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  1. Bubble Magus Nac 6A review

    Ok so this is my first review of anything but i thought some of you may be interested in this brand of skimmer. As for what led me to this skimmer i would have to say looks played a part as it reminded me of the Bubble kings (way out of my price range) For some reason the blue and red drew me in. After my initial crush i did some checking and it was getting decent reviews and even being compared to Deltacs not that i can say this is true as again i am new to the hobby and this is my first skimmer. ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ New Additions
  2. Help a marine biology teacher win a trip to MACNA 2011

    Do you know a deserving Marine Biology (or related) High School Teacher or College Instructor? We would like to hear from you. The Marine Aquarium Society of North America (MASNA) (http://www.masna.org) is giving away a Full Admission Ticket (including banquet, talks and trade show) to MACNA 2011 (www.macna2011.com) to one deserving Teacher or College Instructor along with 2 of his/her students.

    MACNA XXIII (http://www.macna2011.com), Sept. 9-11, 2011 in Des Moines, Iowa is ...
  3. The Refugium

    Whats the overall consensus on cleaning the walls of a refugium??? While my tank is a little over 3 months old, I have some alga growing on the walls and over the divider into the center return section. I saw pix of Marc's refugium per the review of the Refugium LED Lighting system and it's crystal clear.

    on mine, I've noticed that in amoungst the algae thats growing on the sides, are pods and little creatures. Am I inviting trouble in scraping the sides down and clearing out the ...
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  4. 130 gal. DAS build

    Its going to be slow. I am in and out of travel to Israel, but I am trying to move through this as fast as possible.

    The tank before I started on the rock background and after I had been tinkering with it a little.


    The sand I will be using, all 160lbs of it. I think this will be nice and not fly all over the place like the sugar grain stuff I currently have in my 75. ...
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    Tank Entry , ‎ DIY projects
  5. DIY LED fixture of fun (SOL rip off) part2

    LINK TO PART 1 (INTRO) -> http://www.reefaddicts.com/entry.php...n-(SOL-rip-off)
    Everything arrived today!!!!!!!!

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    My initial thought so far:
    1) These LEDs are REALLY small I expected them to be much larger, same with the drivers an optics
    2) Rapid led gave me adhesive rather than
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    Electrical , ‎ Lighting , ‎ DIY projects
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