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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/19/2007, 11:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 213
Posted By Orm Embar
If you go with T5's try to get individual...

If you go with T5's try to get individual reflectors - much more effective with light per bulb.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/19/2007, 11:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 290
Posted By Orm Embar
My understanding is different, although I should...

My understanding is different, although I should say that my understanding is purely reading other people's experiences and not from personal experience.

I have heard that the U-tube design...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/14/2007, 05:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 304
Posted By Orm Embar
My still-in-garage tank concept (to busy and...

My still-in-garage tank concept (to busy and funds are tight at the moment):

Oceanic 37 gallon tank
lighting (halide, can also go T5 with individual reflectors)
skimmer (Tunze nano, Coralife...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/14/2007, 05:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 260
Posted By Orm Embar
Maybe - it depends on how much flow you can...

Maybe - it depends on how much flow you can safely get into the overflow box. Drilling a second drain into the overflow box will double your flow out of the box, but the maximum safe flow rate of...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2007, 12:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 276
Posted By Orm Embar
For a 25" high tank I'd probably go with the 250w...

For a 25" high tank I'd probably go with the 250w Sunpod, assuming you want to keep a mixed reef.

I looked at what would be better for a 21" deep 37 gallon tank and so far think that you can do...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2007, 12:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 267
Posted By Orm Embar
Ditto on the 2 books. When you get more...

Ditto on the 2 books. When you get more advanced, Eric also has an "everything you ever wanted to know about a coral and many things you never knew were out there" book as well.
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2007, 12:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 544
Posted By Orm Embar
If they are Apitasia, Lysmata wurdemanni...

If they are Apitasia, Lysmata wurdemanni (peppermint) shrimp did a great job in my last tank of eating them. Then the shrimp died and they came back many months later . . . Just be sure not to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2007, 12:09 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 428
Posted By Orm Embar
I still debate whether or not I will be using a...

I still debate whether or not I will be using a HOB overflow (Lifereef only) for my next tank.

My understanding of HOB overflows is that, to make it as disaster-proof as possible, you need to have...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/28/2007, 01:17 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,328
Posted By Orm Embar
I am not familiar with Escobal, although I am not...

I am not familiar with Escobal, although I am not familiar with these references either. Harker's reference for the 16:1 air:water flow ratio comes from (Ahmad, S. I. 1975. Laws of foam formation...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/28/2007, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 319
Posted By Orm Embar
I vote for Scott Michael's books (Reef Fishes...

I vote for Scott Michael's books (Reef Fishes series). Not just an atlas but a complete description of natural habitats and marine aquarium care. The only problem is that there are at least 3...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/26/2007, 12:10 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,328
Posted By Orm Embar
I may be the only person who has read this...

I may be the only person who has read this article, but ther's an old article from 1999 by Richard Harker (Marine Fish & Reef USA) on modifying a countercurrent airstone skimmer to outperform a...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/25/2007, 02:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 232
Posted By Orm Embar
Do a search on Super Skimmer - several mods with...

Do a search on Super Skimmer - several mods with pictures have been posted, generally replacing the return ling and getting rid of the huge black box.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/25/2007, 02:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 212
Posted By Orm Embar
From what I have read, the Super Skimmer is a...

From what I have read, the Super Skimmer is a little touchy re: overflowing (mods to prevent this include replacing the outflow, drilling out the air intake to being slightly larger), I would stick...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/25/2007, 02:29 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 287
Posted By Orm Embar
I have heard very good things about both the ASM...

I have heard very good things about both the ASM and the EuroReef, although I have used neither. The Aqua-C has had mixed reviews, generally positive but some negative.

I would vote for either...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/24/2007, 02:08 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 943
Posted By Orm Embar
My 2 cents - it depends on how you want your sand...

My 2 cents - it depends on how you want your sand bed to work.

My understanding of sand beds is a la Ron Shimek (hope I get this right) - "live" sand has a certain amount of microscopic and just...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/24/2007, 02:00 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 847
Posted By Orm Embar
FWIW, I still have a copy of an old article...

FWIW, I still have a copy of an old article (Marine Fish & Reef USA 1999) that compares a countercurrent airstone skimmer to a downdraft (the "new technology" of the time). By using a piston driven...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/22/2006, 11:00 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,925
Posted By Orm Embar
Add my name to the "electrical shock due to Rio"...

Add my name to the "electrical shock due to Rio" list as well.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/20/2006, 11:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 245
Posted By Orm Embar
A Hydor deflector, maybe . . .

A Hydor deflector, maybe . . .
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/16/2006, 10:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 467
Posted By Orm Embar
Agree with Chaeto, disagree with Caulerpa. Darn...

Agree with Chaeto, disagree with Caulerpa. Darn stuff not only grows fast but can "go sexual," create tons of spores, and then grows simultaneously all over your tank, killing your corals. I speak...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/12/2006, 01:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 183
Posted By Orm Embar
Homemade ca/alk/mag powder, similar to B-Ionic...

Homemade ca/alk/mag powder, similar to B-Ionic but a ton cheaper and without trace elements. There's a post in the last 24 hrs with a link to the article where he goes over everything in detail...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/12/2006, 01:39 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 327
Posted By Orm Embar
I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that...

I'm going to play devil's advocate and say that if you really want a small bioload/skimmerless tank, go for it. Just make sure you have enough corals/macroalgae to take up organics.

I have heard...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/12/2006, 01:34 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 141
Posted By Orm Embar
Simple tank cube concept

Hello again after a while (9 months of wedding preparation). Never got my latest tank set up but have been browsing the boards and thinking of setting up a tank again. Certainly not rushing it . ....
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/12/2006, 01:24 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 430
Posted By Orm Embar
SeaClones are legendarily bad as skimmers on...

SeaClones are legendarily bad as skimmers on ReefCentral - I've never used them but they are small and need modification to really do much of anything from what I've read.

My recommendations:
1)...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/09/2006, 10:28 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 93
Posted By Orm Embar
General books - Tullock's Book of the Marine...

General books - Tullock's Book of the Marine Aquarium, anything by Delbeek & Sprung, Paletta, or Nilsen & Fossa (last authors probably misspelled). Clownfish - there's a classic on them by a female...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/07/2006, 12:00 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 1,163
Posted By Orm Embar
2 species of peppermints- 1) Lysmata species...

2 species of peppermints-

1) Lysmata species (think wurdemanni but not sure) - the aiptasia eating ones When I had one, no aiptasia. After it died, did notice a few.

They are the ones that...
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