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Figures since I just moved from Deptford which was next door. :) Anyway I'm still interested in the classes. Carlo PS Mike I'm not sure the sizing of wet suits so I won't ask a size. What I will ask is what size person will your suit fit? (ie height,weight) :) If it's my size I'd be...

They all have advantages and disadvantages even taking price out of the mix. A reactor can lower the overall PH of the tank while dripping Kalk/Limewater can raise the PH to much. If you are dripping Kalk you can get gunk buildup but if you do it right you shouldn't have a problem. If you mix...

Nice design Rich. If it doesn't fit you could always put the valve inside the box. I know it's not "ideal" but could be done if the length is a little to long to fit under the stand. What are the diminions of this sump? I like it a lot. Carlo

From what I've seen of them they are pretty reef safe. I've actually never talked to anyone who had a problem with them. Many books put them as "generally reef safe" just as they do the copperband butterfly which most people would consider reef safe. There is always the occasional specimen that...

Ahh, ok, the stuff in the water column is due to new circulation. This is GOOD. Skip UV & Ozone as this is only a temp problem. In time this should skim out too but the fluval canister filter will help clear this up fast and can be reconfigured easily to support different media so it will...

I use a fluval 404 as part of my equipment. I pretty much ignored the media that came with it and filled it with a combination of other things like carbon, phosphate remover etc. You could also just run pure carbon if you wanted to in each compartment. I pulled the sponges and use poly filters...

Yea, tell me about it! Problem for me is that I CAN'T CONTROL it. Every time I walked into ILC I'd pick up half a dozen corals (or so). Same with a couple of other stores. I did this right up to the time I had absolutely no room in my main display tank or refugium which became a make shift...

I'd agree with ken6217 that the PH reading in the chamber doesn't sound right. In the reactor the PH is normally (if functioning correctly) very low. The problem many/some reefers experience is that the PH of the main tank drops too low at night when running the reactor. This was always my...

I did look at that thread a couple of times and have almost said sold but my problem is that I think I want to wait about a week until I get the plumbing done on one of the 265 tanks. Since I'm not in the apartment anymore I really want to do this setup better and utilize the basement. So I'm...

ReefCentral.com has a Drain Size Calculator on the left side of the home page. Playing around with a few values found that 325 gph will require a 0.74 inch minimum drain pipe diameter for good results. BUT as cmsurfr22 already pointed out the 2 half inch "returns" aren't big enough to match the...

I'm still waiting for things to get better. Seems my "bad streak" is still going pretty strong. The day of the viewing and my closing I found out at the closing that the amounts they gave me were not correct and I had to go back to the bank to get another certified check. Got the check and when...

Thanks for the support everyone. I thought I'd drop in for a few minutes before going to closing and getting one thing out of the way on this busy day. Except for a brief drop-in via cell phone I won't be around for a few days until I get internet access setup at my new place. I'm making use of...

Actually it's the least of my worries right now. My dog is at the kennel. I'm still checked into a hotel. Wednesday evening I couldn't sleep so I went to the hotel bar and had a beer. Drank one and ordered another. Drank a little more then half and the guy next to me spills my beer all over me...

Very good at first but I think I've lost about 75+ corals. I had two tanks to move, one a 120 gallon and one 44 gallon. The person I'm buying the house from agreed to let me setup the perfecto 265 in the house as long as I didn't put any water in it yet. That was good because I used movers so...

If you're anywhere near the Aqauarium Center in Blackwood/Clemington you can pick them up at the store and save on shipping as this is a "stock" item there. I've picked up a few bottles from them and have been very happy with the "product". Carlo

Very cool setup!

mfisher2112, Of course I'll take it personally. :) But not in a bad way. I didn't realize I was coming off condescending or pompous. Surely that was not my intention. I'm a down-to-earth guy who basically gets along with anyone/everyone. Anything anyone posts here is "opinion" unless you...

I myself wasn't talking about any official group buy. I will just happen to be making a couple of big orders for my new tanks and thought I'd offer the opportunity to other people to tag along on the order. Carlo

I've used the mud in my fuge for a while. The main "pro" for the mud is that it is packed with nutrients. If you are doing planted then I'd consider it but if you are just planning on using an algae like cheato then you don't need sand or mud as it's free floating. Unless you are building a...

I'm ordering a couple of 500lbs orders of rock in 2 weeks time. 500 and then another 500 the next week. I'm getting really premium rock and will pick it up directly at the airport because of the weight. It is pulled from the gulf and shipped in water so it's about the best rock you can get...