McPuff
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Hmmm, I may have to make a switch and give it a try.
m0nkie's 560gal
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Hmmm, I may have to make a switch and give it a try.
Everybody in my reef club who uses it swears by it 100% after initial uses. Many of these guys who've got some amazing tanks are saying and being told by other members that their reefs have never looked better.
My only complaint is the box eventually becomes empty, and I have to buy another.
got the lights hung. next to finish the plumbing and do some rewiring.
Did you hit the joist when hanging your lights or just wall anchors? I have two 48" ATI Hybrids I need to hang over my future tank.
I used these lights in my old peninsula at my old house and had someone cut into the ceiling to put in backings cause I was afraid the drywall would not support the lights being hung so close to each other.
Thanks in advance and awesome build and equipment list btw. I will be starting my 330g soon and I'll have a build thread up once the tank is on order.
m0nkie
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No problem man. Keep in touch! Love to meet folks nearby. We can trade in the future
m0nkie
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I dont think 40w is enough. I had a 40w on a 100gal.
I feel my 80w isnt big enough.. But i really cant fit anything bigger
I use UV to keep algae down. With UV i can skip glass cleaning for weeks.. It also makes the water a little cleaner. Beside that, i really dont see much use for it. Totally a luxury good. If you do spend the money, buy a big one.
I was wondering about that too. Looks like definitely maybe yes. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1851900
m0nkie
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Yes big time.. They dont do much on killing bugs or ich or anything.. But they do a great job reducing algae spores. Makes your water clear and algae in check
Just keep the flow rated slow. Go based on manufacture recommendation for killing algae spores
But key is still size.. Needs to be over sized. I recommend at least 40w per 100gal
Just keep the flow rated slow. Go based on manufacture recommendation for killing algae spores
But key is still size.. Needs to be over sized. I recommend at least 40w per 100gal
King Jason
Reefer
How is the tank doing? How are you looking your Panta-Rhei performing?
solitude127
Proud user of IO Salt!
How's the tank coming along?
m0nkie
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I've been going slow on this tank. Tank is cycling through the diatom stage now. I just put in ~100 astrea and trochus snails, couple conch and 10 cleaner/bloodred shrimps. Going to keep them in their for 3 months without any fish to eliminate any chance of ich and all that nasty stuff.
In the mean while, I'm upgrading my coral QT. the SPS are growing nicely and starting to kill each other due to lack of room...
picked up this 48x30x16 frag tank. more room for corals now
In the mean while, I'm upgrading my coral QT. the SPS are growing nicely and starting to kill each other due to lack of room...
picked up this 48x30x16 frag tank. more room for corals now
m0nkie
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It's great! hard to hide for sure. With the honeycomb cover it's huge. But I am able to place it where it can shoot directly across the tank ~10ft. Along with my 4 sea swirls, I think I'm fine for awhile. LPS won't need anymore flow. Once SPS starts going in, I may need a 2nd unit just to create some random cross flow.
m0nkie
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been neglecting the tanks lately.. I'm still waiting on AA to finishing making my ATO container, stands/racks, and tank cover.. It's been over 4 months.. I'm not even looking forward to them anymore. just keep on cycling...
snails doing a good job cleaning it clean.. feeding algae waffers to keep them alive
Got a new frag tank from Will. no more elbows in the water
snails doing a good job cleaning it clean.. feeding algae waffers to keep them alive
Got a new frag tank from Will. no more elbows in the water
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