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  1. biggdriver

    SEtting up a good DSB...

    What does your ammonia read..Just curious..That seems like alot in such little time.Nothing in saltwater can be rushed. Your fish may look healthy until one day........Also make sure you setup a quarrantine tank. This will save alot of headaches in the future.
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    Whats the best lights I can get for the money

    You could also get MH diy kits for about 120bucks each..THis includes the bulb, ballast, mogel socket and Hanging bracket all you need is to make a hood. Goto ***********.com
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    Sea Swirl owners, I got a ?

    Just bought one and haven't tried it yet but it supposedly moves to set positions every 60seconds. Don't know how many postions there are in a 45 or 90 degree swing though..Instructs don't say.
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    Fixing broken overflow box

    Had a black cpr overflow shipped to me last week and the back was broken. A half moon piece was broken off and could be glued back on but with what. UPS insurance is covering and a new one is being sent but I get to keep this one and would like to try to fix it anyway..Any suggestions on what to...
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    The great bristle debate

    I saw a detrivor kit on another site and included in it was a few bristle worms..Just wondering if purchasing them was such a good idea
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    auto top off systems ?

    check out this site....Hope it helps <a href="http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html#08Level_Control" target="_blank">http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html#08Level_Control</a>
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    Did someone want sanddollars?

    Thought I saw that in a previous post..Found some on this site <a href="http://www.inlandaquatics.com/info/faq_lsand.html" target="_blank">http://www.inlandaquatics.com/info/faq_lsand.html</a> <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />
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    The great bristle debate

    Ok now I hope some of you can clear this one up.For yrs bristle worms were thought to do more harm than good to a reef setup. Now they are being sold in detrivore kits and are supposed to be totally reef safe?? what gives Quote from a site that sells them Bristle Worms are completely reef safe...
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    Worried about starfish eating corals

    cant' really help you there..Describe the smaller stars, maybe that could help someone else answer..
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    $300+ v.s. $30.00 R/O or TWF?????

    Had one of those "little" filters and they sucked ..Put it this way "You get what you pay for" Just bought a kent max24 RO/DI for 179.00 This will be money saved in the long run. The other one was a waste of money and time trying to get it to run through at the right speed. Good units will also...
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    info on sump/refugium

    check out this link also <a href="http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html" target="_blank">http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html</a> virtually any major search engine should also give you some infor on diy sumps/ refugiums if you type it in
  12. biggdriver

    your opinions please

    Just tried rios but I heard alot of bad things about them.Hopefully they are all wrong anyway try the salifert tests.they are the best for the money and DEFINITELY stay away from red sea I have had nothing but problems with them..Inaccurate readings, outdated chems etc.
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    live sand sucks

    Well here's another hit LOL
  14. biggdriver

    Baby Fish

    Also one of the main roadblocks is the size of the tanks. I read in a issue of Seascope how to raise and --- flame angels.It was in a 125 with actinics used to create a sunup sundown effect along with a wavemaker rippling the surface of the water and some other factors I forgot.But they were...
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    Eco-Wheel anyone?

    Talked to the factory rep today. Basically you have to buy their tank. You can use your own but it has to have 2-2"bulkhead holes drilled and then on top of the unit you have to buy their surge box. He said there most common size isa 120 gallon 4'x2'x2' and the whole unit, acrylic tank included...
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    diy sump help

    This site has a lot of diy stuff..Has info on overflows but not sure on sumps otherwise do a search for diy sumps on some of the major search engines.here's the link anyway <a href="http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html" target="_blank">http://www.atlantisaquatic.com/DIY.html</a>
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    HELP, Hairy Looking stuff on my live rock

    Didn't notice if you said you use filtered water or tap water..RO/ water is best to remove phosphates and silicates from the water..You can buy a good RO/DI unit for under 200bucks or buy RO water. As stated above though if the phosphates and silicates are in check hermits should help keep the...
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    How many hours?

    Pc's about 12 hours an hour before and after the Mh goes on.so it creates a sunup sundown effect and doesn't totally shock the tank..The Pc's are true actinic's and the Mh are then on about 10 hrs.
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    UV

    What kind of tank is this for..Uv's aren't really recommended for a reef tank. If its a fish only then your ok.
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    Which Is Better?

    need more info, what are you trying to set up and what do these products do? never really heard of them?
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