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210 gallon empty tank. will be a reef tank eventually. going to do a huge water change and rescape as well.

i can. but the place is an hour away. lol so if putting them in the overflow is ok then im all for it.

finally got to clean the glass. for some reason, the camera shots look purple-ish. in person it looks more blue more than anything. Blues only @ 100% whites+other colors only @ 100% Blues+Whites & Other Colors on @ 100% (this one is kinda blurry. didnt realize it till i uploaded)

FINALLY WATER SPECS!!! how am i looking guys? nitrate is off the charts. & Holy Phosphates!! How much % water change would i need to do to lower it? im guessing all these was due to the old water the i used? id hate to look at a heater inside the tank. :/ the water level is less than 10"...

mine is rather simple to change. two unions and i pull the cover that houses two bulkheads which leads to the socks and voila! good to know! good thing i didnt buy new ones. i would probably do a good rinse on them before i throw them in the washer. any thoughts on my heater issue? sell em and...

is it ok to put the heaters inside the overflow? im thinking it is, but the heaters wont heat the water as efficient since there isnt that much flow in the overflow? yes? no?. i got two 300watt heaters that are 20'' long. does not fit the sump due to the baffles. i'd hate to have em inside the...

question about the refugium that i want to set up. im going to redo the plumbing and do hard pipes. i kinda hate the flexible pipes. that, and i want to add a some kind of drain for easy water changes, ball valves, check valves. in which order should the water go? socks-skimmer-refugium-return...

i like the jebao idea better. ill pay a little more for more flow. thanks for chiming in!

lol. i wish i was talking about the vortechs. im looking at the jebao ones. ive researched them all over and most of the reviews are positive. question though, would i really need 4 wp40s? if so, im pulling the trigger on this when i get more yays. they seem to be powerful and i think 4 of em...

yep. gonna add that to the list! thanks again! i know i could search this, but oh well. how often should i change the water? and what % do i take out? also, im gonna be getting my auto top off soon. now, would i need a heater on the auto top off reservoir (40gallons of rodi)? edit: also on...

oh ok. good to know! i'll get a couple begginer ones then. (when the tanks ready)

Oh cool . Not that far from me. Id like to come see the tank if it cool. Im only a couple gallons away from yours. Just getting started with mine though.

Thnks for the advice! Would I need to start dosing if I get lps? Im not quite ready yet for that. Still has more stuff to buy. Lol. Powerheads for one would run me 400-500. Ricordia looks awesome.

Thanks man! Time to read up on refugiums. I know there are countless sources for begginer corals. But what would u recommend? Looking for the neon,colorful, begginer corals.

update : lights are mounted and works. they're pretty nice. a lot more white than the ones i saw in the lfs which is actually nice. with the dials (blues,white+other colors) turned at the same intensity, the tank has a cool white look to it which is awesome. had to buy heaters since the one...

ok thanks. they are 90° with optical lens. have 3 of em like you recommended. should be fine right? haha wont be able to tell about the water splashing till i get the powerheads. not a lot of water movement right now.

thank you very much for chiming in. i'd want the cutting part to be the last resort. im open to it but i'd rather not you know? its a very nice mohagony wood. i remember you said through pms that it should be 10'' away from the water. im looking at 6 1/2'' clearance from led to water without...

also, the tank came with a glass cover that goes on top of the tank. should i put those back in or no?

leds came in. i got the 165watt evergrow leds on ebay. packaged very well and appears to be made well. they are stupid bright!! does anybody have these inside their canopy? trying figure out which way i want to attach them inside..

Wow! Great read. You made some progress man! From cracking the acrylic tank you were building in the beggining of the thread to where youre at now! Nice! Haha gotta check you out when my tanks ready. Im only an hour from you.

if you can plumb yours like the one in the link im posting, i would think it would be effortless. wish i could but im wayyy too far to my garage. that would be a lot of piping. lol 210 gallon Reef Build

anyone? im from vallejo myself.. where you at and whats your tank setup? fresh? salt? reef? planted?

get ebay leds. would last you ac ouple of years. i have a 6 footer as well and i need 3 for my reef tank that im setting up. the lights cover 24x24 so 3 would be perfect for yours. you could also get just white and blue ones. plus if you wanted to change it up to a planted/reef, the lights would...