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Sort of in between. Drs Fosters has great shipping on sand, I went with 3 to 1 base and live sand. Shipping for 160 lbs was less then 20 bucks plus I ordered some other stuff. Shipping from anyone else is just out of hand. I just didn't think the risk reward for any other sand was worth it...
For what it is worth..I placed some pond liner(rubber mat) under my pump(mag 12) and I cannot hear it. I see some of them come with a foam pad and some don't in any case if you don't have one then give something a try. I read that as a criticism of the pumps.
I have heard good things about their work...I don't know about the skimmer though.
Here is the sump/refugium that I had built 36x18
I bought the sump here.
http://www.protein-skimmer.com/shopping.asp?key=&pg=2&id=446996&saleid=&shopperid=104948&merchantid=446996&catid=946&shop=itemlist.asp...
Just a thought since you seem to be handy...how about drilling two rocks the size of you returns in the front? I think Tunze has fake rock like that. Since you have a unique design I think it would make it less distracting IMHO.
I think they are a bit tricky ... like the hippo they get ick and are just plain tempermental.(pain in butt)
How about a powder brown...similar and pretty nice fish similar without the cost and a little sturdier?
The purple is agressive, the kole is not so make sure you add the purple last or...
Re: My Oceanic Tech 120 and a request for input.
So my main tank is doing great. I am still working on the drains trying to adjust them to get them quieter but OK not terrible.
But my QT has taken a beating. I lost the cleaner shrimp. I have no idea what happened he was eating fine.
And then...
I have a naso tang in my QT I have to say it is a great fish so far. My hippo in QT has ich :'( I am sorely disappointed. I am going to lower the salinity to try to kick it. Since someone ate my cleaner shrimp (or he got sucked into my korialia). I don't have to worry about that. I did...