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  1. ID this clown?

    The store sold it to me as a black percula... but it only cost $20 and black percs are ususally upwards of $70

    I had my nitrates spike and most of my fish die a few weeks ago. I've been doing water changes nearly every other day with RODI water and am now starting to introduce some heartier fish like clowns. This I want to pair this gal up with a smaller clown so that it will become the larger female... but I don't know if I can safely put it with a regular orange/white percula...? ...
  2. TAttel 40 gallon shallow rimless build

    I am upgrading somewhat from my 34gal solana. I really like to rimless shallow look and thought that I could use a larger footprint. I found a tank thru DFWMAS forum and got it complete with stand. Here are a couple shots:Click image for larger version

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ID:	7198The tank inside is going to be a sump diy 20 galPics of the frame and beginnings of stand. I am hoping the slot in the back will allow for air circualtion and wires etcClick image for larger version

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    Updated 04-28-2012 at 10:41 PM by TAttel

    Tags: rimless, shallow
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    DIY projects
  3. Power Outage! :(

    For the last few weeks I've been looking after a pair of reef aquariums for a friend of mine. One of which is my old 55 gal setup that will be moved back to my home soon. The other is his 40 breeder set up. Well, when i stopped by there tonight things were awefully dark and quiet.

    I quick investigation reveled that the 55 had no power at all, and only 1/2 the lights and 1 power head were running on the 40. I quickly located the electrical panel and tried to reset the expected tripped ...
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    NEED HELP STAT! , ‎ Electrical
  4. Selling Hat's Reef

    Over the last few month I've been contemplating selling my reef system. I LOVE my reef! My wife lost her job late last year and has been looking for a job ever since. She is an accountant. There are no jobs. So, I'm selling my tank this weekend. I posted my reef on FaceBook a few weeks ago and someone contacted me and wants it. We really need the money so I agreed.

    I'm very sad that I have to sell my reef, but I'm doing it for more than the money. I'm starting grad school ...
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    My tank!
  5. Another question for the RO pros!

    My incoming TDS is high. Extremely high. 750+ high. That being said my 4-stage does a very good job of getting it down. Usually averaging less than 30, sometimes 20. Well below the 5% accepted return. That's great for drinking water, but 20-30 TDS entering my DI is literally just exhausted a 10" BRS "Nuclear Grade" resin refill within 200 gallons. I am running this filter array:
    5 Micron Purtrex sediment filter
    5 Micron Matrikx+CTO/2
    Carbon Block
    1 Micron
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