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11-28-2008, 03:18 AM
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Canadian, when you get it in let me know.
Ok so like I said the skimmer was a surprise, well today is the surprise day.  I went with the vertex after reading a tone of reviews. Original I was going to go with a PM recirculating skimmer, but then as I thought about it that would need two pumps, one for the needle wheel and another for the feed. I bounced this around in my head for a while and decided that is just another addition of heat which I don't need. I am trying to minimize pumps on this one so I can go more power on the lights. I also picked up some water proof T5 end caps and standoffs for the hood, I already have a ballast that will drive them so my Actinic lighting is taken care of now. Does anyone have a single 250 watt HQI set up (either DE or SE) that they want to part with cheep?  Steve
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 *everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive. 
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11-28-2008, 03:24 AM
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Steve,
I'm home now.
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SPS Dedicated 24x24x20 Trimless Tank | 20 g Sump | Bubbble King Mini 160 Protein Skimmer w/ Avast Swabbie | NP Biopellets in TLF Phosban Reactor | ATI Sunpower 6 x 24W T5HO Fixture | EcoTech Vortech MP20 | Modified Tunze Nanostream 6025 | Eheim 1260 Return Pump | GHL Profilux Standalone Doser dosing B-Ionic | Steel Frame Epoxy Coated Stand with Maple Panels embedded with Neodymium Magnets "Mens sana in corpore sano"
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11-30-2008, 12:43 AM
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Ok, so I wanted to keep a running budgit for this tank so I will do cost updates once and a while
1) two 27 gal tanks 75.00 2) Vertex 100 skimmer 244.00 3) water proof endcap sets for T5s 28.00 Steve
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*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
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11-30-2008, 01:32 AM
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Welcome Back STeve looks great so far.
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think.
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11-30-2008, 03:51 AM
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Thanks, feels good to be back.
Ok, decision time. How am I going to maintain my chemical levels in my water. two options. 1) Ca reactor, cheapest one I found was at J&Ls for 450ish plus I would need a pump so 50ish well say. now media 20ish (say x3 for the year) and a fill on the tank 15ish total is 575.00ish 2) Proflux plus II balling kit. maintains all levels and this kit should last more than a year. monitors temp, PH total 699.00 with our crappy buck. now to make this a fair comparison I would have to add to option 1, for the PH and temp so 170.00 will get me a pinpoint PH and temp. so the real price of number 1 is now 745.00 and I haven't even gotten into Kalk reactors yet. To tell the truth I am leaning to-wards Proflux, but I am just waiting for Aqua Digital to answer a few question about there "package kits" as there are a couple more options I would like. I will let you know what I am thinking here so if I am nuts you can tell me. I was wanting the Proflux unit to also come with the level controllers and the pump unit to be a 4 pump unit instead of a 3 so I can use one pump for top off. I would also like salinity and redox monitoring (but I can live with out this one for now) and a digital power bar so the proflux can control my lights. So I am basically waiting to see if the packages can be customized. Steve
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*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
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11-30-2008, 05:33 AM
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PM ya with a option if you are interested Steve.
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11-30-2008, 06:06 AM
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 Steve
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*everything said above is just my opinion, and may or may not reflect the views of this BBS, its Operators, and its Members. If cornered on any “opinion” I post I will totally deny having ever said this in a Court of Law…Unless I am the right one*Some strive to be perfect.... I just strive.
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12-09-2008, 06:44 PM
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We are keeping an eye on the market up there, won't be serious till we hear when the wife is getting her transfer. Steve
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