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    Got Out 13 Years Ago, Slowly Getting Back In - Just Bought a Tank

    After selling off all my equipment 13 years ago. I'm now at a point in my life to jump back in. There is a local pet distributor warehouse near me that is going out of business and I was able to pick up a tank from them. It's a marineland 150 reef ready. (4'x2'x30") I had my mind set on a...
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    F/S 75 & 29 Gallon Tank Buffalo,NY Area

    75 Gallon Tank $80 20 Long Sump $25 10 Gal Sump $5 Americal Overflow $20 LS 200#'s B/O LR 60#'s $200 Zoo's on one 6# rock $40 x3 Shroom Rocks 4# or so $20 each Power head $5 Berlin Turbo Skimmer w/pump $70 Coralife Electronic Ballast w/4 bulbs--2 new in plastic--2 7 months old $150 Brand new...
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    Has anyone done this?

    Instead of a HOB overflow im gonna try to do this. Any draw backs? Noise issues I might run into?
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    Upgrading tank need help

    I have a 75 gallon now and was thinking about getting a 90 with built-in overflow. This way I can keep the stand. I would need the overflow built-in on the end. The tank is set up beween the living room and kitchen. Now I got thinking and I could fit a 120 gallon in there. I'll just...
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    All-Glass Mega Overflow?

    What are some pro and cons of this model? I'm thinking about upgradeing to a 90 gallon. Right now I have a 75. The tank is between the living room and the kitchen so the overflow will be centered on one of the ends of the tank. Like this;
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    Just droping back in

    I haven't been on in a very long time and wow, the site changes. I dunno if I like it, lol, ill have get used to it. Glad to see the board still active tho....
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    Building new comp. Help with CPU

    Looking at getting an AMD 64 3500 or 3400. Comp will be used for gameing. What one is better. Or even another cpu that would be better. I know one has 1gig cache and the other 512mb. What does this mean and what one is better? This is what im confused about, can anyone help.:confused:
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    All My Fish Need Help

    First started with my niger trigger. I bought him about a week ago and he hid in some LR for 2 days. Never came out to eat or anything thing. I got him out and put him in a container in the sump for now. Hes been in there for about 6 days now. He just lays on the bottom flaping his fins...
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    Polyp question?

    I have a small colony of zoo’s and a med size colony of yellow polyps. Over the past few months their tentacles have became longer and they are reaching upward. Also, their stocks have became pretty slim. Does this sound like the bulbs are getting bad?? Tank does test out ok. If not enough...
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    Wanted Berlin Hang-on Skimmer

    Heres a pic of what im looking for, in case you didn't know....
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    How to go about this??

    Don't know how to put this into the right words, but im gonna try, bear with me plz.:) For a skimmer should the output water from it go directy into the return pump in the sump?? Or put it back to the baffles. But doing that wouldn't the same water be skimmed twice?? Here a few not so good...
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    Skimmer selection for 75.

    I have 60 lbs. of LR and, 3 1/2" sand bed. I plan on keeping a few soft corals. What would be a good skimmer to run on my 75??
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    Need help designing sump/fuge.

    If someone could show me some pictures or diagrams of sump/fuges it'd be helpfull. I need some ideas on how to do this. I plan on using a 20L. With have the fuge and other half sump. Thanks, Shawn
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    Stockman parts?

    I stop at HD on my way home today, and they didn't have the right parts. What are the right parts? I know i need a 1" end cap. What are the other two? the size of them ect'
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    What did i exactly do??

    This past weekend i just converted all of my flex to pvc. I used 3/4 sced. 40. Now i just restarted the system and there is less pressure coming out of where the water come in to the tank. But now there is more water flow. I guess my question is; should i worry about the pressure loss? what...
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    Skimmer wanted

    Anyone have a skimmer 4 sale? or a Ro/Di system?
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    Yellow tang acting weird now

    I finally took back my damels (2) that i had for almost 2 years now. I bought the yellow about 4 months ago. He has had HLLE ever since i got him. I've been feeding him seaweed slects and brine shrimp and mysis shrimp. I can't get rid of his HLLE. What else can I do for this. He is starting...
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    Sixline missing!?!?!

    Finally caught my damsels and traded them in for store credit. Bought him on the 27th, and he was doing great.swimming activitly around the LR. Two days later he is gone. Can't find a body or ne thing. Like he dissappeared. He isn't in the sump checked that and not on the floor, couldn't...
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    Is your tank PERFECTLY level???

    Is ur tank PERFECTLY level????? I know its supposed to be, but lets all be real nothing is "perfect". Here my sit., i just set up my 75 on my diy stand. I put blue building foam on the bottom of the tank, so it will sit level on the stand, now the weight is evenly distrubated through out the...
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