as cool...
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Alright, i think im going to roll with the black. One that i was considering was a fade of lighter blue down into darker blue as i got further down the tank, but i dont tihnk im skilled enough to pull that off on my first SW tank. So im going o do the black. Thanks!!
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    Starting off on the right foot

    SO i have a quick question, what color is a good one to spray paint the back pane of the tank? i heard that black is a really good one. Any others to consider?
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    Starting off on the right foot

    thanks again!!! Just an update, i got 2 T5 retrokits (so 4 bulbs) and each bulb has its own reflector, which was one of my stipulations for buying them. then im just going to build my own hood to house the lighting and accommodate for the HOB overflow. Past that im doing the random oddjob to...
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    Starting off on the right foot

    Thanks for relying to quickly! To be honest i've never joined a forum before so this is already a great experience for me! And i think joining the local reef club would be a great idea! i think their next meeting is really soon, so hopefully i will manage to get into it. I cant wait to talk to...
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