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    AC 3 or ReefKeeper

    Going to order a controller ASAP. I have heard a lot of people talk about how they love the ACs but every tank I have actually seen in person minus 1 or 2 has had a reef keeper controller on it. Right now im between the AC 3 or either the Reefkeeper 2 or the elite. Input please
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    Want to upgrade skimmer

    Im looking into a new skimmer right now for my 180. First I always like to oversize things secondly I cant afford a deltec, just cant see myself spending that kind of money on a skimmer. Skimmer will be in sump and must be quiet. For the last few months I was dead set on doing a ASM G4x but have...
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    best way to clean used tank

    thanks thats what i figured just wanted to check
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    best way to clean used tank

    What is the best and safest way to clean out a used tank. Nothhing crazy just some dust, some salt residue. Im pretty sure my best bet is white vinegar, but do I just do straight vinegar on a rag or what. Thanks everyone
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    What do I need to better my parameters

    Im at 180 already with just the tank, not including sump so what should I be doing for that? Youre saying calc reactor for 180 and up?
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    Buying RO water?

    Some places very with price, the only place on knowing off the top of my head sells just RO water for 50cents a gallon, RO salt water is 99cents a gallon. Dont know if that is a good price or not, just the only advertised price ive seen
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    What do I need to better my parameters

    everything so far I was dosing with a syringe... Im in the market for a calc reactor right now, asked a few people about dosers and they said dosing with a syringe would be fine ???
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    What do I need to better my parameters

    forgot to add magnesium was 1200
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    What do I need to better my parameters

    Just did a 20% water change last night and just tested everthing right now, obviously some things need to be adjusted. temp 78.6*F PH 8.3 Alk 1.7-2.8 (it was darker in the color range so im going to say it was probably 2.5ish) Calcium 300 Nitrate 5.0 Phos .1 calcium needs to come up, nitrates...
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    Not sure of the brand, but it is black sand. I had a BB but will at AO convinced me to go with a sand bed so I wanted to do it differently and go with black. It looks awesome. Havent had it under actinics or moonlights yet but soon...
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    90 before intake

    use a dmv long sweep 90* and you will be fine. if you have a lot of room and want to go even better use 2 45* angles.
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    Ok well had a little time this morning to remove some rock from the center. Here is what we look like right now... what do you guys think, good/bad let me know.. Also as before the corals arent staying where they are, they are just moved off the rocks to allow for me to move the rock. once Im...
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    Good HQI manufactuers for 12-14K color temp.

    Ive got 2 Icecap 14ks and 1 icecap 20k on my 180 and they are freakin awesome!!
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    only thing is i will have to figure out what I can cram underneath the 2 rocks making the cave up on top to hold it up since the one rock is sitting on the flat piece
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    sounds good will give it a try tomorrow and post a pic. thanks bob
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    right above the leather right in the middle correct? I wanted to make a valley there also, need to get some smaller peices so its not just drop off from the right side, Thanks~!
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    Thanks everyone, since the tank is so big I did kind of try to break it up into 3 sections. The corals right now are just kind of thrown in there since I was moving everything around. Im not going to bother placing them out until Im starting to like the way the rocks look. I have a TON of shelf...
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    Reaquascaping for hours!!!

    Well I have been reaquascaping since about 11this morning. The orginal new plan was to do 1 big center mountain with sloping sides, now it has turned into 2 mountains since Im out of rock. Anyway Im here to look for some advice, I hate the right side of the tank, I cant get anything to look good...
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    Lens Help

    Ill try and search for a the link but I buy a lot of my lenses on ebay. I use Tamron lenses my macro lense was a pretty fair price. Of course its not going to be great for a high end magazine shoot, but I have had numerous pictures blown up pretty big and they are super clear for a high res...
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    vortech placement

    Well there is no super rush, I would like to see what the new tunze look like and have to offer as far as programable settings and what not
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