Alaska_Phil

Well, I spent most of the weekend pouring over my books and various web sites trying to figure out what I'm going to do with this tank. One of the issues is a 2' wide center brace that refuses to clean up. Something is clouding it that I can't even scrape off with a razor. Almost looks like it's etched. It's also low enough that the underside will always be covered in algae or salt creep. So the center of the tank is going to be a bit dark no matter what I do. So I think at least for now I'm ...

Just purchased a 150 Gal tank off Craig's List today. I'm picking it up Friday afternoon. The tank is 7' x 1.5' x 2', so same cross section as my current 65 Gal freshwater tank, but 4' longer! It comes with a pretty nice, very strong looking stand that is only 24" tall, this will work well since it will located along a short wall giving me close to 2 feet above for lighting. And also making for easy maintenance and viewing from couch height. This will be long, slow build as I have to make some ...

I've got a SCWD new in the box that's been sitting around for a few years. I've always been afraid to use it since i had hair algae problems and was afraid it would clog up continually. Well, the Algae problems are a thing of the past, so I'm dusting it off. My Tank is a 50 long, mixed reef.

Any idea what pump rating I should go with? I'm thinking around 1,000 gph.

Anyone have any experience with the Panworld pumps that BRS carries?

Thanks
Phil ...

Just a quick update, since the tank is doing well and nothing really to report I though I'd share some success with my other hobby. Last Sunday I made the first flight in my Challenger II. This is a kit plane that I've been working on, off and on, for the last 5 years.

I'm pretty happy with how clean and stable my tank is now since adding an algae scrubber last spring and switching to 2 part dosing instead of just using kalk in my top off. So I decided it was time for some new corals.

So started browsing Reef Koi's web site and here's what I came up with.



One little Acro frag. Colors aren't too bright yet, but this is a green coral with purple ...