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  1. Midnight's 300g Build

    I was in the new house last night doing some measuring and snapped a few pictures to show you guys where the tank is going.
    The location of the new tank. Sorry for the grainy picture, it was semi dark in there and I didn't turn on flash.



    We don't officially close on the how until Thursday so I can not start demolition until after that.

    What? Demolition you say? Yes in fact, ...
  2. Equipment list for 300g Build

    This entry will discuss equipment that I pan on using for my 300g build.

    Automation will be handled by the APEX controller that I already have. I will be adding an EB8 and possibly a 2nd ph probe to handle the Calc reactor.

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    The return pump is Reeflo Dart that has been collecting dust in the garage.

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    SMR1 Bio-pellet Reactor, I already have this running on the current setup. ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ Lighting , ‎ Equipment , ‎ DIY projects
  3. Moving in the next couple of months

    Well unfortunately the Family and I have decided that we have to move into the city of Charlotte, NC. This will eliminate her just over an hour commute. That being said, I am going to have to tear down the tank and sell it to the highest bidder.



    Fortunately I have never been happy with the current tank, and so it is with pleasure, a lot of begging, and a little whining, That I have just finalized ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Equipment , ‎ New Additions
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  4. Chemi-Clean and Skimmer Cleaning

    So today I decided to deal with the Cyano that started in my new frag tank that was connected to the system during the summer. I believe the initial outbreak was a combination of: 20 lbs of new sand and the new acrylic frag tank itself. It has been mentioned in a few publications that new plastic parts initially leach a few things like silicates and such into the water column. Anyway the Cyano started there and only moved to the display upon me moving some frags to the display.

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    Tank Entry , ‎ Water Chemistry , ‎ Equipment
  5. Thanksgiving Tank

    Getting close to eating thanks giving feast. This year we opted to cook the turkey in the ground. Check out this link for the process:

    http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4301147&type=1

    and a picture of the tank since this is RA.

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    Tank Entry , ‎ Photography/Video
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