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  1. Lighting a 60 inch long Tank?

    My 120 gallon tank is 60 Inches in length, 18 inches deep. Can I manage it with a 48 inch Fixture? Or do I need the full 60 inches on top covered with light? Am leaning towards the http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.co...0&pcatid=21460 This fixture will give me dawn, daylight and night time lights/control.

    Thoughts??? Ideas???


    Thanks Everyone,

    Aaron
    Tags: lighting
    Categories
    Questions - Need some input , ‎ Lighting
  2. Aquahub's Auto Top-It-Off kit

    Years ago, I got a kit from Aquahub.com for my reef. I never did update my float switch system to his safer relay approach. Here's what I had for the past 8 years or more: http://www.melevsreef.com/plumbing/auto_topoff.html

    With the new set up, I've tried to avoid holding anything back and went "all in" so to speak. So I pulled out the kit and noticed I needed some goodies. I called up Patrick at Aquahub and asked if he could ship me the missing pieces. He wondered where I got ...

    Updated 02-27-2011 at 07:08 PM by melev

    Tags: aquahub, ato
    Categories
    Electrical , ‎ DIY projects
  3. Clowning around

    One of the last things to move from the temporary system was the Rose BTA and Onyx perc clownfish. I scooped them out with a container, keeping the anemone and clowns in water. Barely.



    But it worked. I had the bowl over the reef, and every 10 minutes I poured in a red cup full of reef water, overflowing the water in the Rubbermaid to get the temperature acclimated. I lowered the container with the clowns ...
    Categories
    Tank Entry
  4. A tiny eel

    In July 2007, a group of us from DFWMAS drove south to Galveston to join the MARSH club for their annual collection trip. Here's the link: http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/07/07/portA.html During that trip, I came home with a tiny eel. I have no idea what kind, and he's lived in my suncoral tank ever since. For a couple of months, he vanished and I thought he was dead, but I found him swimming in my sump one day. I scooped him up and put him back in the suncoral tank.

    Last Saturday, ...
    Tags: eel
    Categories
    Tank Entry
  5. Drilling a 55gal to cycle rock and sand in

    Picked up a 55gal out of the local trade paper for the rock and substrate out of it for 100 bucks so i thought why not drill it and set up a cycle tank while im working on the 180. I got 2 over flow boxes off ebay for 45 dollars each that came with the cup saws for glass they were said to be 1200gph each but when i got them I didnt feel they would carry the 180 so why not drop them in this 55gal
    Attachment 4040Attachment 4041this is what the kit came with
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    Categories
    Plumbing , ‎ DIY projects , ‎ Humour