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  1. Day 365 – One year old today

    Today, my reef turns one year old, but I can’t really feel the reason to celebrate. If anything, I’ve been really frustrated that my reef isn’t humming along nicely and showcasing beautiful corals that have been growing in over the past twelve months. At nine months, it was looking great and was vivid with color, now it feels almost like I’m starting over.



    Granted, I’ve been very busy over the past few months ...
  2. climate change on our beloved corals

  3. Considering making a change... From GenX PCX-55 to Reeflo Dart

    by , 02-06-2012 at 12:22 PM (180g Tank Build - 11 mos. and counting.)
    For flow and power consumption reasons, I'm considering making a change for my main system pump from the PCX-55 to the Reeflo Dart. At first glance, it seems that I may be ?doubling? my flow with an 8' head - and potentially consuming far less wattage. I know the spec for the GENX pump (an Iwaki knockoff as far as I can tell) says something like 170W - but my experience has been more like ~220-240W. Currently, I use the pump to feed a manifold that serves my main tank, my skimmer, my fuge, frag ...