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    My 280g build....

    Its been a tough week.... So I had been dealing with an ich outbreak for about a week before I lost power last weekend. I was trying to feed my way thru the ich cycle as I had done in the past with success but the power failure really thru it into overdrive and within the last few days a few...
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    My 280g build....

    Thanks Ryan. I haven't been able to get a shot that I like but will try again later on today.
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    My 280g build....

    Some New Pics
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    No luck with SPS

    What kind of rocks and substrate did you set the tank up with? Ive heard of guys making rock out of Portland cement and running into all kinds of problems with not being able to control the water parameters. Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    Installing a mini split air conditioning unit

    I thought about seeing how I could run the return line thru a keg cooler....lol
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    Installing a mini split air conditioning unit

    Fish room is in the basement directly behind the tank so i do have exterior access. im not planning on pulling a permit. Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    Installing a mini split air conditioning unit

    the only kind of power I am comfortable running is an extension cord :) I am fortunate enough to have a brother in-law who is an electrician that can do that for me. Most of the systems I have been looking at have the flexible line sets where they just screw onto the compressor unit so I dont...
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    Installing a mini split air conditioning unit

    So the best laid out plans dont always work. My fish room which was just constructed a few months ago is a little too air tight and the temps in the room are pushing 82 degrees. I've been able to keep my tank temps under 80 but thats with running a big fan over the tank 24/7. My sg has...
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    Acclimating corals to led's

    Even though par meters dont measure leds 100% accurately I think every led fixture should come with one. I think too many times people think that since they were running 300w's of t5's or mh that when they get a 150w led fixture that it needs to be set at 100%. You are so right when you say...
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    Acclimating corals to led's

    i started my leds at 35% and left at that level for two weeks and then started increasing by 5% weekly. no need to rush it. Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    mainland aquatics jackson nj

    i just picked up a frag pack from motortrendz and he has a lot of great corals. it was great to see the colonies that the frags were cut from too. he has some really great pieces and i will definitely be back for more!!! Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    Diy fish traps

    I saw that you did that and have thought about it but Im afraid i might hook one of my Japanese swallow tails by mistake and i dont want anything to happen to them. Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    300 Gallon upgrade

    How are things going with the tank Rich? Sent from my SCH-I510 using Tapatalk 2
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    Diy fish traps

    thanks Paul. I made the soda bottle trap last night but the only thing I got was a line of hermits going in there after the food. I will add the extra hole and try to give it the snow globe effect. the fish knows his time is up because now he goes into hidding as soon as I get near the tank.
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    Diy fish traps

    Anyone have experience with building and using one? My orange spot rabbit fish has decided to rip thru all of my zoa colonies in the last three days. I was able to save a few by removing the rock they were on and placing in my frag tank but now I am afraid he will turn on my lps. So, its time...
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    FS 80w T5 BULBS

    I am selling 2 80w KZ New Generation 14k Bulbs for $35. Bulbs are only two months old and have only been used for about 3 hrs a day. Only reason I am selling is because my leds produce a lot more white than I thought they would so I am switching to an actinic. Local pick up/drop off only...
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    Fs: Green hydnophora coral

    lots of interest in frags so I will be fragging this colony and will post pictures of the frags over the weekend.
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    Fs: Green hydnophora coral

    I have two large colonies of this and I am looking to sell one of them. The colony is probably 6-7" tall and round. It has a beautiful green color to it and is an easy sps to care for. I would like to sell the entire colony for $85 but will consider fragging out @ $25 per very generous frag...
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    My 280g build....

    Some new shots..... 5/13/2012 6/4/2012----notice along the top back rim in the middle is filling in nicely 5/2/2012 6/4/2012---the skirt is extending out 5/13/2012 6/4/2012---tips are branching out I have a couple of acro colonies that are really...
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    Water Temperature Issue.......

    remove the glass tops and replace with a screen top and pick up a clip on fan. Your temps will drop.
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