Forum: Reef
09-08-2008, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,870
Purifying System (BLEACH)
So I am starting up a new system and using various equipment from other tanks. As a way to try and kill any algea that has been introduced to the tank via the old equipment I was thinking of putting...
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Forum: DIY
03-10-2008, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,740
loud sucking sound
I just plumbed by first tank and unfortunatly my overflow is sucking a lot of air making a really loud toilet flushing sound.
One option I have considered is to modify it using a dursal (sp.)...
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Forum: Calgary
02-29-2008, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,399
Home hardware
I like home hardware, too bad there is only one. I feel stupid driving so far for one little length of pipe. Though I am probably not the first and diffinitly not the last.
Thnaks,
Jon.
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Forum: Calgary
02-29-2008, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,399
3/4" Pvc
I need about a foot of 3/4" pvc to finish of my plumbing. Stores like Home Depot and Rona only sell them in 10 foot lengths. Western pump is closed on the weekend, anyone know anywhere else?
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Forum: DIY
02-27-2008, 12:46 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,502
Thank you
All really good ideas. I am pretty sure I know what I am going to do now.
One good point mentioned is that if you do put it under water, you might as well put it at the same elevation as your...
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Forum: DIY
02-26-2008, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,502
breaking a vacume
So I will be installing my plumbing tonight and I want to cofirm that the only way to prevent your return line from vacuming half the water out of your tank should your pump fail is to drill a hole...
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Forum: Reef
02-21-2008, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,310
Same setup
Thanks for asking this question as I have the exact same setup and was wondering the same thing.
I also have a 4' CF light strip that I will be supplementing with iether a clip on or pendent 150W...
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Forum: Reef
02-13-2008, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,840
Looks like its not really a huge structural...
Looks like its not really a huge structural crack. Kind of a unexpected spot actually. Once getting a second opinion you should probably be able to drain the tank a little and just calk over the...
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Forum: Freshwater
02-13-2008, 04:32 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,543
Sounds like you have a big bioload. The best...
Sounds like you have a big bioload. The best thing you can do to prevent algea is to limit feeding and do lots of water changes. Plecos are good but they only eat certain kinds of algea. You...
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Forum: Reef
02-13-2008, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,190
Still alive?
Hey just wondering how that molly is doing? is it still kicking?
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Forum: Calgary
01-27-2008, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,398
Thanks
Ok that makes more sense.
Thanks for your help.
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Forum: Calgary
01-27-2008, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,398
western plumbing
Is this the western plumbing that everyone goes to for supplies?
Great western plumbing
218 Chinook Drive
Cochrane, AB
I did not realize it was in Cochrane.
Does anyone know if they sell...
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-12-2007, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,671
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Forum: Reef
12-11-2007, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,032
scary
Maybe shore up the side that is drooping with 2by4's. I really dont think your slab would shift without you noticing some new cracking. I would check out those stands and make sure they are still...
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Forum: Reef
12-11-2007, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,802
Tapper up
You dont specify that you tapper them up. The actual hole may only be 3/4 inch but if you taper them up to a 1 1/2 inch pipe right after the hole you will be able to pass a lot more flow.
I guess...
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Forum: Lounge
12-10-2007, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,561
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Forum: Reef
12-07-2007, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,773
I think that in a system with other fish in it...
I think that in a system with other fish in it they will probably all be goners. If you want to raise the fry, you are better off starting another tank specifically for that purpose. It will probably...
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Forum: Reef
12-07-2007, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,695
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-06-2007, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 26,956
SandStorm
I am sure you can get the aquascaping nice again. It might take a 2 years but you can probably do it eventualy.
I was not sure if your sand was new but there have been a few posts recently of...
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Forum: Reef
12-05-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
I had read about the flex PVC somewhere but did...
I had read about the flex PVC somewhere but did not know it was readily avialable. I was thinking of using it due to my poor handyman skills but sound dampening makes it a slam dunk. I was trying to...
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Forum: Reef
12-05-2007, 03:12 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
More Reasonable
That seems much more reasonable. Ya, overfilling you sump seems like a common rookie error which I am sure I will do no matter how much I try to avoid it. I think as long as I fill the tank while the...
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Forum: Reef
12-05-2007, 12:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
Sump Flow through
Thanks for the advice everyone,
I was hoping to mount the pump as an external pump which I believe both the quite one and mag drives are capable of.
Tony, you mentioned that you should not have...
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Forum: Reef
12-04-2007, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
I stole this from some other board. ...
I stole this from some other board.
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Almost all of us have dealt with excessive noise in our aquariums, one of the...
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Forum: Reef
12-04-2007, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
1:1
So its 1:1, and maybe an enhiem.
The current standpipe is just your basic flow over the top. I never new about the dursa design until now. Something else to incorporate.
Every bit helps,...
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Forum: Reef
12-04-2007, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,402
Pumps
No one seems to be posting so I think now would be a good time to ask a pump question.
Then maybe I can act like a jerk when people try and help me and I will get some free corals. (Someone had...
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