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09-12-2006, 11:57 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 109
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 |  OVERFLOWS: CPR OR Lifereef
I'm interested to know what you guys think of the CPR overflow versus the Lifereef overflow. They are pretty much the same price seeing as how you would need to get the Aqualifter for the CPR. Anyone with experience using either?
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Started 03/2006
46 Gallon, Aqua C Remora w/ Maxi-Jet 1200, 2 Hydor Koralia #1, Penguin Bio-Wheel 200 Filter (w/ no Bio-Wheel), 65 lbs live rock, 60 lbs live sand, Coralife 36" Lunar Aqualight 2x96w with LEDs.
LIVESTOCK
Fish: 2 false perculas, 1 Coral Beauty, 1 diamond goby
Inverts: 10 hermit crabs, 2 nassarius snails, 7 turbo snails, 1 electric blue crab, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp.
Corals: Colt Coral
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09-12-2006, 12:15 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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I'm a big fan of my CPR. I have had no issues. However I do not know anythign about the Lifereef.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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09-13-2006, 03:22 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lynnwood, WA
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We have used lifereef ovf's on 3 different tanks with no problems at all. I wouldn't hesitate at all about purchaseing one.
HTH's, Scott 
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09-13-2006, 09:43 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 853
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I bought one from a website that I think Diver recomended to me but I dont recall where it was. Anyway...it was only 45 bucks and is excelent workmanship and materials. Ask him where it was he should know the website.
Jay
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60 Gal Acrylic, 30 Gal Acrylic, 55 Gal Glass.
Remora skimmers, 440 Watts VHO URI's. Mag canister for carbon. 90 Pounds liverock, 100 pounds live sand DSB, Flame Angel, Coral Beauty, Clown Percula, Royal Gramma, Domino Damsel. Pulsing Xenia, Devils Hand Leather, Frogspawns, Torches, Hammers, Fox Corals, Gorgonias, Various Zoanuthus, Favietes, Toxic Green Star Polyps. Candy Cane corals, Purple Indica. | |
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09-13-2006, 11:05 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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I run CPR, very good. I know someone running the OF, does the job well. Never heard of LifeReef.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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09-14-2006, 04:18 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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Originally Posted by Jay I bought one from a website that I think Diver recomended to me but I dont recall where it was. Anyway...it was only 45 bucks and is excelent workmanship and materials. Ask him where it was he should know the website.
Jay | I'm glad it worked out for you, I have to call them and get my commision lol j/k
I bought mine from them about 2 1/2 years ago. No issues yet. And i thought it was a decent price. Aquacrylics- Trickle, Wet/Dry Aquarium Filter (Filters), Overflow/Prefilter Box (Boxes) and Custom Filtration for Saltwater and Freshwater Aquariums
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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