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  1. SigEpLucas

    Ep's 20g Office Nano Reef

    Pretty happy with my upgraded 20g Nano Reef. Still small but feels like a mansion compared to the 10g. This livestock/rock/etc. have been with me for about 3 years and it's great to have in the office.Kessil A160 Tuna Blue LED Jebao RW-4 Controllable Wavemaker ViaAqua 100w Titanium Heater Taam...
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    Bad Kessil?

    Hey all, I just purchased a Kessil off of Ebay. It's the A150W Sky Blue and was listed as used but in excellent working condition. The light itself is in good shape but it's missing the mounting screws (no big deal) and also it's running at about 25-30% of the brightness it should be. I compared...
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    Test Kits

    I looked and found a few things on the forum regarding test kits but nothing too current. I'm really just looking for everyone's preference and feedback on what to get. I've been using API Test kits for PH, Ammonio (NH4), Nitrite (NO2), Nitrate (NO3), Phosphate (PO4), Calcium (Ca) and Alk (KH)...
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    Plumbing Question

    Just looking for some help with plumbing. I am using all 1" pvc pipe for both the overflow and the return on a new tank build. The overflow is easy since it doesn't attach to anything except the bulkhead but on the return I'm not 100% how to connect to the pump and the return. I'm using a U-Tube...
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    green worm on xenia?

    Any idea what this green worm on my xenia is? It's been there for a while now. Thanks in advance!
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    Help with Temperature

    I'm looking for some advice on the temperature in my 10 gallon tank. My equipment consists of two 25watt heaters, 1 maxi jet 400, an Aquaclear 50, and 165watt LED fixture. The temperature in the room ranges from 71-75. At night the temperature is very stable at 78 degrees however by 3:00pm...
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    10g Office Nano Upgrade

    For anyone that saw my 2.5g office pico I started last year It ran somewhat smoothly for about 3 months or so and then over new years I went out of town for a week and came back to an empty tank due to a failed ATO and a lot of evaporation. I salvaged what was left and moved everything into a...
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    Mounting LED Fixture

    I just un boxed a new LED fixture for my 10 gallon tank. I have a hanging kit but it's at work so no chance I can hang from wall or ceiling. My LFS sells custom acrylic mounts and I found some aluminum mounts on ebay but nothing for less than $100. Any thoughts or ideas on a way I can build...
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    Bridgelux LED vs. T5

    Sorry if this has been brought up but I couldn't find anything on the forum on these. about 2 months ago I upgraded my 2.5g pico at work to a 10 gallon and I've been using the same light but need a bigger one. I was looking at two fixtures and wanted to hear some thoughts of what would be...
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    Light for a 27gallon cube?

    I'll be getting a 27 gallon cube for our new place next month and I'm having some trouble deciding on a light. The dimensions are 20"x18"x20". Basically I need light with 20" of penetration with only 20" length. I like the radion fixtures but don't want to spend $600 and I like the aquatic life...
  11. SigEpLucas

    Royal Blue LEDs

    Anything wrong with running only Royal Blue LEDs and no whites? Not sure how the coral will handle that. I only have softies under them currently but will everything be ok Longterm with no white and all royal blue? Thanks!
  12. SigEpLucas

    Pico Lighting Option

    So I've been debating some lighting options on my 2.5g pico and found this light. I'm not sure if I have room for two of them or not but I think I'm going to start with one of these. I like how small they are and think it will mount nicely I'm just wondering if they will be enough light. I'll...
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    Pico ATO?

    So I need to figure out a way to add an auto top off to my pico aquarium to help prevent any salinity swings. Ultimately I figure I need to find a way to replace about 4-5oz of water everyday. My first plan was to use a dosing pump on an automatic timer; however, these pumps do about 448oz per...
  14. SigEpLucas

    Saving sand?

    Wasn't really sure what section to post this question in but figured this would work. I bought a 10lb bag of the bioactive live aragonite sand and only used about 2 lbs of it. Is there any way to save this stuff? I mean even if I store it somewhere in a bag and everything in it dries up and...
  15. SigEpLucas

    2.5g Office Pico

    So I've been planning to start a pico reef at work and I've been waiting patiently for our new office to be built and I finally have this little guy up and running! I'm on day 3 of having this running and watching things like temp swings and evaporation pretty closely. Here are a couple pics...
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    Multiple Pico Systems

    Hey guys I was browsing the forum today and found an old thread with the idea of setting up a multiple pico aquarium system with a large sump and several pico's all plumbed into 1 system. I thought this was a great idea and would like to see something like this but the thread died off and...
  17. SigEpLucas

    PAR38 Bulb?

    Hey guys, I'm going to be putting a 2.5 pico tank on my desk at work...why not it's where I spend most of my time anyways right? I think I have everything figured out and ordered for the most part except the light of course. I don't really want to have any restrictions on what I can keep since...
  18. SigEpLucas

    biocube flow

    A lot of people have bee doing the upgraded pump and hydor flow deflector in their bio cubes. I currently have a maxijet 1200 and flow deflector in my 14g biocube. I wanted to add another power head and couldn't decide between either a koralia nano or a small maxi-jet with another flow...
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    kh and white glass?!

    So I'm using the bulk reef supply two part system for dosing my aquarium and i'm very high on calcium and low on alkalinity right now. 500 calcium 8 kh. Now when I try to dose with alkalinity it's obviously turning very white so I'm trying to dilute in some aquarium water before actually putting...
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    LED lights for Biocube

    I'm looking to upgrade my 14g biocube to include some LED's. I'd like to have some corals without having to worry about light. What would people recommend for a solution? I like the kit from nanotuners but it is rather expensive and some other light may be more beneficial because it could adapt...
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