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If its anything like the ETSS Reef Devil skimmers then please do your self a favor and don't buy it. Their not very good skimmers. The larger ETSS models are pretty good, the smaller models like the Reef Devils are worthless.

Originally Posted by TheGrog and may fry anything close to the surface in a 75. I don't think tank size has anything to do with how close a coral is to the surface, JMO.. I agree with TheGrog that you'll be fine with 250 watters...400's would be nice but you'll your going to have heat issues...

Originally Posted by Shnabbles OK last week I upgraded my lighting to 542 watts over a 55 gallon tank.. Thats almost 10 watts per gallon do you think im ready for some SPS What kind of lighing do you have?

120 gal sps tank..........awww, probably 10K invested

I wouldn't use the CPR overflow unless they have changed em..IME, they are wet floors waiting to happen. I'd go with the simple U-tube design...These are pretty much fool proof.

You might try starting up the new tank with some dead sand, maybe a little more rock if you want and let it run for a few months, then add the old tank. I went from a 55 to a 150 a few years back, I kept all the sand and rock plus a few fish and corals from the 55, things went pretty well with...

Originally Posted by ezee snailheave, I did not read that I had to drill a hole. It came as part of a kit. Do I actually have to drill a hole? E I wonder if Rich is getting paid for these kits? I would think the hole would already be drilled but then maybe not. As snailheave mentioned...

Originally Posted by acrylic51 Yep alot of people believe Euro's are the originals, and lo and behold they are the copycats Its cause ER's been around longer then most people, in the hobby I mean I'm kind of shocked The VP of ER isn't posting here. He seems to follow me all over at another...

Originally Posted by reefiness it says rated for up to 130... if thats too small what hp should i be looking at would you be happy if I said 1/10 hp?

Yup, I've used one for 5+ years...their very good skimmers but be ready for the worst customer service you've ever seen. I don't recommend thier skimmers, I think they are way over priced and if you have problems your petty much screwed. BTW, you don't need a sump to run the Recic models. I...

here's what you do....400 watt Radiums ran on the HQI ballast with the luminacr refectors on the ends, then you run 2x250 watt DE 14K's in the middle....... that's it.

Originally Posted by wax32 If you like big electricity bills that's the light for you! Its kind of like this..."if you can't run with the big dogs then stay on the front porch" Fez, any idea what kind of ballast and bulb they are? brand names? HQI, Pulse start...?

I'd leave it in there for a few months...The thing about LR is you never know what your going to get. If you let it go might find somethings you don't want to introduce to your tank. You can get the cycle to go through in a few weeks but that doesn't really mean too much too me.

Originally Posted by reefiness also how do you think the 1/10 Hp inline jbj chiller recommended for aquariums up to 130 gallons be for what i need. I think you'll need at least a 1/4 HP...The JBJ's are probably one of the better made Asiancheap chillers. I'd save you money and buy either a...

The chillers in California are measured by horse power not BTU's....

Originally Posted by hot883 It doesn't take a few months to cure rock. As soon as th parameters all read fine, usually 2-3 weeks then it's ready for the maintank.

Thanks Sam....I'm trying, sometimes maybe to hard

Originally Posted by nazz13 You have one of the nicest set ups i have ever seen.Good luck. If your comment was directed at me I appreciate that very much. That tank did very well for myself and all the local reefers around me, not to mention the few reefers in other states that I sent frags out...

I guess it depends on what youwe call mini...IME, most mini brittles are less then 1" across, more like 1/2" Your picture looks more like a large brittle start, maybe a baby....probably so many different kinds that its hard to say.

Originally Posted by fishamajig what is that last frag? an oregon tort? No, I think its a Tenuis or something like it..This is my Oregon tort frag