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rdavidw

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  1. http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?s=&a...m&album=235 I replaced my wet/dry sump with the biggest sump refugium I could fit in my stand. The refugium side is a 16.5
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    new refugium

    From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    testing for leaks
  3. From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    Going to replace the canisters with a closed loop.
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    My tank

    From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    my tank
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    Old Sump

    From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    The old wet/dry
  6. There are so many factors. High-rise or garden style apartment? High-rises are typically constructed with high-tensile steel reinforced concrete and I-beams - very strong. The garden style apartments are typically constructed of wood, much like a single family home. Under the flooring runs joists (wood planks on there sides). The biggest factor here is how your tank sits on these joists. If they run the same way as your tank then it will only rest on one or two (18
  7. My wife was actually fairly cool about the tank. She left me and my son a little over a year ago. Drug problems
  8. Hello neighbor and thanks for the warm welcome. Dave
  9. Thank everyone for all the info. WAMAS rocks! Here is my amended plan
  10. I recently joined WAMAS and am learning that there have been a few advancements in the last decade. It looks as though my current set-up is an ideal nitrate factory. My plan is to dump my wet/dry and both my canister filters and add a sump refugium and a closed loop. I have had a salt water tank since 1989 and set up my 150 glass (72 x 18 x 29) in 1994 but have no idea what I am doing. I had aggressive fish only till about three years ago when the tank cracked. I started over with reef safe fish, inverts, a few mushrooms and a new wife. Here is my current set up: I have glued an overflow in a corner and have a siphon box on the back with four 3/4
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    Its a start

    From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    Once I get my Nitrates down I will slowly add to it.
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    150 Glass

    From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    150 gallon glass I built the hood and stand. (6) 96w SunPaq Compact Fluorescents Terminator II Skimmer 40W Aqu-UV lg canister filter on return (may keep) FilStar XP3 canister filter (going to remove) Wet-Dry (replacing with refugium)
  13. From the album: My FOWLR - less fish

    Here is my FOWLR - less the fish. I am moving to reef safe only and slowly adding beginner soft corals.
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