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Just wanted to say "well done!" to the designer(s) of the new forum pages. Looks great!

Howdy folks, wondered if anyone could help me ID a tank. It's a center overflow 100 gal flat back hex. Back of the tank is black and it's all 3/8 inch acrylic. There are no manufacturers markings anywhere on it. Seems to me it should be 1/2 inch. Think that would cause any problems down the...

Natural Reef Aquariums by John Tullock. It was my first book on reef aquariums and I can't recommend it enough. Here's a link; it's $12 on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1890087009/ref=pd_qpt_gw_1/103-5931772-2579859?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

Picked up 200 + pounds myself. Passed the "acid" test and looks pretty good. Still a few bags left if anyone is interested. 30 lbs @ $3.99 each.

If it's an internal overflow, you could add a perforated standpipe to the drain hole. I don't know if this cuts down on flow. Anyone know more about these? I'm still in the build process, myself.

Nice. I read they move some water. Price was certainly right; I got two 820's for $80 shipped.

As an old Army buddy would say......"That's t**s!" Edit: Now..let's remember, this is a family board :)

I'm in Clifton. Looks like another $20 in fuel over the weekend. Maybe I'll call those boneheads and see if I can get a SKU. It might be at one around here. I appreciate the offer, though. Nice of you to offer. Thanks for the info!

Anyone have experience with these? I just bought two 820s on E-Bay. (I know, I know....Tunze, they ain't.)

Where was that HD, Mike? Need sand in a big way.

If I screw around with any I'll post some results. Anyone have a heavy metal / medical waste test kit?

Didn't quite know where to post this, so here it is. Absolutely Fish in Clifton is having a reef tank discussion group tmrw 20 Apr 06 @ 7:00 PM. Thought I'd share that if anyone wanted to make the scene.

Thanks for the follow-up. I was curious about it for a long time. Figured any local sand would be the pits, but I may fill a few buckets off a dock somewhere.

I remember reading in Tullock's book Natural Reef Aquariums that local live sand and sea water is a good addition in limited quantities. Anyone have any experience with Garden State water or steal a few pounds of sand?

Cool, heaven. I'm trying to get a 100 gal acrylic off the ground and DIY'ing the hood and stand. Also in the middle of an acrylic sump, which is tougher working with than I would've thought. I figure I'll be ready for a wet test sometime in '07.