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10-24-2009, 04:51 AM
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Not a lot to update, decided on a single 175 watt with my 250 watt.
Going to make DIY Lumenarc's, two SPS islands and a LPS/BTA/Zoa valley. Bulbs will be [250] [175] [250]. All will be the same bulb (10k XM's). Going to use 4 48" T5's for Actinic. Going to strictly use a mag 7 as the return and a Rio 2100 for a manifold. Everything will be enclosed in the stand, with the exception of the top off, which will be in a storage closest behind the tank. Hope to have the scratches buffed out by the end of November. Going to be a long project that I will likely stretch over a few weekends. Here are a few shots of what will be transferring:        
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10-25-2009, 11:08 PM
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Finalized a few plans today, also did a bit of work on the 75.
Debating on ordering some stuff from J&L, trying to decide what 175 watt ballast to go with (PFO, Vertex or Used) Spoke to a co-worker who has is a Goldsmith by hobby. He has some Jeweler's Rouge which I will be using to remove the scratches from the glass. I figure it will take me about a month to remove all of them, obviously just spending a couple hours here and there. There is also some Silicone that I want to scrap off, any ideas on the best way for this? I've scraped it off but there is a little residue left. Current params are: Calcium - 500 (Too High) Mag - 1400 (About right) dHK - 8 (Little low, I want 9) ph - 8.22 sg - 1.026 (Little high, will bring back to 1.025 with next water change) Nitrate - 10 (Went up a bit, need to dose more Vodka + a water change next week)m Last edited by phillybean; 10-25-2009 at 11:15 PM.
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10-26-2009, 11:20 AM
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your tank looks great man. good luck on the move
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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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10-30-2009, 03:22 AM
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I performed the Meshwheel mod on my G3 today, to early to review but the bubbles look smaller and I had to raise my drain tube on it quite a bit, which I think means there is more air. Still need to do the Gate Valve and I'm on the fence about Recirc Mod.
I still need to remove the paint from the back of the 125, and I hope to start removing scratches from the tank on Sunday.
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10-30-2009, 04:03 PM
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Scraping paint?......have fun
 ....I did it on a 25g and it took a while...never mind on a tank that big.....just make sure you have lots of new blades.
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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10-31-2009, 05:05 AM
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Luckily the paint is a roll on paint, so I can use a Paint Thinner, just want to avoid getting any on the silicone.
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