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Battery backup is designed for electrical devices to do graceful shutdown. It is not effective to sustain operation for any useful amount of time. Let see: Medium size tank (no light during power outage, no fuge, no sump): 250w heater 35W HOB skimmer 4x 20W Power Head Total Wattage: 385W (let...

UV helps. However, it is minimal. Plus, it is yet another equipment one has to do monthly maintance. For me, the cost (time & money) exceeds the benefit. Running skimmer is recommended during the cycling process. Your cycle will be shorter.

You are an inpirational. I'll borrow your design and make a DYI kalk reactor.

You should aim for 0 nitrate. Anything above 0 will be food source for algae. Nitrate wont be a problem to livestocks until it gets to 40ppm. Whenever you have a chance, do another 5 gallon water change. Remeasure. If the result is still the same (20ppm), then you are probably overfeeding or...

Scientific Name: Xenia elongata Classification: Soft Coral Common Names: Xenia, Pulsating Xenia I think yours is not as dense... I have what you have also.

Better chance for hosting or living? My frogspawn is doing great under 2x250W MH. I wasted 2 torches. Somehow, they dont want to live in my tank. I'll try the torch again from a different etailer. I dont know about hosting.... my 2 false perc haven't been interested in the fragspawn. This...

Silverback, I say you are a trolling salesman. Getting a UPS as a power backup for your aquarum is not effective. In fact, it is absurd. And I say 8 hr is the theoretical max time at the rated power usage. We all know we dont live in a perfect world. If it's not, you need to talk to your...

Originally Posted by Dischirm I have mine going into a 33 gallon NEW rubbermaid garbage can. It takes about a day and a half to fill it. I run it all night while sleeping and turn it off during the day while at work. . Daring... like me.... So, it takes 30 minutes to fill out my 5 gallon...

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It is messy because when the bubbles burst at the surface of the water, bits on salt water will be on your light, tank, hood, furniture, and etc.

I hook mine to a 3-gallons presurized tank. So, there's always 3 gallons on reserved. I also have tons of 5 gallons jugs. Once a while, I empty the 3 gallons into my 5 gallon jugs. I then wait 30 minutes (my RO is 90 GPD) for my RO to drip out the other 2 gallons.

I love that site... I wish they have prints...

def overkill. I think 1" x 1" pine can support 800 lb. For the 48" stand, 8 pieces (4 front, 4 rear) of 2x4 is the max I'll put.

I needed a new heater a while back. I researched at another board that said Won Brother is a bad buy. It is because of the faulty thermometer as you've stated. So, I bought a Jager. It is made out of 2mm Pyrex glass. It is the same glass as your baking pan. You can drop it, bake it at 500...

Originally Posted by PFitz44 So with all the different lights out there, i have a question about there degree kelvin rating. I know this has to do with what spectrum the light is, but why are there so many out there??? People tends to like bluer lights. Some people like 5500k (daylight)...

Originally Posted by wax32 I don't use a SQWD. [ Oh yeah... I must have been finger walking again ... sorry....

How do you figure SCUBA diving will overcome your clusterphobic. Is it the mask blocking your peripheral? Is it having to breath through a tube?

Originally Posted by drea sure, i can get some tomorrow... i actually took the fixture apart and didn't notice any fuse... i'll get some pics You either have a starter or a ballast. A starter looks like a large bullet w/o the head. It is about 1" high and about 1/2" wide. I dont think you...

What does the flow spec for the chiller says? I guess you just stay within it. How do you plump it? SQWD will reduce flow by 30% (so ppl said). Can the chiller handle the pressure if you plump it between your SQWD and new pump? I guess velocity of the water has something to do with the...

What you have is 'Live Sand'. People pay big bucks for them. Use it all to prevent your new tank from cycling again.