Travis55
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Fishkeeper92 said:
What's your list?
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Fishkeeper92
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-Pair of clowns
-coral beauty
-Going to try adding a fire angel with the coral beauty and if doesnt work take the fire back
-Purple firefish
-Some kind of smaller tang, either a bristletooth or a yellow eye kole
-I want to try a scooter blenny , but that may be later.
-I really want to try a copperband butterfly, the store i may work at has him eating mysis twice a day but that could change.
-and of course the CUC.
-coral beauty
-Going to try adding a fire angel with the coral beauty and if doesnt work take the fire back
-Purple firefish
-Some kind of smaller tang, either a bristletooth or a yellow eye kole
-I want to try a scooter blenny , but that may be later.
-I really want to try a copperband butterfly, the store i may work at has him eating mysis twice a day but that could change.
-and of course the CUC.
Jlsardina
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My copperbanded was wild caught. He started eating frozen in a few days. He started at first only picking at the rocks- but now he gets in the great food grab just like the tangs and gets his fair share. Very rarely do I see him picking at the rocks anymore.
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Fishkeeper92
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Thats good news to hear. Copperbands are gorgeous fish i'd love to have one but i'd hate to see it die.
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Fishkeeper92
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I now work at the local pet store and get 25% off all livestock and dry goods. This fish tank is catching second wind and hope to be done soon.
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Fishkeeper92
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Im in the market for a new external return pump. Anyone have any suggestions? Sites? Something to get me a start.
AquaRick
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I'm a fan of the Danner Mag pumps. A Mag 7 would probably work out well for you as a return pump. Just make sure to look at the headloss before you buy a return pump.
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Fishkeeper92
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Gonna look into the mag pumps. Maybe i can find links from that and see customer reviews and such. I have time to research before purchasing.
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Fishkeeper92
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With a mag 7 and head loss i'd be getting between 500-550gph return. How does that sound.
AquaRick
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Out of stock, but a place to start:
Mag-Drive Supreme - English
Mag-Drive Supreme - English
AquaRick
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I like low flow in my sump/return pump. I aim for 2-3x total volume turnover. With a lower flow, my skimmer is much more efficient. I'd probably throttle the mag 7 down, or even go for a mag5.
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Fishkeeper92
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Im looking at the mag 9.5 instead. I feel 500-550 is to low, with a 9.5 im getting between 900-950gph return. I feel like that is really high. Why cant there be a mag 8.25? Haha
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Fishkeeper92
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Thats a valid point. I need to look at a new skimmer too so saving money with the 7 instead of 9.5 will be better. How loud is your pump? I have a gen- x pump now and its fairly loud.
AquaRick
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I have a mag 9.5 in my 125g tank. I can't hear it at all. It's throttled down a bit though. I probably would have gone with a mag 5 or 7 myself.
Just to note, there's a different between tank circulation flow, and return flow. For a reef, you obviously want a high circulation flow. (20-50x). This is accomplished by powerheads etc.
For a return\sump flow, you're better of with 2-5x IMO/IME.
Just to note, there's a different between tank circulation flow, and return flow. For a reef, you obviously want a high circulation flow. (20-50x). This is accomplished by powerheads etc.
For a return\sump flow, you're better of with 2-5x IMO/IME.
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Fishkeeper92
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That makes sense. The pump i have now is crappy and i would like a quieter better pump. From what you tell me the mag's are good so i guess i'll have to try it out and see.
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Fishkeeper92
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I've been debating this for quite some time, and tonight i decided. Im going to restart my entire tank from step one and take my time with it all. Going to buff out the scratches, scrub it all down, buy equipment upgrades when i can and work on it, my job sells real nice pre-made sumps with options for refuges or not. Fixing up and redoing the stand/ canopy. This will all start later this month hopefully i'll have support and help of my fellow AA people. Going to be a long journey but its worth it for my aquarium.
SeanMonster
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Fishkeeper92 said:
Hanging in there with you for the long haul. Looking forward to how it comes out.
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Fishkeeper92
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I need to find something to buff out the scratches on the front glass. Anyone have an idea of how to do that?
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Fishkeeper92
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This might sound like a strange question but does anyone think it'd be worth it to over feed a little about once a month to make sure my snails and hermits have a little food to pick at? Kind of like a just in case thing.
kdpuffer
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As far as scratches go I've read they can be buffed out but I don't recall the means to do it, maybe try a google search as google has never failed me. As far as overfeeding goes I don't see an issue as long it's not a regular thing. There are plenty of critters in the live rock that will help too.
