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  1. marinerock

    Filter on Return Pump Necessary???

    HEY ILIKE.... IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE YOUR PRE-FILTER BUT ARE RELUCTANT BECAUSE OF THE BUBBLE ISSUE....JUST ADD A LITTLE MORE WATER TO YOUR SUMP SO THAT THE PUMP DOESNT SUCK THE WATER AT THE TOP... JUST MAKE SURE IF YOUR POWER FAILS THAT YOU DONT HAVE TOO MUCH WATER IN THERE TO OVERFLOW... YOU...
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    Help, all my fish have ich. Can I just hypo the whole show tank?

    HEY FLAME.... NONE OF MY FISH HAVE ICK ANYMORE AND EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE DOING GREAT.... IN FACT, I HAVE A HALLOWEEN HERMIT CRAB THAT ACTUALLY HAS GOTTEN HUGE SINCE THEN... THE LOWER SALINITY DOES LOWER THE STRESS ON THE FISH... DONT KNOW...BUT ITS WORKED FOR ME.... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
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    plumbing idiot

    HEY TODD.... YOU CAN ALSO USE A THREADED BULKHEAD TO ATTACH TO THE RUBBERMAID CONTAINER WITH A SLIP END AND ATTACH THE FIRST PIECE OF PVC WITH SILICONE INSTEAD OF PVC GLUE AND THAT WAY IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE IT FOR ANY REASON,YOU CAN.... IT WILL STILL BE LEAKPROOF IF YOU PUT A GOOD AMOUNT OF...
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    Filter on Return Pump Necessary???

    HEY BENI.... I HAVE A FEW PUMPS IN MY SUMP AND DO NOT USE THE PRE-FILTERS THAT ARE SUPPLIED....I ONLY USE THE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE PRE-FILTER SO NOT TO RISK ONE OF THE PUMPS GETTING STUCK ONTO THE OTHER DUE TO THE SUCTION ON THE END OF THE PUMP.... THOSE PRE-FILTERS ARE NOTHING MORE...
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    Overflow noise problem. Unique?

    HEY AQUAMAN... I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MY 125....THE PIPE IN THE OVERFLOW IS ABOUT 6"LONG AND HAS HOLES IN IT ALL THE WAY AROUND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.... I LIKE THIS SYSTEM AS IT HAS NO WAY OF EVER FILLING UP AND OVERFLOWING AS IT CANNOT GET CLOGGED UP... I ALSO REMOVED THE FOAM PRE-FILTERS ON...
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    protean skimmer recommendation

    HEY AQUAMAN.... KENT NAUTILUS TE TURBO-EDUCTOR PROTEIN SKIMMER W/A MAG-DRIVE #700 PUMP.... EXCELLENT SKIMMER.....HIGHLY RECOMMEND JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM IN YOUR SUMP AS THIS IS A LARGE SKIMMER... GO TO KENTMARINE.COM FOR THE SPECS ON THE SKIMMER... REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Use of a UV Sterilizer and Brand

    HEY JC.... A UV STERILIZER IS ....AN ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT STERILIZER... IT IS USED TO DO EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS... STERILIZE THE WATER....IT KILLS ALOT OF FREE FLOATING ORGANISMS IN THE WATER WHEN IT PASSES OVER THE UV LIGHT BULB....GOOD AND BAD ORGANISMS.... REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Skimmer suggestions needed

    HEY TODD... ONE THING WHEN YOU FINALLY HOOK IT UP.... ADJUST THE WATER LEVEL IN THE COLUMN ABOUT 1/2"-1" BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE BLACK COLLAR ON THE WATER COLUMN... THATS THE BOTTOM OF THE COLLAR THAT THE CUP SITS ON... IF YOU DO IT THIS WAY ... THE SKIMMER WILL PULL THE FILTHIEST GUNK OUT OF...
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    Pictures of my new refuge

    HEY TRUE..... VERY NICE SET-UP....YOUR TANK IS SUPER.... ONE SUGGESTION IF YA DONT MIND....THE FAN YOU HAVE UNDER THE TANK POINTING INTO THE SUMP IS ONLY GOING TO CAUSE MORE EVAPORATION AND YOU WILL HAVE TO TOP-OFF MORE OFTEN... ONLY A SUGGESTION.... WHERE IN FLA ARE YA? REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Protein Skimmers

    HEY RANE.... KENT MARINE NAUTILUS TE TURBO-EDUCTOR PROTEIN SKIMMER W/A MAG-DRIVE #700 PUMP..... EXCELLENT SKIMMER .... HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU WILL NEED ROOM IN YOUR SUMP AS THIS IS A LARGE SKIMMER....GO TO KENTMARINE.COM FOR THE SPECS ON THE SKIMMER REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Help, all my fish have ich. Can I just hypo the whole show tank?

    HEY MMYNC.... I HAVE A 125 GAL. FISH ONLY WITH LIVE SAND AND HERMIT CRABS... AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS YOU HAVE NOW...I DID A HYPOSALINITY TO 1.015 ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO AND THE TANK IS STILL IN HYPOSALINITY AND EVERYONE LOOKS AND ACTS GREAT.....HAVENT COUNTED THE CRABS BUT ALL OR MOST OF THEM...
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    Clorine / Cloramine

    HEY T.... I WILL GUESS THAT YOU ARE USING A PRODUCT CALLED STRESS COAT..... THERE IS A PRODUCT CALLED AM-QUEL THAT REMOVES CHLOROMINES ALSO ALONG WITH CHLORINE.... REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Skimmer suggestions needed

    HEY RIVER.... KENT MARINE NAUTILUS TE TURBO-EDUCTOR PROTEIN SKIMMER W/ A MAG-DRIVE #700 PUMP.... EXCELLENT SKIMMER...HIGHLY RECOMMEND... REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Recommendations on return pump

    HEY FIN.... A MAG-DRIVE #18 (1800 GPH) WOULD BE A NICE SIZE PUMP FOR YOU....HAVE ONE ON MY 125..... GREAT PUMP....VERY QUIET....HIGHLY RECOMMEND REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    Connecting PVC piping

    HEY PHIL.... JUST REMEMBER ONE THING....THE PVC CEMENT STICKS ALMOST AS SOON AS THE PVC PIPE AND FITTING HIT EACH OTHER....YOU MUST FIRST LINE UP THE FITTING AND PIPE EXACTLY THE WAY YOU WANT IT AND THEN PUSH IT ON IN ONE LONG MOTION AS THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST IT AFTERWARDS.... ALSO, DONT USE...
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    i need an auto topoff

    HEY MARINEFISH.... DO A SEARCH FOR MY NAME.... GO TO LAST PAGE AND CHECK FOR THREAD.... TOP-OFF SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATION DATED 11/12/02 AND 11/13/02 AND YOU WILL FIND ALL THE INFO YOU ARE SEEKING.... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
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    AGA 125 overflow questions

    HEY JUMP.... HOW ARE YA? I DIDNT GET THE OVERFLOW AND RETURN KITS FROM AGA...THE LFS HAD THEIR OWN SETS MADE UP WITH THE CHECK VALVE AND A DIFFERENT STAND PIPE... MY STAND PIPE HAS ALOT OF HOLES IN IT...IT IS NOT A SOLID STANDPIPE CAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE AGA...
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    AGA 125 overflow questions

    HEY CAUSE.... A FEW THINGS.... 1- YOU WILL HAVE TO SILICONE ALL THE JOINTS EXCEPT...DO NOT SILICONE THE BULKHEADS THAT ATTACH TO THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE HOLES ON THE BOTTOM GLASS....YOU WILL NEED TEFLON TAPE FOR THOSE FITTINGS 2- I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY INCLUDED A CHECK VALVE WITH THE...
  19. marinerock

    new magdrive pump question.

    HEY DOLCI.... I USE MINE SUBMERGED ALSO... VERY QUIET...GREAT PUMP... JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE THREADS... I NEVER USED IT OUTSIDE THE SUMP...IS IT MUCH MORE NOISIER THAN INSIDE THE SUMP ? REGARDS... MARINEROCK
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    new magdrive pump question.

    HEY DOLCI..... HEY SPLASH...READ THIS BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING WITH THE PUMP.... DOLCI... YOU SAID YOUR THREADS CRACKED ON YOUR PUMP ON THE INTAKE END....I POSTED THIS QUITE A FEW TIMES ALREADY... BE VERY CAREFUL AND LINE UP THE FITTING FOR THE RETURN END OF THE PUMP AND USE TEFLON TAPE BEFORE...
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