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  1. Frankie

    Lets see your best shots!!!

    Spectacular!
  2. Frankie

    Operation military service member identifier

    This economy makes me feel like I am surviving a war! Do I get a "I survived Obama" badge?
  3. Frankie

    170 gal Peninsula system

    INteresting idea Pep. I am going to put some thought to it today while working. My first thought was " those side overflows are going to be an algae haven" The reason why is the water time flowing over a shallow area. Your going to see a lot of growth in that shallow wier setup running on the...
  4. Frankie

    The beast is dead!! long live the Newer Beast??

    Looking good so far dude! Those are some funky looking rocks you have there! Was that silicone GE Type I? Be sure to let that scape sit for a while so the silicone can cure up fully before getting wet. The out gassing of the solevents is important for proper curing and won't happen under water...
  5. Frankie

    Reef Frontiers Chat?

    Sorry I misssed this. Sundays are hard for me to get away from the family but I will be on tonight after work and will make it a point to log into chat to talk fish. See you tonight! Frank
  6. Frankie

    Lets see your best shots!!!

    Thanks Darth :) Great stuff everyone. Keep em coming!
  7. Frankie

    Return Pump Flow

    LOL! I just remembered this shot of PaulB. Tell me he doesn't look like Carl :D
  8. Frankie

    Lets see your best shots!!!

    Great pictures! I really dig your scape Darth. Very interesting once you look at it more closely. Well done :) I don't have a reef tank running right now but here are a few shots from my last tank: MOOOO! One big mother of a clam. The tang is 7" long. the clam was 14" in that picture...
  9. Frankie

    NP Biopellets

    Correct. They do not get replaced but replenished.
  10. Frankie

    Return Pump Flow

    Shame on me! I cannot believe I did not recognize Carl. Just not use to seeing him. I have a bunch of his books. The galaxy behind him eluded me also. Still not to sure who the chick is lol ;) Mags are good pumps, just not made as well as the Eheim. Been using both for years and cannot really...
  11. Frankie

    Algae Problem

    Hey Zen, For removing the ha from the rock I tell people to fray the end of their syphon hose with little V notches cut around the end. Making it like a brush. Use this to dislodge the ha as you suck the water out. This works great also with a sump, put a filter sock into your sump, (once you...
  12. Frankie

    Algae Problem

    Hello Zen and welcome to RF :) A sump will not remove hair algae. It is what you put in the sump that helps to remove nitrates and phosphates out of the water. Like a skimmer, carbon bags (or reactor) and or a refugium that contains other forms of algae that out compete the HA in the display...
  13. Frankie

    Return Pump Flow

    Hey skimmy, why is your signature not a link? I went to click on it but it is just a picture. BTW, I don't know who either of those people are in your sig :D Though the first one looks familiar~
  14. Frankie

    NP Biopellets

    Not having run biopellets (yet) I am curious as to why they want you to soak them in water prior to use. There solid polymers from my understanding. Do they swell and sink after contact with water? Why would soaking them be any different from putting them right into the reactor that will be full...
  15. Frankie

    new member with 6 months reef exp tank

    LOL! I didn't catch that.
  16. Frankie

    NP Biopellets

    I tried to keep my refugium going while getting into carbon dosing. I had some mangroves I was doing well with so I left them up and running to see what would happen. First the cheato turned a light green. Then it turned a pale green and disintegrated. After that I started to loose leaves on the...
  17. Frankie

    new member with 6 months reef exp tank

    Looks great Rothany! Just want to point out that the tangs will not make it in that small of a system for very long. I am not "tang Police" just concerned about your long term water parameters and ability to keep that system clean enough for a carpet anemone. They are very sensitive to nitrates...
  18. Frankie

    Return Pump Flow

    Good stuff Skimmy. I was going to mention the true intake of that skimmer but didn't see the point. His total water volume does not allow the return to match the skimmer. The Eheim 1260 would be a perfect return pump for this system. And it can be used external or internal. The Quietones are...
  19. Frankie

    Gimmito 450 gal L-shaped display

    What's up Jim! I really like your video and description of what's going on in there. Well done! The quarantine looks very peaceful. Those tangs look great! That's the second reference to "making the wife happy and you will be happy" I have heard tonight on this board! LOL! I think God is trying...
  20. Frankie

    120 or 125 what is better for a reef tank?

    amen! I hada lot of fun for many years running a 120. You will not be sorry going that route.
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