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  1. blackjacktang

    Leaving the hobby! What is it all worth??

    SWF.com Forums, dang....It's been quite a while. I'm bumping this back up as I feel I may be ready to jump back into the reef hobby. I setup my first reef in the 4th grade, and exited the hobby my sophomore year of high school. Since then, i've finished high school, received a Bachelor's degree...
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    Leaving the hobby! What is it all worth??

    You have all made very good points, thank you. It seems that just storing my stuff might be the most logical thing to do. You all are right, maybe I will have the urge to set everything up again. It may not be for a while because I am also constantly traveling (up to two months at a time), but I...
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    Leaving the hobby! What is it all worth??

    Since 4th grade I got into the saltwater hobby and got onto the SWF forums. Now im a highschool sophmore and it look like im going to be throwing in the towel. I certainly do not have time for my tank anymore and money is an issue. So I need help knowing how much it is worth! Thank you all a...
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    70 Onions

    Thats no fun haha
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    70 Onions

    When I end up walking home from school, I walk by a church. I decided to do a little dumpster diving and I found about 70 perfectly good onions (not the best find). Some beginning to mold but the rest are perfectly fine! Im 15 so I don't find too much interest in using them for cooking. So Does...
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    New Sump/Refugium...How does it work?

    Okay well i got it all figured out! The tube sticking out the left side was used for an external pump! But i have one last question! How do you know the flow rate of an over flow box! Like on other sites i see this (in the pic) is that the max flow rate or what? Thanks!
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    New Sump/Refugium...How does it work?

    And also that tube on the far left sticking out was there when i bought it.
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    New Sump/Refugium...How does it work?

    Quote: Originally Posted by saxman I'd probably switch ends...I think the raised hole should be the feed for the rest of the sump (you don't really want a cascade into the pump bay that makes bubbles, and if you notice, the first baffle on the left (near the center of the sump) is useless...
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    New Sump/Refugium...How does it work?

    Some of you may have seen my last post. I got a 45g Sump for $20. But my question is..how does it work? I have had a sump before on a 60g tank but this one is a bit diffirent. This one is a sump and a refugium. Here is a picture of it and a diagram i made. And here is how I THINK it works. If...
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    Snow is more pure then the water that goes into my tank

    Quote: Originally Posted by travelerjp98 So are you saying to go get water that reads 16ppm instead of 10ppm? Sure 10ppm is not great, but it's the best option that he has..... What all does a TDS meter NOT pick up? I know it wont pick up chlorine and chloramine but is there anything else like...
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    Snow is more pure then the water that goes into my tank

    These are the readings I got from my TDS Meter and everything I tested. Sink Water - 336ppm Refrigerator Water - 110ppm Store Bought Water I use for my tank - 16ppm Snow - 10ppm This rose the question...can i put melted snow in my tank if I take the snow from the top?
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    Got a 45 Gallon Sump for $20

    Yes i found a 45 gallon sump online for $20 that i bought locally. The problem is i dont have a large tank! My tank is only 28G. So what should I do? Is it possible to have a sump larger then the DT? Or should i attempt a larger tank. Thanks!
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    Life is getting busy! Hard to keep up with tank!

    hah, i bet college is going to be harder. And no, im not going to give up.
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    Life is getting busy! Hard to keep up with tank!

    I long time ago around the middle of July i made a post about me returning to my fish tank after about two months of not seeing it and only being cared for by my mom...I also said i was going to post a pic of the tank as soon as i got home. I got the Pic, but never got the chance to post it...
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    Made A Time Lapse of My tank..

    Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy Now, I have a question. Do you worry about the sun affecting the tank? not usally
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    Made A Time Lapse of My tank..

    While i was gone for the night I put up my MacBook pro infront of the tank. Sorry my tank doesent look all that good in the video. I havnt seen it n 2 months. Also sorry for the water mark. Enjoy!
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    Made a Google Website...Feedback anyone?

    Quote: Originally Posted by travelerjp98 I just checked, didn't get any warning or pop up... looks good to me. why did you choose such a subject>? I have a large interest in commercial aviation. Im also interested in the crashes so I created a website.
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    Made a Google Website...Feedback anyone?

    Quote: Originally Posted by Beth Yes, still getting it. Also, got a popup ad. alright, ill deal with it
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    Made a Google Website...Feedback anyone?

    I removed the hit counter, so tell me if you still get a security warning.
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    Made a Google Website...Feedback anyone?

    Quote: Originally Posted by Monsinour Whats with the security warnings? what do you have on there that uses HTTPS? lol just a hit counter
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