Yep. Thats one of the only reasons i like my orange line chromis. They talk
They are all black with blue eyes, the grew out of the orange line...but their chatter is cool
It should be pretty easy. Much easier than drilling. If you want the 80 i think thats your only choice...
http://www.suntekstore.com/goods.php?id=14005428&utm_source=gbus&utm_medium=paid
Carbon and GFO are the most straightforward. I don't think you really need the expensive stuff.
For image one, I don't think you'd really get that kind of water flow, I don't see why water wouldnt just run from the media basket right to the return section in that configuration. I would run the skimmer there instead.
According to this.. the hole for sch 80 is 2 9/16" and for sch 40 its 2 3/8" so the question is are you sure it's exactly 2.5" less than 1/8" of an inch either way would make the difference
Wonder if you could use a small diamond file to expand it slightly If you're really 1/16" off, you'd only need to shave off 1/32" all around
+1 bean animal has the most safety then any other overflow. You control how much water could potentially drain by the height of the standpipes. I think matt's definition of siphon is lacking but there's no more risk here than a durso or herbie style overflow with what you've insinuated.
It takes a lot of effort first to make phyto then to culture the pods. Then to package and ship them. You have to constantly feed them, water changes, etc. it's not much different than culturing coral maybe harder. What vendors will sell you a coral for less than $20 and most of those would be a fragged up colony that just arrived...
Because Red Sea wants to sell you additives. Natural seawater is 7dkh. Acceptable range is usually considered 7-13dkh
From the discussions I've seen many people here prefer 9 to give leeway either direction or close to 7 to minic natural seawater.
I rarely see people running that high of an alk on any forum, but I'm sure there are some.
Fwiw, i just took par measurements off of my evergrow rig and all I can say is these things are pretty powerful.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170408
10 inches from center of fixture at 18"
7 inches from center at 18"
Up to 1400-1500 at waterline and from 15-388 at the sandbed!
I was so overrunning these lights So glad to have hacked them for controlled dimming.
This is great. Do you think it could be fed by a separate pump and get enough flow? This way it could be attached like an external reactor. What did you use for the reflector?
Congrats WAMAS! So happy it'll be nearby, but worried that labor day, start of school and a disney vacation in the planning are going to interfere...
Either way, way to go and good luck with all the effort!