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  1. matt b

    Cool green house in ohio. HUGE SPECIAL

    Hey, Check out this place out in central ohio. They are having a special. Mods please do not delete. I am just trying to share this coral farm with the cummunity. Reef Systems Coral Farm Anniversary Sale this Weekend February 12th, 13th, & 14th 2010 ******* EXTENDED HOURS THIS WEEKEND ONLY...
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    Using copper

    So I have a 110 QT at the moment and have been using coppersafe from mardel. It is like 17 bucks per bottle and I use a whole bottle to dose the tank and need to dose it every time I do a water change. What is a cheaper way to do this that is not dangerous.
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    Id please.

    I am pretty sure the first ones are green and red people eaters but dont know the rest.
  4. matt b

    A thread for the mods!!!

    First I would like to thank you sep!! You have made this forum so much better. And helped so much. I mean before I could post a thread with no cuss words or anything wrong just stating my opinion about something but now I understand I was in the wrong for saying my opinion in a civil way. Now I...
  5. matt b

    To the mods.

    I have a questio for you. Is it that you are just new and do not understand the lines of what is ok and not ok or is it that the managers wanted you to be more strict? I am sure this will be deleted but am just wondering. MOD EDIT: insult about mods removed btw
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    Are you a teen reefer?

    Well I am. And I always thought it wouldbe nice to havea forum just for teens that are into the hobby. I do understand there are not many of us out there. But I think that is is only a groing hobby for young people. So I decided to start a little cheap forum just for teens. If things go well we...
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    What does my powder brown have?

    He is in QT with a tomin tang right now. They have been in there for almost a month. I just noticed this today. Its the white spot on his side.
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    Are these PPE?

    I got them from FLric a few months ago and I think he said they were PPEs but cant remember. They are in the middle. EDIT: oops, Wrong forum
  9. matt b

    Test kits.

    I have tried salifert, elso and API for calcium and dkh. And they have all three given me the same exact #s. So what is the point in spending all that money on elso or salifert? I have been using API for all of my tests and have not had one false test. And API is soooo much easier to use. Anyone...
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    Befor putting sand in?

  11. matt b

    Drain help!

    I am setting up my 180 and need help with the drain tubing. I am using just normanl tubing you get a homedepot. But I want the tubing to be up against the wall so it doesnt take up as much space. Like if I just let it sit in the sump it is like bent up. So can I use silicone to glue them to the...
  12. matt b

    Generators.

    This is not really for my tank as much my house so I thought I would put it here. I am going to be getting a generator very soon. But have NO idea what I need. I want it to run a chest freezer, fridge/freezer, hot water tank, and about 400w for my tank. What would be a good choice? And I dont...
  13. matt b

    Watts, Volts, I am lost!

    Ok, So we just a bit of IKE. Half the city is without power. I am luck I have it. Tomorrow I am going to get a battery back up. I plan on getting a huge car battery and a car battery inverter. So say one power head takes up 8.5w. Does that mean it is going to use 8.5 watts a min? I plan on using...
  14. matt b

    180 Diary

    Here it is. I have the tank, stand, some equipment, and ordered my skimmer (octo needwheel 200). The tank is still in hte car am I am having someone come help me carry into the garage to paint the back and bottom and move my 75 cause it is in the way of where the 180 will be. And then he will...
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    Would something like this work?

    I am setting up my 180 and have a question about sumps. I cant get anything larger then a 30 long under my stand cause of the suports. And the 180 has 2 overslows which each have a drain and a return. So would it work to have 2 sumps? Each working off one of the overflows. So one overflow would...
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    Setting up my 180.

    I just bought a 180 and plan on setting it up over the next month or so. But have a few questions. I plan on going with octopus extreme 200 or 250 for a skimmer. Is this a good choice? Will the 200 be fine? I plan on using a 30g or a 50g for the sump. All I am going to have in it are 2 heaters a...
  17. matt b

    Dumb plumbing question

    I am going to be setting up a 125+ and have a few questions about plumbing. If the tank has two corner overflows should I plumb the two together and make it so they both drain to the same place? So it would look something like this. Or should I have one drain to each side of the sump? I plan on...
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    Turn over rate question

    How do you figure out turn over rates? Like say you have a 155 and you want 40 times turn over.
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    Thinking about a 155 bow

    I was at my LFS telling him how I was in the market for a 150ish tank and told me they had a 155 bow for REALLY cheap. So he showed me and told me it had a chip on the left panell and it did not look bad at all. Not he 1/4 of an inch. And thats the only thing wrong with it. How do I know it is...
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    Skimmer for 120ish.

    I am going to be setting up a 120ish in december. I am going to MACNA this year and hoping to buy a skimmer there or atleast talk to some people about one. I am thinking bubble king or deltec. I am not really sure though. So what are your ideas? This is be a SPS ONLY tank. And pretty heavily...
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