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    Alternate placement for a refrigium?

    Do I need a bigger pump? Correct me if I am wrong please but I think that I have pretty good circulation. My pump in the basement does 1500 gph and it has a maximum head of 31 feet. Using the 12 feet, I'm sure that I am not getting 1500 gph but don't you think that I am getting enough? Tank...
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    Alternate placement for a refrigium?

    I ‘think’ that I have decided to add a refugium to my tank to create a sustainable, natural food source to try and get better growth out of my corals. Most the recommendations that I have seen for placing the refugium suggest feeding the main tank directly from the refugium. Therein lays the...
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    Safe Specific Gravity and Salinity

    Hi All, I working to better understand specific gravity and salinity. My tank is currently reading 81% and my Aquarium Systems SeaTest Meter is reading 1.024 specific gravity or almost 33 ppt. I’ve read that a good target is around 1.025 @ 80*F. How concerned should I be about being off and...
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    Good Hood Lining Material?

    Thanks!! Sounds like I'll be going the flat white paint route. Oliver
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    Good Hood Lining Material?

    Yes. I have two fans. One blowing in and one blowing out. They help keep the room at a very comfortable temperature 8) . No pics yet.
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    Good Hood Lining Material?

    I just got finished making a hood for my 72 Gallon Tank. It has two 250w MH (6,500k) and twoVHO actinics (boy is it hot in there). I salvaged a reflector from my old hood, but that was only big enough to line the very top of the hood (where the bulbs are mounted). Here’s my question: What...
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    Help Locating a Diffuser.

    And to thank, I was gonna waste money buying one. I think that I'll derive a lot more satisfaction from doing it myself.
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    Help Locating a Diffuser.

    Anyone know where I can find a good diffuser? Trying to better distribute the water flow returning to the tank. Thanks
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    Dosing & Topping Off.

    Is Kalk simple to dose? I see all sort of dosers and reactors for kalk. Are they necessary, or can I just mix up a batch and add it to my top off water?
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    Dosing & Topping Off.

    I need to do both, and I would like to do them both automatically. BUT – I’m on a budget. Is there an economical way to do both? I want to dose B-Ionic because I understand that it provides calcium and helps maintain Alkalinity. I don’t have any hard corals yet. Should I wait until then or...
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    Watchman Goby & DSB?

    Great. I'll give it a shot. Not right now because I'm currently just planning out my tank inhabitants. But I am really looking forward to observing the behavior between the two. Hopefully they burrow in a place where I can watch.
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    Watchman Goby & DSB?

    Would it be o.k. to keep an Watchman Goby and mated shrimp in a tank with a deep sand bed, or would the two be too disruptive/destructive to the sand bed?
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    Can you have too much water movement?

    The pump is also in the basement.
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    Can you have too much water movement?

    I’m currently running a 1250 Gallon/Hr pump on a 72 gallon (soon to be reef tank). I just added a few damsels to the tank and they really showed the effects of some very strong water movement. Is there such a thing as too much water movement? Will it have a negative effect on corals? PS – I’m...
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    Didn't rinse my Southdown well enough.

    All is clear. Crystal clear actually. Salt added and tank is cycling. Thanks All!!
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