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Hey everyone,

While I was up at the NHL Winter Classic this past weekend I of course managed to pop into a LFS in the Pittsburgh area. The store was called AquaWorld and was a very large store with tons of exotic fish and beautiful coral.

I picked up a few frags:

Purple Montipora? Anyone have the specific latin name ID for this one? Its a green base with purple rims and green polyps, almost like a pokerstar but it looks like a plating variety. Also this ...

This definitely turned into more than I expected, but I'd love any input. With the location of my wall outlets/circuits, where all the hardware is, and my desire to distribute electrical load as much as possible, I built this power distribution panel. I will have power from three 20 amp circuits coming into this panel (though only 2 are active right now; the fourth 20A circuit is dedicated to the AC system). If you look at the top left of this panel, above it you'll see 2 black plugs going directly ...

We still have plans to install a really nice ID section to Reef Addicts, but for now if you click on the Critter ID button on the front page of the site, it points to the ID section on my other site, melevsreef.com

The ID page contains visual thumbnails you can peruse to find what you are looking for. Click on it to open up a small window (you have to allow pop-ups on melevsreef) with a larger image and some information about the subject. The ID page features various corals, fish, ...

So, Here's to asking the Million Dollar Question..... How does one balance the entire setup to eliminate the slurping sound the Weir box Makes...

In recap, 120 Gallon tank, the Sump is modeled after a Model F from marc's designs out of a 29 gallon aquarium (overflow splits to 2 sections, 1st being where the skimmer will sit and the 3rd section where the fuge is.) BTW, the Ball valve is located above the fuge....I could leave this one open and cut in a new Ball valve right over ...

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so i got the 75 running today. as you all know this hobby is about tinkering and spending way too much money and time on your tank.
i woke up at 11 and completely re did my tank. im talking completely. modified my sump. re did all the plumming. i broke a bulkhead and bought a vortec mp20 which i highly recommend to anyone. that thing can move water. ive never seen one in person and the unit is much larger than i had imagined but it is nothing compared to the amount of koralias you would need ...