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    EuroReef Skimmer upgrade question, Potential new skimmer

    Actually I looked at your post for the rs 100. If it was the 135? I would be all over it. A.K.A 6-2. I think those are the same basic model right? I have an 8-2 so I am thinking with the blow out prices on ER's I am going to get a back up just in case. DO you have a sedra 5000 laying around...
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    EuroReef Skimmer upgrade question, Potential new skimmer

    What does time have to do with a quality product that works just as well as the next cool toy? Oh yeah if you want to dump that skimmer for cheap like lots of other followers I will buy it. Only issue i see with it is the 5000 is underpowered but a 9000 would work nicely. Or a 1056 I think is...
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    EuroReef Skimmer upgrade question, Potential new skimmer

    Not a fan of vertex myself and I was able to get a hold of jeff today and had a lengthy talk with him. Well ok it's late so technically it was yesterday. So more water and more air through a smaller body equals more contact time? There will be a debate for a long time about what skimmer fad...
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    EuroReef Skimmer upgrade question, Potential new skimmer

    Having said that I forgot to say call Jeff at ER and he will help you. I would most likely recirc the 5000 and feed with another 5000. Your feeding the skimmer with a mag 5 anyway so you shouldn't use any more power than you already are but it should skim like mad.
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    EuroReef Skimmer upgrade question, Potential new skimmer

    Cones have less contact time. The extra water and space inside your cylinder skimmer actually means it acts more efficient . More contact time has always been said to be better. Meaning 600lph of air will do more work in a cylinder than 600 lph air in a cone. I guess it is whatever your...
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    Check out this tang!

    how about a changing atlantic blue tang? very common in the atlantic people normally don't buy them so not collected has much as some. it started out yellow and will turn a deeper blue
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    Our Reef!!!

    definately a change for the better. night and day difference. did I say nice?
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    To much light

    hey blue is that a perfecto 265 you have now? I am in the process of setting up a 265 perfecto and going to get rid of my 125. what pump are you running if it is a perfecto?
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    To much light

    is this tank tall? if so you may want 400w instead. to penetrate deeper. if you want alot that is. I myself run t5's on my 125 rectangle with good results.
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    A few questions about Tunze

    if money is an issue you can buy one at a time. on the side of the blue driver box there is a minimum maximum adjustment and can be turned down to 30% with a small screw driver. it can run like this forever and can be adjusted for your tank. if you have sand in your tank I would probably go with...
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    Phoenix bulbs and sps

    sounds like the uv filtration is not up to par. could be cheap glass that just isn't doing the job. you should not be able to produce enough good light to burn the corals with 250 w mh. I have seen friends tanks like this and not sure what type of glass they got I think it is a low E type glass...
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    Anyone use 20k Ushio's?

    did they start making ushio 20k's now? last I heard it was 175 and 400 watt only. nobody at the time new anything about them making 250's. that has been at least 6 months since I checked on them though. anyone actually seen the 250's?
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    tank and manifold design

    for all those returns it looks like you will need more overflow unless I missed something. how many thousands of gallons will your pump be?
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    Reef Salt???

    tropic marin pro reef is what I like and use. have been through most salts from aquacraft,instant ocean , red sea , crystal sea and whatever else I can't remember and to me personally tropic marin gives me the most maintenance free performance possible for a reef tank. as stated above no matter...
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    Redox

    alot more than that effects orp. orp will rise and fall with ph also so in the morning and night it will be a different value and not really mean anything is wrong. nowing your ph when checking or checking at the same time each day is needed to actually figure if something is wrong. my orp may...
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    megnesium supplement

    buy a bag of magnesium chloride and add it that way. 50lb bag costs $25 and for the savings it should make up for lazyness. a couple scoops a week isn't too bad if you get into a routine and just do it. it takes all of about 20 seconds. you can use a calculator to figure out how many parts per...
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    New Skimmer

    good info here guys and looks great but I am still so glad I ordered my euroreef 12-2 + . I just don't have the time anymore to mess with maybe
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    Chiller Amps

    why don't you use x10 with your neptune? I have ice cap ballasts running on the same circuit the modules plug into and have no problems with my x10. I also build chillers and do a/c work for a living. if your near tampa fl.I could check for you. I would find someone doing a/c or electrical work...
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    New Skimmer

    is it at your house?
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    New Skimmer

    your kidding ted air stones?
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