The not so slow 75 gallon Tattoo Shop build...NEW PICS FEB 3 2011

[Rbacchiega]

well I guess I can try em one way...if I don't like the results I can switch em ha ha...Thanks!

[Rbacchiega]

ha ha water WAS crystal clear until I decided to take out some polyfibre....now cloudy again...for a little bit anyways.

Tank was up near 82 degrees this morning when I got into the shop, so lowerd the heater (it's only a 50 watt for crying out loud)...and threw in a hunk of fresh scallop. It was hella hard remembering to save one last night and not cook it....we got fresh scallops and I wanted em all!

[reefwars]

a fast replacement for filter socks....panty hose works great untill you can get filter socks hooked up

[lastlight]

I've read that because carbon can clog easier it's better to run them seperate but I've never run both in reactors until currently. I do have mine seperate tho. MJ's are cheap and it's tough to tune flow for both simultaneously I think. Carbon is less fussy but if it clogs it affects throughput for the whole setup.

[Rbacchiega]

thanks. I've got extra room on the powerbar...maybe I will run em individually...my sump is pretty much just a tank that holds pumps ha ha...ah well.

[lastlight]

Sounds like you need one of these sexy options soon:

powerbar -> powerbar 2
powerbar -> externsion cord

Boost your connection count just don't tell Smoky the Bear haha.

[Rbacchiega]

ha ha sexy connections are how I roll! I have a 6 outlet bar plugged into one outlet on the wall...and a second 6 outlet bar in waiting. I'll be a.o.k....I think.

Used the little calculator thing on RC and so far this tank is only boosting the electrical bill about $20 a month. Not bad at all.

[Delphinus]

I would just T off the output of a MJ1200 and feed each TLF reactor individually off the one pump. Independent flow control and only one plug used. Done and done! The Mj12 should have more than enough flow for both reactors with media volume for this size of tank. I would think anyhow.