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    The 210 tank build

    While I was at the Giants game on Sunday, Nikki did some prelim scaping with the rock we had on hand. This is not the final amount of rock and we will be adding more reef rock to fill in the back a bit. We cherry picked this rock over the course of several months, pretty much all of this came...
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    Brown Algae, Diatom Algae?

    Did you also test the water once it has gone through the RODI unit? If that 5g of water has high phosphates, chuck it. The point of doing water changes is to dilute bad things, not add more to the tank. Phosphates can be dropped several ways. Dilution through water changes, adding some sort...
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    Hello Again, GSW IS BACK BABY!

    Good to see you guys again, looking forward to catching up at the swap.
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    Brown Algae, Diatom Algae?

    Generally diatoms feed off of silicates, hence why they are present in a newly setup tank. Generally they will did off once/if the source of silicates is taken out.
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    The 210 tank build

    We ran the RO unit pretty much non stop and filled up everything we could, but we had fish and corals in the system in the recirc tank so we could not dump in any fresh water to the system. All the water had to be salted, which made it tougher. We had to fill the 85g frag tank and 205 display...
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    The 210 tank build

    It went very well Ed. Here are some pics: Here are the guys from Elos shimming the stand so everything was level. Ethan with the Elos guy's putting the heavy tank on the stand: The tank with the light rail hung: As you can see there are no doors on the stand right now. When it was...
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    For those with the JBJ nano cube LED

    What size are you working with? We just got the 12g.
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    CTARS Frag Swap

    Always good to support local clubs. http://www.ctars.org/default.aspx?uc=conference2012
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    Skimmer/Sump

    I have never built a sump so I can't really help you there. For my 57g that I just broke down, I used the eshops medium sized sump which fit well and left me a little extra room to get some things down there. It was only 2 seciont so no fuge. Skimmer wise, a lot of people including myself...
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    Pruning for growth

    Seems to be more ancedotal than hard science. I have also heard that (along with plenty others).
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    Anyone have any aquascaping tips or tricks to share?

    Even though my wife does our aquascaping, I will try and share some tips. 1. Understand the size of your tank and where any limitation will be. Remember you have to clean the glass and give yourself room accordingly. 2. Keep flow and dead spots in mind. Where are your powerheads and returns...
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    Sunny's 350G build (was 150)

    Saw this tank in person today, and it is even more stunning. Well done Sonny.
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    Biopellets, When do they kick in?????

    How much and what kind of pellets are you running?
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    Big Upgrade! 72bow to 75

    Those three gallons have made a world of difference. Tank looks great Artie.
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    Brown algea showing up on sand and rocks

    Post a pic. It could be diatoms which is part of a tank cycle or dinos which is bad. One heck of a game today.
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    Progression of Dendro

    One of the first corals I ever bought for my 12g was a single head of dendro back in roughly december of 2008. It survived a tank crash where the temp of the tank dropped to around 55 degrees. It has always been one of my favorites. Here is what it looked like around when I bought it...
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    Nate's Big 90 Upgrade!

    Acans look great. I love the golden torch, I have one as well and think everyone should have one.
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    Our 45g cube

    Turn all the pumps off and feed with a long skinny baster. Then I play defense for a while with the baster. I also squirt some away from the scolies to distract the fish and shrimp
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    70 Cube revival

    The rock work looks amazing.
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    Our 45g cube

    Whenever you want, if you got the band saw I got the frag. They grow pretty well for so anytime you want to come over and grab a frag, just drop me a line.
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