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10/23/2007, 09:29 AM
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I am being relocated to DSM, IA. So that will put me about 390 miles closer but I will still be 628 miles away (according to google maps)... Thanks again for the kind words and I will still be lurking on RC when I have time following the 4738364382 threads that I am subscribed to 
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10/23/2007, 10:11 AM
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 When I started this and planned to go high tech, well all my luck went out the window... I will just have to sit down and see what I can do when the time comes...
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10/23/2007, 10:25 AM
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My wife and I wanted to build and I was already thinking of ideas for a "fish room" LOL, but with time constraints and everything else we could not wait 6+ months for a new build, we did find a house that we liked that was just about to have the siding installed. Since it was still in the build process then we were able to pick things like siding color, flooring, cabinets and all of that stuff... It does have a unfinished walkout basement that I plan to finish up shortly after moving in so maybe there will be a big hole somewhere that will fit a large tank 
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10/23/2007, 11:57 AM
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the walk-out is perfect for an aquarium, being sheltered from the heat and solid floor....try to get a floor drain in before they button up the house!
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10/24/2007, 12:56 AM
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DAmn sorry about all your luck. Now i know not to order from AO. I think im goin to go with Aquariumsforyou for my tank. They have a 10yr warrenty if you get there stand. You would think AO would have flown over and fixed the tank for how much you paid for it. If they told me to ship the tank back. I would have personally delivered it straight up there you know what.
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10/24/2007, 04:11 PM
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hishawn,
where is DSM IA at?i would bet thats not too far from minneapolis mn, if you decide to keep the tank all you need to do is cut the tank apart and take the sheets with you. once you get settled into your new home you can rebuild the tank with overlaping euro bracing. depending on where in iowa you will be at,i might be able to swing on down there and help you rebuild the tank. i have assisted a friend in rebuilding his tank because it was not done right the first time and had to be cut apart and redone. its not as bad as you would think to rebuild a tank.
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10/24/2007, 04:26 PM
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. Best of luck to you in your new job (and new home).
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10/25/2007, 05:14 PM
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10/25/2007, 05:36 PM
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If I end up keeping it I will need help in rebuilding it, so I may take you up on that offer
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10/25/2007, 05:37 PM
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I suppose that had you gotten it set up, you would have a horrendous time moving it to your new job.
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10/25/2007, 06:04 PM
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well seeing your going to be that close you will haveto take the wife to see the mall of america and i will take you over to see energys big 1700 g tank. its about 10 miles from the mall of america. lol
also i bet you will become fast friends with the guy (link below) who own this tank. he is a reef addict just like you are. im sure he might be able to give us a hand building your tank back up again. he will be 10 mins from your house. he is going to take his tank down and install a bigger tank in its place. we will need some help installing it. hint hint hint. then we can go over to your house and rebuild your glass tank. you will need some fine steel wool, clean cotton rags, acetone, new can of crisco, 100 count of razor blades, and a bunch of bar clamps with protective plastic covers on them. the rest we can make due as we go. if you need some special pieces of glass cut i have a friend who works at a glass place and i can see if he will cut some pieces for us to reinforce the top with. i think a double layer of glass would really help to reinforce the bond in the corners and give the tank the added security it needs. do you have an extra reinforcment strip around the bottom of the tank? it would look like this...  you can see the reinforcement strip around the bottom of the tank to make a double layer so the silicone has twice as much bonding area. the top is made the same way on this tank. this would really help your tank to be alot stronger and less likely to burst again. twice as strong as a single layer of glass is. p.s. just make sure you have a bottle of captain on hand. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha www.shallowreef.com
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10/25/2007, 06:28 PM
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this picture just kills me...
I am really interested in your theory on the GFO removal via skimming Scott.
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10/25/2007, 06:38 PM
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are you refering to phosphate media removal from the water? that is a line that is attached to the skimmer from the phosphate reactor. it removes the dust particals of rowphos that slip by the filter floss. if those particals get into the tank they can hurt the corals. this is energys idea. by installing the fitting into the skimmer you are able to remove the harmful dust partacles from the water and not burn your sps when you change your media out. you can't skim phosphates out of the water but you can skim the dust that comes from the media, out of the water.
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10/25/2007, 06:45 PM
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GFO=Granulated Ferric Oxide (PO4 removal media)
So I use fine filter floss and my effluent goes into doubled up fine filter socks before going into the sump. What I notice is that with just one sock, it turns orange and with two, the outer last one does not. But I am interested in this idea. I am just not sure the skimmer won't let some by and into the tank anyway.
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10/25/2007, 06:49 PM
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10/25/2007, 07:02 PM
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OK. That was where I got the idea for the fine socks I believe, but I didn't remember the part about the skimmer port.
Anyway, get back to work. You have a world to conquer, one skimmer at a time!
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11/08/2007, 10:57 PM
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If I do keep the tank I am really thinking about doing a FW setup... If I did stay with SW I am pondering just doing a FOWLR setup but I just don't know...
Bubble King 400 External (BK400 EXT) - Ohio 43068...
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11/08/2007, 11:03 PM
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Oh my God, I hope the mods don't see that! They'll ban you for writing "FW" you know!
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12/31/2007, 10:33 PM
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Do you still have the tank or were you able to sell?
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