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I've moved to california and it just doesn't pay to ship it out here, and i don't have anywhere to put it. so i'm selling my tank, stand and lighting system.
the tank has a small chip in the glass on the front right but it hasn't compromised the tank in any way and its barely noticeable. the 6...
so my first stage of the john/phyl tying into the basement thing is complete. i filled up the tank a couple weeks ago thinking i would have the plumbing done sooner than later but it took longer than expected. the water has been sitting for a couple weeks now, with a nail rusting away in the...
Ok, I'm setting my 210 up again and I'll be plumbing into my basement similar to John and Phyl's setup. I've got a few things i've been debating on what to do and want to hear what everyone thinks.
1. Sand, i previously had bahama oolite sand which is 0.1mm - 1.0mm is size. While i liked the...
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i saw this in the TOTM thread on RC and though that this was a very cool idea that i never even thought about!
i did some match using the RC Water Change Calc and it seems like this would be equivalent to a 12% water change bi-weekly. but he does have an amazing filtration system. i'm thinking...
before i set up my tank i'm considering painting the back of the tank either black or blue. i have a sheet of the plastic background which is blue on one side and black on the other
some food for thought:
1. i'm thinking black would be better than blue as it will help hide the overflows since...
Round 2 on my 210. I had this tank set up for about a year and then i moved and got out of the reef business for a year and just recently i got that reef itch and so here is the tale of my 210 for the second time.
I'm placing my 210 on my second floor and plumbing it into the basement similar...
do test kits go bad after a year? i have a bunch of test kits from when my tank was set up and i'm wondering if i should toss them and get new ones for when i set up the tank again?
what kind of sand does everyone use? i had bahama oolite which is .5mm to 1mm and it was always floating around my tank at the flick of a tail fin. what kinds of sand are best for tanks with high flow yet can still maintain good de-nitrifying bacteria?
i've been looking into switching to a T5 setup from T12 VHO. i have a 72" canopy and 3 icecap 430 ballasts. here are my options:
Option 1:
Sell:
3 - Icecap 430's with wiring
3 - Pairs of Endcaps
3 - Standoffs
Buy:
3 - Icecap 36" 4 Lamp T5 Retro Kit
12 - 3' T5 Bulbs
Total Watts: 468
Total...
About a year ago i broke down my 210 because i was moving. It is now time for round 2 of the 210 and i'm making some improvements/upgrades/changes. I will be modeling my new setup on Phyl and John's setup, with some things left out as i don't have as much stuff....yet.
Things i'm changing:
1...
so i'm starting to get things set up in my new house after about a year of being out of the fish hobby and i go to replace the bulbs and i was shocked to find one of the endcaps had started to melt and the plug in the bulb was loose and wobbling around. what would have caused this and how do i...
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both my alk and calcium are low:
ca: 320
alk: 1.89
magnesium: 1320
what should i use to bring them both up? when i bring the calc and alk up will that lower my magnesium levels?