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mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	I agree...update! If there's nothing to update on...make something up! Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 18-Aug-2006 03:59
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Sorry peeps, I havent been around much lately. A lot of stuff going on with my work and being President of the reef club is taking more time than I thought it would I have done some little things, but nothing major yet. Anyone have any time they can spare to let me borrow?
Posted 18-Aug-2006 04:43
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	Edited by Alex are you sure your glass will be able to support your hood when it has all the halides in it? May i make a reccomendation... lunar tracker BTW why did you go with sequence reeflo pumps attached to an OM units. Instead of tunze stream 6200 pumps? Tunze = less electricity a tad higher flowrate a little bit cheaper(in aus atleast) ,if it breaks its not as much trouble as a closed loop and its alot quieter. EDIT: the sequence do look much much more impressive though ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 10-Sep-2006 06:23
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	The tank is acrylic and the lights are ceiling suspended. I went with the sequence pumps because in the long run they are cheaper, and give a wider range of flow options when attached to the closed loop....and the closed loop is also easier to hide than big and bulky tunze's are.
Posted 14-Sep-2006 23:33
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	Edited by mattyboombatty Heh, I agree about the tunze. People throw those things right in plain sight, and I look and say "ha, there's a UFO in your tank." It would be one thing if they were cheaper, like powerheads, but that's not the case. Those things are expensive. I use powerheads, and think they are ugly too, but I didn't spend hundreds of dollars on the ugly suckers. I guess it would help if they hid them behind the live rock or something, but people tend to hang them off the top of the tank, in the front corner. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 15-Sep-2006 01:12
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	anything going on here... -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 16-Sep-2006 17:16
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Nope, nothing new going on....between getting fired from my job and starting a new job, the club board meetings and regular member meetings and trying to squeeze in a social life, I havent done anything else to the tank.
Posted 23-Sep-2006 08:30
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	tell me something that doesn't surprise me... they're allowed to fire you? -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 24-Sep-2006 00:58
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	what else do you still have too buy? ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 02-Oct-2006 11:11
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	I still need a sequence hammerhead pump, $300 worth of heaters, 6 phosban reactors, and I think thats about it.
Posted 03-Oct-2006 01:58
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	whats the hammerhead for? are you going to have 2 fuges? or another closed loop? ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 10-Oct-2006 12:49
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	I spent a good deal of money on heaters when setting up my tank. I haven't seen them on more than once. The fans on the other hand, turn on daily. Why are you spending so much on heaters? -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 11-Oct-2006 01:20
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	if i recall correctly hes getting 2 1000watt heaters to minimise the clutter Atleast thats what i think i read ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 11-Oct-2006 01:38
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/totm/index.php is this the Kip you were talking about? What a tank!!! ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 11-Oct-2006 12:20
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	Edited by Alex Triple post Ferret how do your fans turn on? are they just on a timer or attrached some device that senses when the temp is two high and turns them on ? EDIT: happy birthday too me ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 12-Oct-2006 12:19
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	the 2nd part... i use a simple reefkeeper system it triggers the fan when the temp hits like, 78 or 80 or something like that works for me -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 14-Oct-2006 21:40
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	whats the hammerhead for? are you going to have 2 fuges? or another closed loop? The hammer head is for the return line from the basement and will also run the calcium reactor, Kalk reactor, and feed the phosban reactors, along with possibly a skimmer or two. I will have two "fuges", but only one with have chaetomorpha in it. Liana, I will be getting two 1000w heaters....with almost 500g of water and the bigger fuge sitting on the concrete floor in the basement I will need both of them...plus I the warmest my furnace is set in the winter time is 55 degrees
Posted 15-Oct-2006 01:52
terranova Fish Master Posts: 1984 Kudos: 1889 Votes: 229 Registered: 09-Jul-2003	Edited by terranova my sump and fuge are on concrete floors > . < actually, lately we've had some rather chilly days here, and i have seen the heaters turn on once or twice...but idk those lights are just so flippin hot i feel like they heat the tank for me...and it's not like i have powerheads or something that would be contributing. whatever. EDIT: since when does > . < make a weird smiley? -Formerly known as the Ferretfish
Posted 19-Oct-2006 00:15
Alex Fish Addict 510 Posts: 721 Registered: 03-Oct-2004	anything happening? ''All the clown fish and yellow tangs in the world cant save you now!''
Posted 22-Dec-2006 11:53
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