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    diy skimmer build.

    ok guys. i'm at it again. i'm going to make a protein skimmer. the one i have now works pretty well but because it's made out of pvc i can't see where my water level is at. i just bought a Homemade Zeovit Reactor from a fellow reefer. its made out of clear pvc so i'm going to convert it into...
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    skimmer advice please :}

    does anyone have or does anyone know about these skimmers? AquaC EV-120 Protein Skimmer
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    acrylic overflow box

    hi guys. i just installed an overflow box in my tank. i had it from an old hob overflow setup. once i installed it, i wasn't too crazy about the way it looks in the tank. that being said, i decided to make my own from the big center overflow i had in my previous tank. i cut the pieces and...
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    Phuture1's Take Two 55...

    ok guys were going to give this whole reef thing another shot. i just got some new lights from aquatraders and i'm getting all my parameters squared away. the only thing i'm waiting on is a new 1" bulkhead so i can put in an overflow box. here are a few pics of what i have so far..
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    New 55 Build....

    Here we go guys. I dug out my spare 55gal. out of the basement and ran it over to the LFS to get drilled. it wasn't bad $10 to drill a hole for my overflow. i would have done it myself but the bit cost $45 and i was a little scared to do it. after i saw how easy it was i took the tank...
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    Plastic laminate tank..........DEAD!

    hi guys. it's been a while. my laminate tank has sprung a leak after a year and then some. needless to say, i'm a little upset.:grumble: on the brighter side i get to set up a whole new tank, with the wife's sympathy:bounce:. that beeing said, i'm looking forewars to shareing my new...
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    where the heck is the coraline?

    hi guys. my tank has been running for 1 year and there is not one stitch of coraline anywhere. what could i do to get it going?
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    ricordia growth.

    do ricordia grow very fast? my new ones seem to be getting bigger already after only a week. do they grow that fast?
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    New Ricordea and tiger cuc.

    i picked up two green ricordia frags yesterday from my lfs. the guy geve them to me for $10 a piece. he also threw in some kind of polyp frag for free. i also picked up a tiger cuc. so far everything seems to be diong well. the cuc has been hanging out in the corner of my tank all day, is...
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    cheato shrinking?

    whats up guys? i have been working 7 days a week for the last month. i kind of been neglecting my tank. today when i got home i noticed that the cheato in my sump looked a little smaller than it was. it also feels a little mushy. what do you guys think would cause this?
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    anyone heard of this?

    i got this link from a friend of mine. have any of you guys used or heard of this? http://www.esvco.com/B-IonicSeawaterNov.pdf
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    reef chem. calculator???

    maybe someone could clear this up for me a little. when they ask you what you are dosing with and i choose Dowflake, does the amount they say to put in your tank mean the solution or dry before it is mixed with water?
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    instant ocean calcium test.

    so i have this IO cal. test kit. it comes with 2 vials. one big, one small. you are supposed to use the small one to retrieve the correct amt. of water to put into the larger vial. i lost the smaller vial. i was wondering if anyone uses this same kit and if there were some way to measure...
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    fuzzy algae...makeing me nuts.

    hi guys. i'm posting some pics. this stuff is driving me crazy. perhaps you guys could give me some advise in how to get rid of this stuff.
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    does anyone use this stuff?

    hi all. a friend of mine swears by this stuff. any feelings on it?
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    new addition!!

    i picked up some new zoas today. i gave them a nice dip in lugols and a couple of hitch hikers jumped off. i placed them in the DT and they seem to be doing well so far.:bounce: here are a couple of pics...:bounce:
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    coraline?

    hey all...do you guya know if this is coraline algae or something else.
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    first corals.....finally.

    hey guys. i picked up some Zoas at a lfs. i have them in the tank for three days now. they don't seem to be opening up all the way. does anyone know if this is normal or not?
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    T5 lighting???????

    hey guys. i had a quick question about t5 lighting. for my laminate tank i wanted to add some t5 lights. i found some double 48 inch 28 watt fixtures on clearance at Lowes. i guess my question is... Would these fixtures be good enough and how many would i need for a 66 gal. tank? also...
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    plastic laminate tank experiment

    hi folks. i saw a website where this guy built an aquarium out of sheets of plywood with plastic laminate on them. it just so happenes that i have aquired a couble of sheets of this material from a jobsite i was recently on. i also got a premade box made of the same material. the box will...
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