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Thank you for your concern! I know I should. lol. The thing is that I could install a GFCI unit myself if that's all it took. The problem is that there is NO GROUND WIRE in the wall. The house was built in the 1940s and that was before ground wires were run alongside hot and line wires. In order...

I can't wait to get water flowing in the tank. So, I've decided that I'm going to tap into some extra money that I got and go ahead and buy the Eshopps nano overflow and a Rio 1100 pump today. It should arrive by Saturday. I can't wait!

Alright, so I've decided that I'm going to buy the Rio 1100 plus, which should put out the right amount of flow at four foot of head for a eshopps PF Nano external overflow box whose max flow rate is 200gph. Then think I've decided to go ahead and get one Hydor Koralia 425 nano. It's about in...

PetSmart? Yeah! lol, they had a good deal ... so good I couldn't pass it up. Well, tonight I'm going to be doing a little research on a good external overflow and rio pump and budget for it. I might be able to get the whole system up and running by this Friday, minus live rock, of course. We...

I'm thinking that I want to do more expensive corals - things that people are going to want frags from. I'm going to save up for an overflow box. I might be able to one this coming Friday, but I'll have to wait until the next week until I can get my hands on a Rio pump. Then I can start the...

I wanted to show ya'll also that the sump fits perfectly underneath the tank. It took me a while to find a stand that was A: Cheap and B: could fit a 10g sump. As you can see, that outlet kind of bothers me. It's only a two prong, and if something shorts out it definitely won't be grounded...

Also last night I cut the acrylic baffles and glued em' in place with silicone. I really wanted to use glass for the baffles, but home depot got rid of their glass section! Can you believe that?! oh well, gotta make do with what I got. So, just by looking at it you can tell that was still in...

Next I assembled the stand and put the tank on top of it. The stand fit together pretty well, but I'm uncomfortable with the MDF they made the stand out of. So, I'm going to reinforce it with wood glue and some more wood and screws on the inside of the stand. Just peace of mind, yah know? I'm...

Alright, so here's all of the pics that I promised. I'm going to post one at a time because for some reason it won't let me do multiples. So, here we go! This is just some of the stuff that I bought while I was out yesterday. Tank, Stand, 30lbs aragonite, hinges, Acrylic dividers, silicone. I...

Props to those who caught The Big Lebowski reference. Hi, I'm The Dude and this is my little 20g reef tank journal. I took pictures of the system so far last night. I'm on a strict budget of $25 a week, so this build and thread will take a long time. SORRY! I've been taking care of saltwater...

Yay, I love questions, and I especially like to help those who want to learn. You seem like you are one of the ones that want to learn. Canister filters are not the ideal filtration for saltwater aquariums. For your tank, I would invest in an Emperor 400 biowheel filter. You can easily add media...

Looking good. Gonna have to put some elbow grease into polishing that acrylic up, but It's definitely going to be worth it. :D

Cuccaro, To be honest, I didn't notice any differences in chemical balances... mainly because I only test if something is going wrong. I'm the kind of person that waits to test water quality when I see a problem in the tank. So, I just dosed and didn't have any problems. Now for you - you may...

lol, first time seeing this thread so far. Yeah, I've see some pretty big one's too, but nothing wider than a pencil in person. There was a HUGE one growing in this public aquarium... I'll see if I can find a pic of it.

Lol, believe it or not, I was giving Meowzer advice when she first started! lol - time flies. I see you have come a long way - but I see a few things that you need to change. First of all, canister filters are not so good in saltwater aquariums. They need too much maintenance which can interrupt...

HAHAHA, I wouldn't feed fish oranges and lemons. I don't think they would like that to much. One of the main ingredients in Selcon is Vitamin C, (I'm pretty sure...) Any serious hobbyist should invest some time into researching Vitamin C dosing. Vodka dosing is something I've never tried though...

SA-WEEET! You finally did it! Now I can't wait to see some progress! hehehe.

Oh, and I finally picked a career that I know I am going to thoroughly enjoy... teaching college biology, marine sciences and ecology. It's going to be another decade or so until I can start my dream job, but that's when I thank God that I have such a wonderful wife that puts up with me. :D

Thank you, thank you. No, they weren't relatives names. It's just names that my wife and I have picked out a couple of years ago and always liked them since. Great advice. She's always complaining that she hurts and that she's nauseous even if she isn't pregnant. lol! So, that will be nothing...

Still for all of you that don't know me, my old Screen Name was SnakeBlitz33. Anyways, my wife and I just got a confirmation that we are going to have our first child! Due March 13th, 2012! I'm so excited! WooHoo!!! For a boy, Ethan Michael and for a girl Emma Grace. Thoughts?? Does anyone have...