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  1. ryancmatchett

    Frags F/S

    Thanks for the frags Jorge, It was great to put a face to the avatar....Thank you again!!
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    Question about painting stand

    Given a choice, this is what I would have used. However, in our case, the stand and canopy came painted with a shiny black paint. So we repainted the inside with Kilz primer and used that on any other cabinet in the garage or not in immediate view. Then we prepped (sanded) anything on the...
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    SPS growout contest!!!! (Follow all the contestants here)

    +1 Good luck to everyone who is still in!!
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    SPS growout contest!!!! (Follow all the contestants here)

    Mine RTN'd last night...I am out.
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    Starting my new reef build

    good start...looking forward to seeing progress.
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    Santa Barbara Reef Build

    Thanks Mike, for the suggestions and the compliments.....However, we have actually already gone down most of those roads. Sorry, I guess I should have included more of this information earlier.....My thread is not very complete, I apologize for that.... We have had our RO/DI water tested by a...
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    Santa Barbara Reef Build

    Update 3/8/11 So a little update: Hair algae is beyond excessive, and very annoying. Removing about 3-4 cups (dry measure) of algae every 2 weeks. We have been having this issue since November....and we have tried GFO, reduced feeding, and different foods, removed the MH and changed to 8X54w...
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    SPS growout contest!!!! (Follow all the contestants here)

    Mine has a "little bit" of color, but hard to tell in these pics. The little offshoot on the left side of the frag has grown, maybe 1/32"....Other than that, it is still here, has all of its flesh, just hasn't changed much. Good luck to everyone who is still going!!!
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    2 purple tang

    Wow good price. I just picked one up from an LFS for $100. Great looking fish though... GLWS!!!
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    QT tank for fish

    We have a 20gal QT running with a plastic rock, a small chunk of LR and a HOB skimmer. We are leaving new fish in for 4 weeks. But we are also just changing about 1-2 gal per day, taking QT water out, putting in display tank water. Keeping it clean. We also have a separate Hospital tank...
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    San Luis Obispo

    I have family up that way too, Atascadero, and am always going up through Santa Maria from Santa Barbara. I would definitly love to get the chance to meet up with you. We really like some of those frag pics....
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    How to equalize sump return and pump flow

    +1 on this one. With the drain line open all the way, you could restrict the return line if needed. Good Luck, and hope it evens out soon. Good luck, looks like a great tank!!
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    new to this site hello

    Welcome!!
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    20G DIY Fuge (External)

    Have you tried a power outage test? Just wanted to make sure you aren't going to get too much drainage into your sump with that piping. I know on our fuge, which is only 10gal, we have some drainage that we had to account for. Looks good, and should help a lot with filtration. And pods, lots...
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    SB nano

    Welcome to another SB tank!! Welcome Chris.
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    F/S Tek 5 8-54 watt

    Thank you very much for the light. This is going to make all the difference for us. It was great to meet you and the wife. Must say, we were all VERY impressed with the tank. Wish you the best of luck with the light changes, and again....Thank you very much!!
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    SPS growout contest!!!! (Follow all the contestants here)

    SS Grow Day1 120gal DT, 50gal sump, half full, ASM G3 Skimmer, Carbon/Gfo in BRS dual Reactor, 10 gal Fuge. Current lights - 2 X 250w MH (going to be changing lights out to a Tek 8 X 54w this week.) Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 Phos - 0 PH - 8.3 SG - 1.025 Cal - 420 Alk - 12 Mag - 1200 Please note...
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    Coral eating worm?

    Did you get a chance to try to get him out? We had one about a month ago, and we used a target feeder with boiling hot vinegar, as if we were nuking Aiptasia...he came right out, picked him up with tweezers...I understand they can get pretty long, if you don't get them out of the tank...
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    Anyone from Santa Barbara?

    Yup We are from SB!!!
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    What size tank do you have? And your dream size tank!

    What size is your reef tank? 120 gallon What is your total volume? 210 gallons What is your dream size reef? 1000+ in-wall
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