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    Refugium / Frag Tank Possible?

    Thanks for the input guys. I will add an eggcrate divider to discourage the macro from crossing the border to frag land. My LFS has a frag tank with T5's and the shelf is right below the water line so I will take your advice Jag and do it that way too. Will I have to add a powerhead to increase...
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    Refugium / Frag Tank Possible?

    VA-I got the 90 gal system off Craigs List for a steel so I couldn't resist. I set it up as a fuge with DSB and I use some cheap 150 watt energy saver bulbs and a reflector from Lowes to grow the macro algae. What I can do is add some shelves to one half of the tank and use my extra 24in T5HO...
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    Refugium / Frag Tank Possible?

    Hello Everyone, I have an in wall 140 gallon reef with sump under the display tank and a remote 90 gallon DSB with macro algae. I would like add eggcrate to use a portion of the fuge as a frag tank. Are there any potential problem with this? Thanks in advance.
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    Front Glass Cleaning Routine

    What do everyone do/use to keep their fron glass so clean?
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    new sump setup

    BL1 Can you please send me the link to you fuge thread. I would love to see pics of your and other that posted.Thanks
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    Deep Sand Bed

    I am making a new sump with a larger refugium and would like to use the sand from my current fuge. Can I do this?
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    What is this creature

    Does anyone know what these two creatures are?
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    What is this critter?

    I was taking some before photos and spotted this guy at the mouth of my cave. Any idea what it is?
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    How do I clean algae infested Live Rock?

    Many thanks tothe Living Reefs members who have identified an algae problem in my DT, it bryopsis,a type of hair algae. It was suggested that I remove the LR and clean it then put in my sump w/o light for a few weeks. I can do this because all the rock is at the top of the display. Below is a...
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    Make up water storage

    Can I use an air stone in my make up water container instead of a powerhead? Any benefits to either? d2mini- thanks for post. I will stop at Lowes and Home Depot to c if they have it. It will save me lots of aggrivation until I can install line next to DT.
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    Make up water storage

    I built my tank in the wall and there is some plumbing than runs in the ceiling above that I could tie into, which would make things so much easier, especially since I have to tote the 5 gal buckets from my 2nd floor to the tank in the basement. I just don't have the experience with plumbing but...
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    Algae in DT near top of tank

    Hey Biffer.Tks. It makes sense now. I switched to flake food a few months ago, which was also the same time my RO/DI filters went bad and I did not change them unitl 2 weeks ago. Any advice on how I should administer the frozen food? I am sure I should not just toss in a chunck :-)
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    Make up water storage

    I don't have a dedicated faucet hook up for my RO/DI system so everytime I make water I have to disconnect my cold water hookup from my washing machine and then I make 20 gallons and store it in my Brute trash can until I need it. I get about 5gallons an housr. My 140gallon DT losses about a...
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    Make up water storage

    I have been storing my RO/DI water in a large Brute trash can for over a year now. Yesterday I put a heater in the bottom on it so the water can warm up to that of the tank and I found that the bottom of the trash can was very slimey. What is it and I am sure it is not good? What should I use to...
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    Skimmer problem

    VA, Which one do you want?
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