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  1. costa13

    Many Things For Sale

    I am leaving the hobby and have many things to sell. Also I am willing to ship, just tell me what you are interested in and I will give you an estimate on shipping price. 140lbs of Live Rock $550 for all of it or $4.00 a pound RO/DI 75GPD 5 Stage Typhoon Reefkeeper- comes with Water Pressure...
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    Skimmers,Skimmers, and more Skimmers.

    Okay right now I am in the process of setting up a 150g aquarium and am trying of figure out which skimmer I should get (aren't we all) I have narrowed it down to I think two right now. Please if you could just post your opinion on which skimmer you would recommend. Here is the list of the...
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    Which CL Pump?

    I am setting up a BB 150g SPS dominated tank. There will be an OM 4way on my CL. Now I can't decide if I should either get a sequence dart or barracuda. There is going to be about 5ft of head. Which one would you get? Thanks, Alex On Poll Hammerhead is supposed to be BARRACUDA
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    Skimmer for 150g reef BB

    Which of these two skimmer should I go with on a BB 150gallon reef aquarium? AquaC EV-180 Protein Skimmer w/ JG Fitting + Mag-Drive 7 Pump or Octopus Recirc Needlewheel 150 Thanks in advance
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    Costa's 156 gallon Build Log

    Well I have been researching and preparing for this tank for many months now. I just picked up the tank today, that I had built by a local aqurium builder in Mississippi. I chose to go with a tank that was 60x24x24 = 156 gallons. There is 3x 1.5" holes drilled in the back. Two of the holes...
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    Which CL Pump

    I will be setting up a mainly sps 150 gallon soon and I am going to have a CL with an OM4 way on it. I was wondering should I go with the Sequence Dart that is 3600gph or the Sequence Barracuda with 4300gph. Will the sequence dart be enough flow for a 150g that is mainly SPS? Thanks in advance.
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    Reef Keeper II Controller vs. Neptune AquaController Jr

    I am looking at buying a monitor/controller for my tank and I was wondering which one of these controllers is better. I was lookng at either a Reef Keeper II Controller made by Digital Aquatics, or a Neptune AquaController Jr with Backlit Display + Temperature Probe + Direct Connect 8. They...
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    Ro/di

    I set up my Typhoon 5 stage RO/DI 75gpd unit yesterday. It has been runing for about 18hours and has only made about 2gallons, and the waste water is comming out like crazy. :scared: I tested the water pressure coming out of the faucet I tapped into and it is at 85psi. :scared: The unit...
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    Costa13's Custom 150g Reef Journal

    In the next couple weeks I will be picking up my custom made 150 gallon 48x30x24. It is made with 1/2" glass and it is eurobraced, it is also drilled for a CL and it is RR. The reason for it being so wide is for more room for the rock work. I am planning on making two big islands out of LR...
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    90gallon Fish List

    Well I will be setting up a 90 reef soon. I wanted to get the fish list sorted out. Will all these fish be okay in a 90 reef? Please, any advice is welcome on my fish list. GSM clown YT Leopard Wrasse Yellow Longnose Butterfly or would a Foxface better suite my tank Fuzzy Dwarf Lion some type...
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    Sump Desing.

    I have been trying to design a sump for a 75-90 gallon aquarium. I used some other designs from this site to help design mine. Thanks everyone that helped me. Now what do you think of the design below. All you experts out there is there anygthing I should change?
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    Sump Questions?

    Okay so I am thinking about buying a 75 gallon or 90 gallon drilled aquarium. I am trying to design a sump for it. I am thinking about using a 30 gallon sump. Its dimensions would be 36 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 16 3/4. I have tried to come up with one.(picture belown) My questions about it are: 1.What...
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    Briste Worm Trap

    What is the best way to catch bristle worms? Anyone know of any diy traps or traps that you can buy that are good? Thanks in advance.
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    Pros and Cons for Bristleworms

    I just wanted to see what everybodies opinions on bristleworms was. If you could just say if you think they should or should not be kept and why. Thanks in advance.
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    To Many Fish for a 20gallon?

    Right know I have a pair of True perculas in my tank. I was hoping to add a fourline wrasse and a yellow watchman goby. Would this be to many fish? I have an aqua c remora that would help with the bioload. Thanks in advance.
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    Costa13's Tank Shots

    My Tank has now been up for a little over 2 months now. It is a 20T. Newest additions. True Perculas still waiting for them to go into my GBTA GBTA that the clowns are supposed to go into, and devils hand leather in front. Frag of monticap
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    Clown Question

    Yesterday I purchased a pair of True Perculas that I was hoping would host my GBTA. After I put them in I watched them for a little bit. One of the clowns went to the GBTA and checked it out and swan away. Now they are hoting my powerhead. Do you think they will ever host my GBTA or the LFS...
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    Hosting Question

    I just purchased a pair of True Perculas from my LFS. One of the clowns is hosting the GBTA and the other one is still does not seem to be going in it, he is still just swimming around. My question is do you think the other clown will follow the clown hosting the GBTA and also begin hosting...
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    Acoro Question?

    Should I have my powerhead facing directly at my acropora? How strong of flow does it like to have? Thanks in advance.
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    GBTA Problem! HELP

    I have had my GBTA for 3 weeks now. For the last week it has crawlled to the back of my tank where it is not getting any light. Today it looks shrivelled up and it is opening and closing. Should I move because it is not getting enought light? Also I thought anenomes need strong light so why...
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