Rosco's Reefs

I'd like the 2 48x48x.25. I am building some tops for my aquariums and the stuff I have is too thin. I also still have those three gallon size bags of bio-balls I promised a while ago if you still need them. Thx

Paul, buddy, you need more to do!

As long as you have good gravity flows from all your returns this will probably work. I tried something like this with pumps and float valves and I kept dumping water all over the floor. I just could not get it synchronized. Good luck!

This would be my recommendation but I have to say these almost don't look like returns but instead almost like those "sea-swirl" or closed-loop type water movers. Just a thought. You could also throw a couple of bulkheads on there and cap the holes and install another return higher up.

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where in baltimore?

I use the Reef Angel as well and have yet to find something it cannot do. As stated by the member above you will be more successful if willing to tinker with it and follow the examples on the forum. I'd be happy for you to come to Gaithersburg and see what I am doing with RA. Although I have been in IT my whole career I have never written an independent line of code, everything has been cut, copy, and paste. You will need a close-by computer or a very long USB cable. I am supporting three tanks, a saltwater mixing station, multiple ph controllers, saltwater monitors, adding dosing, float valves, etc. I am sure other controllers on the market will do these things but I loved the programming and DYI aspect of it.

yes, you need to turn them over or they will die.

The 55 gallon barrels are all over craigs list. I bought mine for $12 but had to drive to Hershey. I have seen them for $20 locally. I took mine to the local car wash, used the power wash with no soap and a gallon of vinegar and it worked great.

Hey John, what color should that DI resin in the cartridge be when brand new and just getting wet? His TDS going in was 168 or 186 (oldtimers disease)

I have a tds meter and am in MV. PM me.

Reef Angel does have a Conductivity module ( a salinity probe) and some of us are using it both to monitor salinity as well as determine whether to pull top off water from the RODI unit or from the fresh salt water bucket. Because controller preferences are like opinions, everyone has one, I'm sure the other models will do this as well. If anyone want s to see what I'm doing with RA, let me know. Thx Ross

I never knew you could put them in the washer. Thx WAMAS.

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I use eheim and love them. Bought it from Quantum Reefs as well. Could recommend them higher

I saw this magnifier the other day and loved it, at $80 though I am having to agonize over it a bit... http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/ivs-portal

Need some advice please. I am cutting both thick and thin plexiglass for DIY projects. I currently use a "scoring tool" to mark the glass until I can pop it and it breaks cleanly. I bought a jig saw for other reasons besides this but wondered if I could use this saw on this glass. When I tried it, glass vibrated so badly I must've had the wrong blade. What advice can you give me, maybe a diffferent blade type..different plan? Thx in advance. Ross

thx, everyone. I very carefully inched my fingers under his foot, working around the edges, until he let go. Then I moved him to a darker corner of my dt, gave him a bite of Jan's Food, and all seems well. Thx to all for your advice. Ross

Got two bt anemones recently, one large, one small. Lost the small one for weeks, thought he'd perished, but found him today in my sump, stuck on one of the overflow pipes. My question is this, can he survive down there with no lights other than ambient room light? Should I move him back to my DT, and if yes, how. Thx to all in advance. Ross

anyone have a name for that particular zoa? I have a bunch of it and no clue what it is...Thx in advance.

thx, that's exactly what we did. Scooped and then wet-vac'ed. What is the story around the dilute muriatic? What will that do? Clean it better than the reach and rub we were able to do? Thx in advance.

A friend is emptying a crashed 300g 6ft bowfront acrylic tank (30 in tall.) His tank has the small holes cut in the top for access, rather than being open. What ideas or tools have you guys used to remove old sand, gravel, etc. from situations like this? We intend to clean it out as completely as possible and then rebuild it from the ground up. Thx in advance. Ross

Aquarium One generally has a few bulkheads in stock. I have bought there before.

Planning for my skimmer to be added in next few weeks and wondering how folks ran them...all the time? Only certain periods? Have heard to turn them off during feeding. If yes, off to feeding, how long should they stay off? Thx in advance

In my mind your first efforts are to get water pumping and a cycle started. To do that you need sumps, pumps, and overflows. I use a 40 breeder for my sump, should have done baffles but didn't, probably switching up to a 75 sump mid year; eheim pumps from BRS, and overflows from glass-holes.com. Many people think the glass-holes.com overflows are loud, there are ways to combat that but are not perfect. I did my own drilling, and I like them, just trying to figure out and deal with the gurgling. After all that is done you'll have to think about lights. I went cheap, power compact, used t-5's, and have beautiful softies, mushrooms, and some fish; but I can't do hard corals. I want to trade up to LED's, but they are fairly expensive for what I want, so I keep putting it off. I have been a member for 2 years and have always received good advice and great deals from our members. Welcome, get started,and let us know how it goes. Roscoe