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Quote: Originally Posted by rickross23 Those are DIY leds? Yes.

As requested here are some close up shots of the "light rail." You can see in this picture that I cut an aluminum bar and put 4 wood screws through it to keep it in place. I then drilled a hole near the bottom to mount the horizontal L with bolts. This L rail is steal as it will basically be...

That light fixture I have seen in person and measured with a par meter, it will barely grow macro algae. Don't waste your money on it. I know you are on a budget, however your lighting in a reef is the most important part after good water. This is an item you cannot skimp on or you will be...

Quote: Originally Posted by tirtza Thanks! I'm going to put it in tonight. I have my mom in-law looking for some real barnacle clusters when she goes to Long Island beach this weekend. I remember Henry saying that he just found his on the beach. My mom in-law is visiting in a couple of weeks...

Quote: Originally Posted by rickross23 Can you do that please with the pics; Will do, I will try tonight.

Quote: Originally Posted by saxman Considering your screen name, maybe you'd want to consider a fuzzy dwarf lion instead of a clownfish...it would do well in a 45, and isn't as common as a clownfish. Just a thought... BTW, lionfish do super well under normal output (NO) fluorescents, so...

Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 Love the light rail, it is very handy to be able to move left and right AND up and down. The speakers are very cool idea. How many GPH are you pushing thru the return pump?? Looking forward to seeing some pics of the live stock. I think your school...

Quote: Originally Posted by rickross23 What's the dimensions? 8'x2'x2'

Here's the second round of photos, this is the equipment. Ignore the wiring being all over the place, I am in the process of figuring out a wiring setup. Ill put a little description before every picture. 50 Gallon Refugium w/ cheato and fern algae. 6500K Bulb. Reeflo goldhammer return pump...

This is the first round of photos. (Click to enlarge) Looks like my brother needs my HD camera a little longer, so these are from my iPhone. This round is the Full Tank Shots, next will be the equipment shots, hopefully later today. Going to make a few videos also.

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Looking forward to the build and all the pics I know you will post along the way! Original Build Thread was here: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/383662/240g-tank-stand-canopy-build This will be more of just logging the tank changes. Pictures will be...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Jealousy.........Maybe we'll have to do a 3 way or conference call for anyone who wants to chime in next time.......No seriously Rickross23, I had questions on a couple components Xcali1985 is running that I was considering as well......The self cleaning...

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc When I started my first marine tank in 1975 I used crushed coral - that's all there was. I used it for many years, vacuuming it pretty much every week and watching lots of beautiful wrasses wither and die (probably because they were either unable to burrow...

Quote: Originally Posted by rickross23 secrecy between you two..... Not really... just a couple questions that were easier to ask via phone, than typing back and forth. Also I adjusted the initial list as I located some more corals and added the Aquascape section.

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Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Thanks for the info!!!!!!! No problem, anytime. I will post pictures soon.

Stores often time will negotiate lower prices of certain products. However, it usually comes with compromises from both ends. Sometimes it means, pushing a certain product so the sales rap for the company they bought it from can get increased sales, while also providing a lower price for another...

I wanna pick your brain Xcali1985 about a couple things when you get a chance....... PM sent with contact info.

Quote: Originally Posted by phillyboi got in my digital heater with built in thermometer Never seen these heaters before and now, I went over a guys house 2 days ago and he had one, now I've seen 2 in 2 days. Weird.

Quote: Originally Posted by celticp Restarting after a 3 yr layoff. My old koralias don't work, and I need new pumps. My question is what is better ev1400 or the nanostream 6045? I need a good, cheap replacement. Tank is a 55, no sump, will only have 3-4 small fish and some easy corals...