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    tank woes continued

    How much flow and turnover from the sump do you have currently in the tank? What gph are the korelias and return pump? Also you say that white debris is coming off when you try to baste the rock? How old is this tank and did you wash off the rock before placing it in the tank? As for the...
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    New 120 gal sump/overflow problems

    I am not sure what a Dufal standpipe is but I had the same issue and fabricated my own Durso Standpipes and they work perfectly. All the parts are at lowes. Start with a small hole on the top and make it bigger as needed until the sound is and flow is right.
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    Watchman Goby: Sand size

    Do you think this sand is too thick for a Watchman Goby or would it be alright? Hawaiian Black Arag-Alive! Live Reef Sand - Bulk Reef Supply Grain size is: 0.25 - 3.5mm
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    tank running thru 2nd cycle??? I think

    Yeah I agree, I feed 2 cubes every other day to 8 fish. You can probably cut it to 1/4 of a cube, if even that. You also may have kicked up some stuff and had another cycle taking out the bioballs.
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    44 gallon trash can hold water???

    Just make sure it is cylinder shaped and super thick. Like little_fish says Brute's are perfect. I went through 2 before finding brute worked perfectly.
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    Rubble baffles

    I just saw a picture of a fuge that someone had put what looks like rock rubble in the baffle sections. Seemed like a pretty smart idea seeing the amount of water flow through there. Im curious if anyone else does that? Im assuming you could just toss dry rubble in there and it will eventually...
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    Nice, Ive been researching my butt off. I was able to piece that information together through all the various readings. I have everything half wired up now and should finish up tonight. Maybe ill post some pictures.
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    Shipment should be in today. I came up with a drawing of the layout I plan on running but have a question. On one heatsink there is 24 led's (8 white, 11 blue, 3 violet, 1 green, 1 red) Do I use 1 driver for the whites, 1 driver for the blues, and another for the rest? The violet, green, and...
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    So I went ahead and purchased the dimmer controller with it because he said it wouldnt work without one. Is there anything else besides fans and the controller that I should look into? Also, what are all the things that a newb led owner should know going in. I know I read somewhere not to run...
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    I went ahead and put in an order with RapidLED. Their 125g set does not include fans for the heatsinks. Do you think it would be advantageous to put some on there or are just the heatsinks adequate?
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    Tang question..

    In a 110 its questionable. Like Waddi said, if they look alike they are more likely to fight. If you really want one you could try it but just be ready to separate them if it goes south. For example in my tank I have a Yellow Tang and added a Blue Tang no problem but when I added a Kole Tang...
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    Yeah I was looking at those. The solderless ones seem pretty sweet. I will have some questions going forward if I go this route. I have a 120g thats 60" long, I cant remember how deep off the top of my head. How do I determine how many LED's I would need? Also what degree lenses would be...
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    Looking for DIY LED services.

    Does anyone enjoy making led setups? Ive read that some people love to do it as a hobby. I am looking for a fairly large setup. I am currently running 8 T5 bulbs on my 125g and am tired of dealing with bulb replacements and I think one of my ballasts are going so figure its a good time to...
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    DIY Cheap Sterelite Sump !!!

    Im jumping in this late but why not just wait till petco has their $1 per gallon sale on tanks? 20 gallon long for $20? Or two 10 gallons if you are tight on space or whatever? I wouldn't rely on rubber tubs and would have no idea how you get any kind of baffle to stay in them. I too thought I...
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    Refugium flow question

    Ive always wondered this also. I feel like there should be a calculator: like 120g main + 30g sump = 600gph flow rate. Something like that.
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