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07/20/2006, 03:17 AM | #126 |
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WOW That is one sweet tank !!! Nice job !!
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07/20/2006, 08:30 AM | #127 | |
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07/20/2006, 01:38 PM | #128 |
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Wow great job.
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07/21/2006, 03:45 PM | #129 |
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very nice tank, congrats
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07/23/2006, 09:37 AM | #130 |
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I am new to reef keeping and notice that you said there was as small refugium in your sump. With that much flow, how do you prevent the algae from being sucked into the system? Could you post a really good picture of your current sump for me?
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07/23/2006, 12:03 PM | #131 |
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You need like a plastic mesh or egg crate to hold it back, it's easy to make one too. Just make sure water can flow through the plastic mesh or egg crate, but not your algaes.
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07/23/2006, 12:30 PM | #132 |
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I think I would rather go with the egg crate solution because it's firmer. Do you have any idea where I could pick up a piece of that material where it has small enough spacing to allow water through and at the same time hold back the algae without clogging?
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07/24/2006, 07:37 AM | #133 |
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Beautiful reef! I do have a question for you:
Feeding: "The fish are fed Spectrum and Formula 2 pellets. They also receive Cyclop-eezeâ„¢ once every two weeks. No special foods are given to the corals." How often do you feed the spectrum and formula 2 pellets?
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07/24/2006, 10:01 AM | #134 |
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Dp, You can find some material at home depot, search online, I'm sure you can find it.
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07/24/2006, 04:26 PM | #136 |
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Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and your magnificent tank, I have started late in life with my obsession. but after several years with freshwater tanks I made the plunge and over the next year, I will be developing my own reef tank. I hope mine will blossom over time and one day make me as proud of it as you must be with yours! good luck! and God Bless Jim
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07/24/2006, 05:55 PM | #137 |
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Wow- Sweet tank!!
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07/28/2006, 12:37 AM | #139 |
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Congrats SunnyX! Great tank.
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07/28/2006, 06:57 AM | #141 |
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there is a product called gutter guard. Look for that
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07/30/2006, 07:53 PM | #143 |
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Beautiful!
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08/03/2006, 05:11 PM | #144 |
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beautiful tank, love the setup
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08/11/2006, 07:46 PM | #145 |
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My name is Behroz, I live in Canada. Congradulations for your great tank. So how much did you pay for your tank? Thanks |
08/12/2006, 05:34 AM | #146 |
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Ralph, could you explain a bit how you upgraded from a 90 gallon system to the current monster? It seems like the rock in a 90g system wouldn't be enough to cycle a 900g system? I'd definitely like to know how you approached this. It is certainly possible as I upgraded to a tank ten times the size of the old one and simply put the rock from the old to the new then cured Live Rock separately and added it slowly over a month.
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NexDog: this ain't Ralf's thread.
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08/12/2006, 11:49 AM | #148 |
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Doh! Sorry Sunny.
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02/25/2008, 08:04 AM | #149 |
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Hey Ali, I know it's been a while since this thread was updated. I'm new to reefcentral and I'm in the process of setting up a reef. There are lots of great tanks in the tank of the month section, however I'm very impressed with your tank. When I saw it, that's what I had in my head when I decided to build a reef. The colors are great. Hopefully the tank is still doing great, I would love to steal some of your ideas for my build.
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02/26/2008, 01:51 PM | #150 |
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dp, did you ever find what you need?
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