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Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/26/2007, 07:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
ok thanks for the advice. i dont see how i could...

ok thanks for the advice. i dont see how i could get more flow in there though without making it into a whirlpool. when i put food in there it swirls around so fast its funny watching the fish try...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/24/2007, 07:32 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
right now the only flow is the water falling from...

right now the only flow is the water falling from the hob aquaclear but my maxijet 900 shoots water from my sump but its now always on and not exactly powerful when it makes it to my tank, it flows...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/24/2007, 05:05 PM
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Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
nitrate is almost none, my kit doesnt do...

nitrate is almost none, my kit doesnt do phosphate. is ok to siphon off live sand? i guess i figured it would suck it up

its hard to get a good picture of it but the stuff does have a hair like...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/23/2007, 11:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
hers one after a few days of 2hrs of lights on ...

hers one after a few days of 2hrs of lights on

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3084/img2503nk7.jpg

a day later after 10hr or so of light
...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/23/2007, 08:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
also ive been feeding my fish and crab tiny...

also ive been feeding my fish and crab tiny pellets per advice of pet store (ocean nutrion brand) but recently as in the last few days switched to a flake (same brand) my fish seems to like it alot...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/23/2007, 08:25 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,973
Posted By 7808
algae gettin out of hand, hair algae?

my tank has slowly been takin over by a brown algae, started out as a rust color coating on the top of rocks and sand now its more like hair, im no expert so i cut down my light to only about 2 hrs...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/10/2007, 01:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,022
Posted By 7808
really they probly wouldnt sell that many, and...

really they probly wouldnt sell that many, and they probly do make them if we knew what they were called exactly id search online. my castle-cut albow seems to work fine though
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/09/2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,022
Posted By 7808
i seen those the other day too. i actually asked...

i seen those the other day too. i actually asked the tard at the counter in plumbing if they had anything like that, he said no. then i showed him a 4" one i found there and asked if there was any...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/09/2007, 09:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,173
Posted By 7808
show that thing lit up. these are cool

show that thing lit up. these are cool
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/09/2007, 09:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 664
Posted By 7808
id put the ribs on the glass but im guessing

id put the ribs on the glass but im guessing
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/09/2007, 12:12 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 839
Posted By 7808
the skimmer is totally silent, but the pipe is...

the skimmer is totally silent, but the pipe is not in the water in the sump so i can hear that splashing, i will see how it sounds when the pipe is in water it might make some noise at the overflow...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/08/2007, 08:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 469
Posted By 7808
tank stand plans

anyone know a good place to get free tank stand plans ? im looking to build one for my 20 gallon regualar that will hold a 10 gallon under it. im not to great making plans to build unless its...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/08/2007, 06:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 839
Posted By 7808
ac tually the gaskets came from a menards type...

ac tually the gaskets came from a menards type place called fleet farm.

i held the return tube by drilling 2 smal holes on the inside plastic lip of the tank edge and put a zip tie through it.
...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/08/2007, 05:07 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 839
Posted By 7808
another diy over flow

i made this out of stuff from the local home depot/menards

the hole was made with a $6 dremel bit, its the diamond point one with a small ball end.

i traced my 1" pvc with a marker and went at...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/08/2007, 04:59 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 444
Posted By 7808
menards is the ****

menards is the ****
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/08/2007, 04:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 801
Posted By 7808
nice!

nice!
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2007, 02:01 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,939
Posted By 7808
the overflow keeps my water level right at the...

the overflow keeps my water level right at the top of the glass just out of view so you dont see a water line, i used some threaded 1" pieces and 2 rubberish gaskets i found by the sink parts to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/04/2007, 03:18 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,939
Posted By 7808
budget sump now operational. total cost: about...

budget sump now operational. total cost: about 20-30$. seems to work great, but not very functional right now but im hoping to stash some of the eqiupment there thats in the tank now (like the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/02/2007, 02:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 331
Posted By 7808
thanks for clearing that up, what if i dont use a...

thanks for clearing that up, what if i dont use a little skimmer box insead i was going to use an albow that went to a larger diameter and probly cut slits like that skimmer around the top, i guess...
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/02/2007, 01:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 331
Posted By 7808
ya i found that but it didnt make sense to me.. ...

ya i found that but it didnt make sense to me.. so i only need a pipe with a ID of .63 or do i need one with 3"? niether seem right really..
Forum: Do It Yourself 12/01/2007, 11:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 331
Posted By 7808
what size pipe for overflow?

i will be feeding my tank from a sump with a 230gph maxi jet, what size pipe will i want to use for the over flow ? i'm making a hole in the top back about 3" downwith a albow going up to water...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 11:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 312
Posted By 7808
i was told its carribean, it was "dark cured" he...

i was told its carribean, it was "dark cured" he said thats why it doesnt have the coralline algae or whatever its called, but he assured me it had everything i need on it to start . got it from a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 08:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 312
Posted By 7808
and my testing shows normal levels also. ...

and my testing shows normal levels also.

nitrate between 0-5 (api kit, think its in ppm)
nitrite 0 or slighly over
ammonia 0-0.25
ph 8.2-8.4



heres some pics
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 08:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 312
Posted By 7808
brownish rust color algae

the last few days most of my rocks and some of my sand has been covered in a rust colored algae of some sort. tank has been up and running for 2 weeks maybe and 1 week with live rock and a crab. ...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/29/2007, 11:34 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 1,939
Posted By 7808
how much spent? im still roughly around 250, id...

how much spent? im still roughly around 250, id say its going good, i might get a damsel or 2 this weekend not sure, i was just going to let it go do its thing but if fish will help i'll get some.
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