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PetesFolly

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  1. Darn, I will not be in town or I would host the meeting.
  2. Very true, I have a DC9000 return pump that I have been using for 1 1/2 years. Quiet and variable speed for the return.
  3. No I did not. You know after thinking about it some more and looking in very unlikely places. It occurred to me that I gave one to tank novice, one is still going in my tank, and the one I thought I still had was probably the one that went belly up on me. I believe that is why I ended purchasing a Gyre 150 for that side of the tank. My apologies, I do not have a spare one and I need to amend my review of them. 1 out of the 3 went bad. 2 have been working going on two plus years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Nice job lining up the Chromis for this pix!
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    Tank Update 8/30/16

    2 years and 1 month after starting this crazy hobby!!
  6. . Let me look to see where I put that one. If I find it, you are certainly welcome to try it out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. One thing for sure... They are not going to hold water that way! Lol! Just teasing! Wish I had something constructive to contribute.
  8. Frag tank set up completed this weekend. Still have additional work to do in learning how not to glue my fingers to plugs or to each other. I have additional overgrowth in my DT that needs to be fragged and put into the frag tank.
  9. I had two RW 8's and one RW 20. All still run but I purchased a Gyre 150 a while back so a gave the RW 20 to a friend, put one RW 8 back in the box, and still running the other one. I have only had my tank up and running for two years, but they seemed to work fine. I did have the wireless sync with the light sensor to reduce the flow at night. Worked fine for my 125G 6' long tank. I have also been using the DC 9000 Jebao return pump for two years as well with not issues yet. I do like the ability to control the amount of flow.
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    From the album: Frag Tank

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    Frag Tank

    25 Gallon IM Frag Tank 8/30/16
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    From the album: Frag Tank

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    From the album: Frag Tank

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    IMG 0229

    From the album: Frag Tank

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    From the album: Frag Tank

  16. Two frogs on a lily pad after a night of romance...one turns to the other and says....you know, we do taste like chicken! I cleaned it up as much as I could...
  17. I just finished setting up the same one. I agree with Brandon, love the dimensions.
  18. Surprisingly, I have not had any issues with moving a frag from the display tank to the frag tank or from the frag tank to the display tank considering the differences in lighting and water parameters. What's even more surprising is that I have not had to do an adjustment period either. It may be due to the fact that I keep both tanks very clean and do 15% water changes every week. The frag tank with the halides only has a 150w halide so it is not that strong for a 20 gallon tall frag tank. That may not be the case as I switch over to a 25 gallon shallow tank. Having said that, I have not been able to successfully house acans, scolly's, or any of the meatier lps's in my main tank due to issues I have had with my alkaline line plugging up from time to time which has caused my alk to drop to levels not acceptable for those types of corals. I have also had a heater stuck on "on" that bleached out my scolly. I have added an apex and am looking to switch over to a calcium reactor to assist with water stability. Trumpets, goni's, RBTA's, waving hand xenix's, mushrooms, duncans, birds nest, monti's, stag horn,... have all done well moving back and forth.
  19. Personally, I do not keep a frag rack in my main display; however, I do have the luxury of having a frag tank set up in the unfinished part of my basement. I initially thought that having a separate frag tank would reduce clutter in my main tank and keep a more natural look. My concern with starting a frag tank was that it would have a different environment with different parameters which would affect the frags. My frag tank is a 20 gallon converted fresh water tank so it is tall (currently converting that to a 25 gallon shallow tank), 150 Watt halide light, ATO, hang on the back refugium, heater, and a hang on skimmer. I also have two small power heads for current. The main tank is a 125 gallon mixed reef with a heavy load of fish (22 or so), led lights, 20 gallon refugium, skimmer, apex controller, ATO, Carbon/GFO reactor, doser for mg, ca, and alk, and I add Acropower, iodine, etc. So there is a difference from the main tank to the small frag tank as far as the parameters (water quality, light, ph, etc.). I thought I would have issues with taking any over-growth corals from my main tank and putting the frags into the small frag tank with a different light and environment. Interestingly, I have not had any issues and even use the frag tank to get corals that are struggling in the main tank healthy again. I will update pics of my main tank soon and add pics of the new frag tank once it is fully set up. The net result for me is that I enjoy having a frag tank separate from my main tank to house corals that I have had to trim back, get corals healthy again, and let frags grow out to sell without adding any clutter to my main tank.
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