Recent content by Jester1026

I picked up a curve 7 about a month ago and absolutely love it. Easy to assemble, easy to tune and really quiet. I have it on a 200 gal system and get about 1/2 a cup every 4 days or so.

I definitely love the Midas, had one in my 120 for almost a year and one day it just disappeared. Not behind,under or in the overflow, just gone (even with my screens on). He did jump out one time while I was doing a water change but just happened to land in the new water I was about to put in.

@carey- the rocks on the left are against the glass and overflow, but I'm not too worried about cleaning the glass. I am going reef as this tank is connected with my 120 so I'm hoping to keep all fish reef friendly. @Rybo- I'm not sure I want to have another eel. I had one in a 55 when I lived...

I've got a pair of clowns and some reef chromis in my 120. I was hoping to go with some different fish in this one.

As promised a new fts. Now I just need some ideas for livestock. I was thinking a pistol/goby pair but other than that I'm not sure. Would love to hear some ideas from everyone.

So a small update: the new skimmer has been in for a week and all I can say is wow. It's extremely quiet and works really well, I've had to empty the cup once already and will probably need to again before the weekend is over. I also added sand to the 40 and once the lights turn on in the...

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I would keep your eye on Craigslist. You never know when a great deal on an entire setup will show up. Last year I stumbled across an entire 120 setup. Tank, lights, stand, 300 lbs of live rock, sump, return pump, fish and coral all for $600. I was the 2nd person to call about it and I bought it...

So the wife decided that she didn't like the look of the cfl bulb so I ordered a par 38 when I ordered the curve 7. I have to say this light is really bright, it's hung 27" above the tank and even that high the output is amazing. Also added a yellow clown goby and a stubby clown that's only...

It should be more than enough for a 90. It's been in a little over 12 hours and its already starting to pull stuff out. So far I am impressed.

I had thought about white but I wasn't sure how I would like it. As for lighting; I don't think it will be a problem, the fixture over the tank is a 14 k 250 de Phoenix and 4 t-5 (2 aqua blue plus and 2 aqua blue special).

On another note, I finished plumbing both sumps and tanks together. All parameters are good and everything looks happy. Now just need to deal with the mess of wires and add sand to the 40 if I can find any locally that I like. I was thinking about going with black sand to make anything I add pop...

So the curve 7 is here and assembled. Time for some serious skimming.

So I pulled the trigger on the bubble magus curve 7, should be here Friday. Thanks Mr X for the skimmer ideas.

So I put my DIY LED project for this tank on hold because I just pulled the trigger on a bubble magus curve 7 for my big tank. In the meantime I'm just gonna use a 50/50 cfl bulb, gives off some good color and it was just lying around. Not happy about how it hooked up or hung but I can always...