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01-31-2005, 07:32 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: miami,right near da beach BOYE!, FL,Florida Age: 23
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 |  finished aquaclear50 refuge
 !!! i finished the mini refuge that i had previously posted about... (pictures later this week!!!) its on my 12 gallon eclipse tank. and so far im waiting for results. anyway im posting to update and to hear any thoughts...
thoughts anyone?
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01-31-2005, 07:41 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
Well, we need pics and parameters!!! Then we can post thoughts! I can't wait to see! Did you take pics of the making? You can post them under the DIY section!! _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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01-31-2005, 07:41 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: miami,right near da beach BOYE!, FL,Florida Age: 23
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
also would i need any other type of filtration in addition? | |
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01-31-2005, 07:42 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
Well, what is the whole setup? You can add it to your sig ... is it the JBL nano tank? | |
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02-01-2005, 12:08 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hayward, CA,California
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
Ya dude I just finished mine as well!!! I have the A.C. 50 too. Yesterday I upgraded my lighting to a 7 watt flourescent. Its tricky not to get the light shining in the display tank. The light is positioned to shine on the back of the filter. What's your photoperiod for the fuge?
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02-01-2005, 05:25 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: miami,right near da beach BOYE!, FL,Florida Age: 23
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
bird; no its a 12 gallon eclipse
eagle; i learnd that if you leave the light on for like 2 hours after the main tank lights go off it makes a cool dusk effect. also i leave them on for like 16-18 hours a day... it works for me. | |
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02-01-2005, 05:47 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
Duh, you said that in the first post , sorry!
So that has the biowheel? and what else, a filter pad? Or did you remove those things? It's just, you asked if you needed additional filtration and I am not familiar with what comes in that system....  | |
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02-02-2005, 09:34 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hayward, CA,California
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
The longer the better! Started out doing a reverse photoperiod, but now I'm just going to do a 24 hr photoperiod since I've read that's the best method. For dusk it does look kind of cool. Also, curious to how long the bulb will last on 24/7!!! Yup, rockin' the fuge... | |
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02-02-2005, 10:26 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: miami,right near da beach BOYE!, FL,Florida Age: 23
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
bird; ya i took the filter pad and crappy filter out of that tank now its only the ac50 and my rio 600 running the current and filtration.
eagle; karma to you for doing the same thing as me!!! | |
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02-03-2005, 11:00 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: finished aquaclear50 refuge
If you have enough LR, I guess the only thing you MAY (not necessarily need) want is a clarifying filter once or twice per month as needed. Some use a cannister, or diatom filter (expensive I know) Maybe you could just use the filter pad in the system. You could get micron filter pads cheap at the LFS....just to remove detrius...and run a bit of carbon now and again. | |
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