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02-11-2008, 10:43 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 198
 
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Hey All,
Just wanted to stop by and say hello.
2 months ago I set up a 75G salt, 3 1/2 weeks ago I finished my 20g refugium/sump combo using wal-mart clay kitty litter. I started with a small sandwhich bag of chaeto in the fudge and it's almost tripled in size. I've also seen a very steady decrease in N02 from .4 down to below .05 almost to 0.
I'm using a overflow from aquatraders with a small dosing pump to pull the air out. Even though it's not really needed, i've pulled the plug many many times and everytime starts right back up even without the pump.
Right now i'm just using a standard strip light but today or tomorrow my upgraded lights should be coming in. Only thing left on my list to buy is a skimmer but the lights tapped me out for this week. 
I'll post back with some pictures soon | 
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02-11-2008, 10:51 AM
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| | Bikers are a dying breed!
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Welcome to 3reef! _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | 
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02-11-2008, 11:09 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
Posts: 4,777
 
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To 3Reef!!! Salutations! Glad to see you found way here!
Congrats.
Sounds like you are off to a great start!
Let us know how your system is progressing & post those pics.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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02-11-2008, 01:08 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver, canada
Posts: 130
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welcome to 3 reef i recently joined the site and love it. Sounds like a great set up we look forward to seeing some pics . Good luck _________ 29 g biocube First tank ever
25 lbs LR
20 lbs LS
1 oceanic protein skimmer
Filter In Middle Chamber: sponge+bioballs+Seachem biofiltration media+2 bags of activated carbon all under a drip tray.
10,000k power compact
actinic pc
3 moonlight LED
1 domino damsel
1 peppermint shrimp
2 scarlet hermits
3 hermits
3 spiny astria snails
2 turbo snails
2 fighting conch ( aquacultured) | |
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02-11-2008, 01:11 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 198
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Thanks 
This site was the reason I built my refugium instead of buying it. I'm glad I did because I spent well under $100 for something that I see gets alot of money normally. | |
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02-11-2008, 01:43 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 46
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Welcome keep us posted.
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180 Gallon Reef, 150 lbs of LR and 4" LS. 4-175w 10k MH. 8-110 W actinic VHO, 2 Wave2K, LifeReef Skimmer . A 90 gal sump, Top-Off. 2Mag 9.5 return, Life Reef CR LCR-1. 1 Cin Clown, Bub coral, Xenia, Purp Tang, Yellow Tang, Pogoda, 4 Gobies, Niger Trigger, Angel, Brittle Star | |
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02-11-2008, 01:59 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 198
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Thanks! _________ Link to My 75 Reef Hardware 75G 20G DIY Refugium/Sump 2 250W MH, 4 65W PC Koralia 1 and Koralia 2 Powerheads for Currents Mag 9.5 for Sump/Fuge Return TLF Phosban Reactor Coralife Super Skimmer Software Domino Damsel Coral Beauty Maroon Clown Diana Hogfish Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Coral banded shrimp
Assorted Turbo Snails Red Legged and Blue Legged Hermits 3 Mexican Turbos Frogspawn Coral Foxtail Coral Pulsing Xenia
Sun Coral
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02-11-2008, 02:46 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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welcome to the 3reef,
sounds like your of to a good start taking it nice and slow.
Cant wait to see them pics of your diy. _________ http://www.3reef.com/forums/image.ph...ine=1200113573
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
Fish-3
Coral-13. | |
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02-11-2008, 02:47 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Sounds Great yep we want pics, I've gotta get some ideas for my sump/fuge LOL oh yeah Welcome to 3reef!  (almost forgot to say that) | |
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02-11-2008, 06:16 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
Posts: 3,618
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Welcome to 3Reef>>>>>>>>>>> _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, rainford goby, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, green birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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