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Thanks guys, I'll definitely go that route. The filter that contained the carbon was brand new so I'm assuming that it has probably removed a good portion of the copper.

hmmm... I must be thinking of something else. Well, whatever the brand, it was copper that I added to the tank this morning before going to work. As far as a hyposalinity treatment, what should the SG be at, and how long do you do the treatment for (its a dip, right?)

I have a niger trigger that I just recently acquired and he appears to have ich. I qt'd him and put the Selcon in the tank (10g). However, I forgot to remove the carbon from the small HOB filter. Should I remove the carbon and put the med back in the tank?

I've noticed that during the day in my main tank, pods are are rarely ever seen. At night however, I see them everywhere- scurrying all over the rocks. You've probably got plenty, try taking a look after the lights have been out for awhile.

mechanical filtration is using some sort of media to mechanically remove particulate from the water, filter pads for example. Chemical filtration involves things like carbon or other forms of media to remove things from the water such as medicine, odors, colors, etc. The reason that LR is used...

I encountered the same problem when I finished my plumbing. I found that silicone will not work- it won't stick to plastic very well at all. What I did was pick up some epoxy putty at lowes. They have some stuff that is meant for marine purposes and states right on the package that it will...

What about phosphates? Maybe you should add some macro to your fuge if you have one to help remove excess nutrients.

I've got Phoenix 250w HQI 14k's and there is definitely A LOT of blue, much more than i am used to from a bulb in that wavelength

Very nice!

That's the one, or at least close enough to the one I was looking for. Thanks!

Anybody know where I can find this? I remember seeing it awhile ago, it had a bunch of pictures of diff. brands of lights and diff. colors to get a feel for them all.

From a lot of the research that I have been doing, a tank's success lies more heavily on superb circulation rather than lighting. Just a thought!

Thanks guys for the props on the stand! Tec, I bought those doors off of http://cabinetdoorsandhardware.com/ The price was awesome- I think i paid 60.00 for the doors plus 20 for shipping. They're oak and came unfinished. If I had gotten them from HD or lowes I probably would've paid 2-3x as...

one of the guys on reef central refers to it quite a bit in his discussion of manifolds.... "use larger pipe too on the output of the CL pump up to and around the manifold... and only reduce as needed at the tees for effluents. For example: ~ 5000 gph water pump on a 120 gallon display with a...

I've been doing a lot of research on manifolds and this is reffered to quite a bit. Haven't been able to figure out what it means, can anybody enlighten me? :D

On 125g, how many outputs should i strive for? Say i go for 8, would an 1800gph have enough power to get a good flow coming out and what size piping would i want it to come out of- should i use those ball socket joints to get the flow to be stronger where it comes in at? Lastly, I'm...

Brendan, whats up!? If i don't have any head pressure issues and i take a pump rated at say 1800gph and distribute it out over 4 outputs would that be 450gph coming from each one? i guess i'd have to take into account i'd probably have 2 90 degree bends. Other than that would it just be the...

I've been doing A LOT of research and talking with members of the site about the best way to get good circulation in my tank, which by the way is a dual overflow 125g allglass that is going to be a reef tank. I want to steer clear of submersible pumps because of the heat they put out. I am...

what exactly is a sequence pump?

hey thanks for that link! I think that guy has got a very valid point. I think I'll stick to a smaller in sump pump and get the major flow from an inline setup. Thanks again green!

Hara, do you have any current pics of your tank? i looked in your gallery and it seems like you only have pics from a couple of years ago. I would love to see how it looks now with all the varieties of lr. Andy, whats up!? I still haven't gotten the tank hooked up yet. I need to do the...

so you would recommend the rock from those sites if i want less dense rock?