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    regular tank VS rimless

    in General Discussion

    Hi all

     

    I have a tank in a relatively small room where I and my family generally watch TV.  I am concerned that if I change my traditional tank with the canpy (the lights enclosed inside of the canopy) to a rimless tank with the lights exposed I will get a lot of fishtank light that would bleed into the room and interfere with the family watching TV.  How do those with rimelss tanks combat this bleeding of lights?  Just FYI - I have LED lights over a 36 inch tank.

     

    Thanks

    Kalk stirrer question

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    I recently purchased a K2 Avast kalk stirrer for my 75 gallon tank and have had it set up for about two weeks. I have a Sentry dosing pump feeding my stirrer the top off water. How do I know when to add more Kalk to the stirrer? Is there a pH change? Is it possible to add too much to the stirrer at one time? Is there a need to empty the stirrer out every so often?

     

    FYI - I started off with about 6 tablespoons of USP grade kalk in the stirrer.

     

    Thanks

    Metal Stand

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    I am about to change my old wood AGA stand with a metal stand for my reef tank. I got an estimate of $200 to powder coat the stand. Has anyone had any luck with using paint to rust proof metal stands for saltwater tanks. I was thinking of using several layers of Rustoleum?

     

    Thanks.

    The shock of my life

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by spykey

    Sorry you missed the recall on that. There have been several posts about it already but you being not so active might have missed them.

     

    You are a Moderator - Should we?

    The shock of my life

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    I am in the process of changing my fish only system into a reef. That being said I am spending a lot of time changing things about my system. In the process of doing some cleaning in my tank, I moved my heater from my tank to my new sump. I got the shock of my life. I immediately unplugged the heater and did a google search on this heater to see if anyone else had similar problems. I found that my Plastic Stealth (made by marineland) heater had been recalled over a year ago because it caused fires!! Please all check your tank to see if you have this dangerous product also. See recall notice below.

     

     

     

    Moderators - Should we keep a running recall page or sticky for aquarium related recalls?

    Oceanic 58 gallon sump

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by spykey

    Hi all

     

    I am trying to design a Sump to fit underneath my 58 gallon and 75 gallon tanks with a compartment for an insump skimmer and a refugium. Does anyone on the board have any pictures or diagrams of a similar set up? The Oceanic 58 gallon is about 36 inches long and the AGA 75 is about 48 inches long.

     

    Thanks

    Protein Skimmer advise

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    Hi all

     

    I am in the market for a new protein skimmer for my current 75 gallon mixed reef tank (soon to be a 60 gallon cube). Right now I am running a Aqua C Remora HOB skimmer that I am pretty happy with, but now I am going to move to an insump skimmer. I welcome all recomendations with explanations or personal experience.

     

    Thanks.

    Lawrence

    Multiple skimmers on one tank

    in General Discussion

    Does any one use more than one skimmer for their tank? I currently have two Aqua C remora Skimmers on my 75 gallon mixed reef tank. I can't say I notice the difference when I take one of them out of service. I get great skimmate from both.

     

    thanks

    Refugium Kits

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    · Edited by spykey

    I am a dues paying member of this club.

     

    I don't why I am having so many problems with my WAMAS account (cannot see member only areas), but that is another story.

    Refugium Kits

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    I am going to purchase a refugium kit. I am thinking of either purchasing a kit from ipsf or inland aquatics. Has anyone purchased for either of these places? Does anyone have an opinion on the kits they recieved from one of these places?

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