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  1. causeidm

    Reef Lighting

    OK, well, I just ordered 2 1200K 250 w MH. I will add the VHO's probably next month. I am not plannin on putting any sps or clams for a long long time.
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    Reef Lighting

    NO, it's about 36" from the top to the bottom, with sandbed it's more like 32"-31", I should say it's a 68 tall I guess. I chose it because I could make a nice mountain of rock in the middle and my fish all swim around it. Don't you think 400w is a little much for 68 gallons? I thought the...
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    Reef Lighting

    Sorry, forgot about that, My tank is 36" wide and just about that deep as well.
  4. causeidm

    Reef Lighting

    I am currently upgrading my lighting, I was wondering how many watts of light I should put on a 68 gallon. Right now I am considering either 2 175 watt 12,000k MH with 2 standard flouresent bulbs or 2 250 watt 12,000k MH. I am considering other options as well. Currently the tank has 1 96...
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    MH Lighting

    I am looking into upgrading my lighting to Metal Halide. I was wondering what color of bulb I should go with, I was thinking 2 175 watt halides with 2 standard flouresent bulbs. I am trying to decide with 5500 K, 10,000k, or 12,000k. I was just wondering if, since I will have the standard...
  6. causeidm

    Nautilus Vs. Berlin Classic

    Well, I was wondering which skimmer is better, the Nautilus or the Berlin Classic. Both are about the same price. I have heard of the Berlin and know it has a pretty good rep, but the nautilus is new so I know nothing about it. Thanks in advance.
  7. causeidm

    making live rock

    go to the garf website and go to their how to section, you'll find all your answers there
  8. causeidm

    Berlin Airlift Protein Skimmer....

    I ran a berlin airlift 60 in my 29t mini-reef, it was a great skimmer and was very efficient. You just have to fiddle with it alot, everytime the water level changes because of evaporation or top off, etc. you have to change the level of your skimmer. to high of a water level and it will fill...
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    Please help me ID this thing

    Hey frankl15207, Thanks for your help with the digital camera, much appreciated...but my model is a DX3600 and I can't find the options you gave me in it. all I van find are brightness, date/time, video out, image storage, format, cloes up, quality, and a few more that don't matter. any...
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    Please help me ID this thing

    You guys have been a great help. I have been looking at every picture of any kind of hitchhicker that I can find and the closest thing to it has been cucumbers. I considered the nudibranch, but it has like leg things poking out of it and is not at all smooth like most of the nudibranches I...
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    Please help me ID this thing

    First of all, sorry for not posting a picture, I am still trying to figure out why all the pictures come our blurry. This morning just before the lights in my tank turned on I found what looks like a small (1/8th-1/4 of an inch), fat, catepillar? at fist I thought maybe I had some kind of...
  12. causeidm

    fluidized bed filter??

    Thanks for all of the info Sea Wraith, I will deffinately be adding a fluidised bed filter to my aquarium within the summer. I was looking for a good way to add some more biological filtration to my system and it seems that this would be the perfect fit. Thanks for everything, you've been a...
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    fluidized bed filter??

    I am thinking about adding a fluidized bed filter to my tank, probably a Rainbow Lifegard. I don't know much about them, but have veard great things. I was wondering if anyone would let me know about their experiences with them and which brands/models work the best. Thanks
  14. causeidm

    Crab! What Crab!?

    I recently found a red crab in my reef tank, it's small, all red, with a blue belly, anyone know what type of crab this is?
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    Need help balancing out a wet/dry filter?

    I am currently purchasing an overflow box and have been scratching my head about that one for a week, thanks for explaining it!
  16. causeidm

    tank upgrade

    Ok, currently I have a 29t eclipse system w/ PC and a berlin airlift 60. I just can't take it any longer though, I need a bigger tank. I have lots of options, but right now I like the idea of getting a 55, then setting up my current tank as a refugium for the 55. However, I have no experience...
  17. causeidm

    Eclipse hood + metal halide?

    allright, guess I'll stick to PC then, I was gonna go and try to be creative, but that just takes to much work
  18. causeidm

    Eclipse hood + metal halide?

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone knew if it were possible to add metal halide to an eclipse hood, I allread have PC, but I need more light, the design I have right now includes 3 big computer fans attached to heatsinks for cooling, but I just wonder if it's even possible since I don't know very...
  19. causeidm

    Dark areas?

    Just wanted to let anyone who looked at this know that I did a large water change and found that my salinity was at 1.026, so it is now 1.022 on the dot and the Tang is progressing wonderfully. The dark spots it was developing are slowly vanishing, it is eating voratiously, and it is spending...
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    Dark areas?

    This is deffinately my fault for trying out a new fish store, they have a good reputation, but they obviously give horrible advice. I told them everything about my tank and they said it was the perfect size for the tang. I do a water change of 1/4 of the water every month and small water...
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