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02/08/2007, 05:50 PM
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Just found this thread. Absolutely great work! Really love the open look ... KEEP ON SHARING!
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02/09/2007, 07:38 PM
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i was so happy today to get finally get a hold of a bright pink seriatopora frag. it is about 1.5" to 2" piece. while at the store i also seen this pocillipora that is peach with neon green polyps and i could not leave it there. i'm hoping it will color up a little more. its hard to see the polyps in the picture but it looks so cool
 
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02/11/2007, 07:27 PM
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big jump today. i dumped my vortechs and installed a tunze wavebox. this unit is awesome. super easy to hook up. i almost had an overlfow by trying to max out my wave. i used 2 6200 magnets to mount it. they are rated for 3/4" glass and i have 7/8" but they hold very well. the fish seem much more calm with the wave and there is a couple sps that the PE has improved within an hour of the unit being on. these pieces did not usually extend well until night time so that is a major bonus.
 input on to the name of this piece would be awesome. i'm hoping it colors up because there is some purple/blue hues to it.  new monti frag 
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02/12/2007, 11:29 AM
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What made you chose the Profilux over the the other controllers?
I am looking for a controller and would love to hear your opinion. Tank look great. And I really like your rock work.
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02/12/2007, 11:51 AM
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what is the reason for taking out the 2 vortech? why not keeping the vortech + the wavebox at the same time too with your tunzes powerhead? that would have been a lot of flow!
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02/12/2007, 02:11 PM
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ruiny - i had never used a controller before and when i was building this tank i decided it would be beneficial. i'm a sucker for new products and a friend of mine was the first to own in north america so i drilled him for information on the unit. a big thing for me was the quality of the unit and probes, very high end. i loved all the options it was capable of and what options will be available in the future. i'm not knocking the other units at all but from what research i did i found this unit to work for me. i found a really cool spreadsheet on controller comparison. but i dont know how to copy the file to this or i would show you.
i2ik - i had some issues with the vortechs. because of the thickness of my glass the units never stayed aligned and the rattling was so bloody annoying. after using them for a few months i was not impressed with the quality of the units either. they did produce good flow, but i just decided they werent for me. i'm thinking of making a bracket to mount on the overflow to mount another wavysea and tunze but still have not decided. with the 2 tunzes and wavebox there is awesome flow now.
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02/12/2007, 03:01 PM
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02/18/2007, 06:40 PM
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i was pretty shocked this morning. i took some 1 month growth pictures of some of the acros and was pretty impressed. the purple cross does not actually have the white shown in the pictures.
     
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02/20/2007, 11:34 PM
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my tank has been hitting 83.5 degrees by the end of the day which isnt the end of the world but it did not leave me with much of a buffer zone. i already have a GHL 3 fan assy on my sump but today i bought a GHL 5 fan assy. i installed it near the end of the day and it brought the tank temp down 1 degree in about 2 hours. i love these setups. they are dead quiet too. i also had a wild colony on hold for the past week and went and picked it up. i also got another wild colony that i think has major potential. both pieces are hard to tell the colors in the pictures but in person they look pretty cool. there is also a small frag that i could not leave. i've never seen polyps extend as much as they do on this frag although they are not out in the pic. if you know the ID's of these pieces i'd love to hear it. i think both wild colonies may be plating acro possilby nana but i'm still a rookie when it comes to ID'ing
   
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02/21/2007, 12:24 AM
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Your tank looks like it's comming along nice! One question though. Are you using a chiller at all? I have just fired up my new lights (3-250w MH, 4-96w 03's), and my tank has also increased about 1.5 deg's (78.9). I am using a 1/4hp chiller w/2 Ice Cap fans in my canopy. Thanks...
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no chiller. i seriously contemplated getting a teco chiller because my temp was hitting 83.5 at the end of the day. but i thought it was cheaper to try a fan assy then to spend $1000. and it has worked so far. tomorrow will be the test, i'll let you know how it goes
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02/21/2007, 11:25 AM
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WOW! Very nice! I'm planning a tank upgrade in the near future and you gave me some GREAT ideas! I love your rockwork!! Looks great! Keep us updated.
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02/21/2007, 12:21 PM
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love the rockwork tanks looks great
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02/21/2007, 09:31 PM
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I think you will find that the fans will work well, but if you can angle them down just a bit to blow across the top of the water they will work even better. Its a small change but it makes a surprizingly big difference. Try it.
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02/22/2007, 02:04 PM
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their website does not work right now but their phone number is 604-856-1433 and talk to mike. they do ship. they have some issues with their website right now so it is not up and running
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03/15/2007, 12:11 AM
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its been awhile with updates mostly because i was losing fish like crazy from a bacterial thing. in all i lost a copperband butterfly, male black clown, female oscellaris clown, powerblue tang. i hate losing fish and i'm not sure what brought it on. either way what ever it was is completely gone and the other fish are thrivng. the tank is coming along fairly good. little spots of algae that bug the hell out of me as the tank matures, but they are manageable. i got my first small school of anthias today. 3 females and 1 male. not really sure on the type, input would be great if you know what they are. the water looks a little dirty right now because i just fed cyclopeeze
    
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03/15/2007, 01:10 AM
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Wow, awesome tank and great job on the equipment. Like it's any surprise since you are an aircraft mechanic. lol.
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06/14/2007, 03:08 PM
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I ended up making a PVC skeleton just like you did, such an awesome idea, I have great flow because of it, check it out!!!
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