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  1. bbreaux1

    switching 55 fo to reef maybe

    i currently have a 55gal with some live rock and has been set up for two years. i want to add alittle more color and life to it and thinking about slowly moving into some reef stuff mostly just mushrooms, polyps, and maybe a few soft corals trying to stick wit hthe easier to maintain corals. im...
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    Auto top off. Any truth?

    i have used a diy one for two years now and havent had any problems with it and have never cleaned it. it very easy to make just a relay from radio shack, a float switch from grainger, and a small extension cord got the plans from livinglava
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    What do you feed your yellow tang?

    i feed formula two and alittle formula one with some zoe and garlic extract and put in a piece of red seaweed a few times a week
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    Six line wrasse

    six line wrasse is a great fish. i had mine with just a bicolor bleeny at first and would never see them because as soon as id walk into the room the bleeny would swim for cover and spook the wrasse now i have a yellow tang in there and he seems alittle braver or maybe he just got use to the tank
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    Automatically adding water to tanks

    go to livinglava dot com and look up the setup section for float switch make you one of these and then hook it up to a powerhead in a bucket or i hooked it up to an airpump and then the airpump to a 2 and something gallon gastank that was sealed up and had another tube going up to the tank so...
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    Undercounter Halogen Puck Lights...

    your talking about something like a q-beam don? we have one for on our boat and they get pretty hot and im sure arent real efficent on power
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    College People

    i did a water top off for my 55gallon that i found plans on for online i lost the link but i need to find it again ill post it if i fing it. it is just a float switch from grainger, a relay from radio shack, and a piece of extension cord. i think it costed like 20-30$ to make and then i had it...
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    Diy Sumps

    how much did the tank cost ya?
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    amiracle and cpr overflow

    ive got an amiracle overflow off of a wetdry and it is the same c siphone design as the cpr but i see nothing about the amiracle needing a powerhead to keep the siphon only a check valve. is there a difference in the way they are designed or does amiracle just not mention it. ill have my return...
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    price for small acrylic tank

    dang didnt think it would bethat much owell
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    price for small acrylic tank

    im thinking of using a tank on side my display for a refugium anyone know what price just an acrylic tank between 10-15 gallons
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    The "DO NOT..." Advice List for Saltwater Aquarists

    do not think to yourself this is the last thing im buying for my tank ive been doing that for a year and a half now and dont wanna think about how much more ive spent since then :-)
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    few questions on sterite sump and plumbing

    changed to a different container but still need the help on the pump plumbing part
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    few questions on sterite sump and plumbing

    i have gotten together just about all the parts i need except the bulkheads and a few pvc pieces. i was wondering about the sterilite container which is a clearview 66qt 23 1/2"L x 16 1/4"W x 12 1/4"H and it flexes a good bit when filled completely with water. im probibly gonna have a piece of...
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    spraybar question

    i think itll be about 10gal refugium or so the overflow is a smiracle not sure of the rating though bought it off of somebody that it was suppose to be for a wetdry for a 100something gallon tank. the main tank is 55gallons im not real worried about removing my two powerheads they dont really...
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    clear sterilite??

    just filled up my clear sterilite container and the sides flexed a good bit its a 66qt is this normal for rubbermaid and sterilite or should i look for a stiffer container
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    spraybar question

    getting a mag 7 for my return pump and it will be t'd off to feed the fuge. there will be about 4 ft from pump to tank with two 45's at the top to point it towards the tank then i dont know where to go from there. just into another T and a pipe horizontal then come down off of that pipe with a...
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    raising peppermint shrimp

    ive got two peppermint shrimp with eggs and just wondering if anyone has been succesful raising the eggs to adults. if so any info you could give me or places to find it would be appreciated thanks
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    Problem with sump set-up

    ive got a tight spot underneath and behind my 55gal so im just gonna use several containers one positioned below the tank and two behind the stand. when i set up i only left about 10-11 inches behind my tank not thinking i was gonna add anything so had to just find containers that would fit. i...
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    Live Sand From saltwaterfish.com???

    i got the ls from here a while back didnt see much of anything in it then and not much now
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