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| Wet/Dry (trickle) filter |
   
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12 | 8.51% |
| Fluidized bed filter |
  
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5 | 3.55% |
| UV sterilizer |
  
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9 | 6.38% |
| Mechanical filter |
  
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10 | 7.09% |
| Live rock/sand bed (exclusively) |
  
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75 | 53.19% |
| Carbon filter |
  
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14 | 9.93% |
| Other |
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16 | 11.35% |
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#11
02-22-2006, 08:29 AM
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AHH, the fuge. I knew I forgot something...
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90gal Starfire mixed reef, 400W MH (Giesemann 13K megachrome/Icecap E-ballast), (2) 54W T5 Giesemann true actinic, 45gal sump (65W 50/50 PC), ASM G-3 Skimmer, Mak 4 return, Sequence Dart closed loop, foam backdrop, 120 lbs LR, 2" sandbed, & 1 dillhole running the show. 
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#12
02-22-2006, 08:31 AM
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Annother glitch is that most of us already have live rock and a sand bed. Oh well, I'm getting the picture.
Danny, I didn't have enough options on the poll to include combos. No soup for you. Banned for life!
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90gal Starfire mixed reef, 400W MH (Giesemann 13K megachrome/Icecap E-ballast), (2) 54W T5 Giesemann true actinic, 45gal sump (65W 50/50 PC), ASM G-3 Skimmer, Mak 4 return, Sequence Dart closed loop, foam backdrop, 120 lbs LR, 2" sandbed, & 1 dillhole running the show.
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#14
02-22-2006, 02:07 PM
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THE BARQUARIUM: 55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's. Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=55041
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#15
02-22-2006, 02:40 PM
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We have no skimmers on any of our three reefs and I replied other.
We use a combination of mechanical filtration and marcoalgae in the tanks.
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#17
02-22-2006, 02:56 PM
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NO! Marco Polo is NOT in my tank
 Caught me in a typo, you lucky guy  Actually, my posts are riddled with typos. Stupid fingers don't do what my brain is telling them to do. Or else I have a stupid brain and pretty smart fingers. Oh, who knows where the problem is  Anyway, have to edit heavily before posting otherwise all my posts would pretty much be gibberish
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#19
02-23-2006, 08:26 PM
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There is a serious flaw in the poll question. It matters not to me that skimmers exist because I don't use one, and most importantly I have no desire, or plan to get one. IMO skimmers are grossly overrated gadgets.
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Bob ----------------------------------------------------- To be loved you have to be nice to people every day - To be hated you don't have to do squat. ---------Homer Simpson-------- Last edited by Bob I; 02-23-2006 at 09:09 PM.
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#20
02-23-2006, 08:59 PM
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I would think you would have to try one in order to be able to say whether they are overrated or not. If you could say you ran without one, then ran with one, then ran without one again, and saw no benefit with the skimmer, then you could say they are overrated. But saying they are overrated without ever trying it, im not sure how you would justify your opinion.
Last edited by TheReefGeek; 02-23-2006 at 09:05 PM.
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