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05/31/2007, 11:06 PM
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I like the look of the Carib-Sea Oceans Direct Live Sand better, BUT like mike660r said, I don't think you need to spend more money on "live" sand either.
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06/01/2007, 12:04 AM
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Kaidenjohn: I have been waiting for quite long, but its a special case for me i guess since he was waiting for another person to ship everything at the same time. It was just not my luck.
Mike660r: I was thinking about getting the dry sand at first. After reading an article giving by Invincible569 (Edward) on the advantage of buying live sand, i am looking foward to give it a try. nsreefer: Thank you very much! cbui2: Good stuff! Are you afraid of having a storm sand in your tank once your pumps will be working? You are having some serious flow in that tank! Are you going to have a DSB?I like the look of sugar sand, i am just afraid of having to see sand everywhere.
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06/01/2007, 08:28 PM
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how did the water test go?
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06/02/2007, 12:20 AM
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jgs107: Thank you, will do!
ssbreef: Up to now, everything is good, tank is about 4/5 full. probably will be ok tomorrow night. I also received my light, heater and bulkheads so i am ready for the plumbing part! I wish i had my Oceans Motions 4 ways, unfortunatly my friend needed and i gave it to him, waiting to get a new one from him in the days to come. That should be the only piece missing now.
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06/02/2007, 05:46 AM
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Nice Richard!! cant wait to see it flowing. Are you sure you want to do a Oceans Motions with sand? If you do, you will need to clean it out the drum every couple of months.
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06/02/2007, 10:57 AM
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Thanks Ed!
Will the problem occur even if my input is in the sump (return pump)? Do you have a better alternative? I had an OM on my cube before which was BB and i was really please with it,i did not realize that sand could change something about maintenance. Thanks!
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06/02/2007, 09:00 PM
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Richard, You should be ok if that is how you will have it setup.
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06/02/2007, 10:42 PM
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i2ik im looking forward to some pics, be sure to include how you set up your dual skimmers,I haven't owned a H&S yet but im planning on A 2X 250,are you feeding each from a overflow?Should be cool,I can't wait!!!
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i2ik im looking forward to some pics, be sure to include how you set up your dual skimmers,I haven't owned a H&S yet but im planning on A 2X 250,are you feeding each from a overflow?Should be cool,I can't wait!!!
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06/03/2007, 12:56 AM
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Thanks Ed! Thats a relief!
jwccwj: For sure, i will show you how i will plumb the feeding part of my skimmer. The A250 looks really good! Delivery was free for me since my order was over 5K without the tank. For the tank only, you will have to contact them. Yup one overflow for each skimmer. Bebo77: Thank you!
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Been installing the 4 vortech for the break in and i have to tell that the flow is quite large but i dont have the feeling that its quite strong. One of the vortech have a stall and i unplug it since i really dont know why its stalling. The other 3 are ok. They are a bit noisy but i guess that with time, it will be better. I tried to play with it to get quiet as possible. Tank is about 7/8 full and i will wait until i received my spa-flex missing so i could start it. Have to tell myself that patience is a vertue...
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06/07/2007, 08:51 AM
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Stalls during the first week of use are somewhat normal. If the pump simply won't run, inspect the wet side assembly to make sure all the parts are there and that nothing is broken. Otherwise just go ahead and set it to whatever speed you want and any stalling should disappear within a week. -Tim |
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06/07/2007, 11:44 AM
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erics3000; Thank you very much, i will be posting some pictures of the plumbing probably tonight or tomorrow. i will work on it after work tonight.
Nirvana: I have been looking at the Elos and others controller. I chose to go with the prolifux instead of others since the price was right and the options was what i wanted. Elos have very nice products and for sure the controller is one of them, but out of range in price for me. Esthetics of the Elos is for sure the nicest one though! I love the look of the vortech. Its quite small in the tank so i dont notice it much and thats the main reason i wanted to go with that pump, no heat issue and also the battery back up which is very convenient. I dont seem to see very strong flow in the tank, hopefully, once i will put the salt in, i will be able to determinate if the flow is good enough, if not i might have to add more Tim: I am happy to see you on my thread and thank you for your comment. The vortech is not working fine since 2 days so everything is great.
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