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  1. Help keep the temperatures down in the summer

    In the summer, my reef tends to hit 81°F or so, while in the colder months it maxes out at 80°F. Years ago, I programmed the Apex to turn on a fan if the tank gets over 79.5°F but there wasn't a fan plugged in. Until recently, that is. I finally got around to making an acrylic bracket and put a 120mm fan over the return section of my sump. This one fan, running in low-mode, has kept the temperature one degree cooler over the past few weeks. I probably should have made it hold two, but one is ...
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  2. skimmer overflow solution

    My external skimmer has overflowed a few times over the 3 years since my tank has been set up. Even if I keep the cup drain open and let it go into a 5 gal pail it it will occasionally surprise me with a full pail and a wet floor in my basement sump room. I ordered this fine looking solution to my problem.
    http://www.avastmarine.com/collectio...oducts/djsl-xl
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  3. Photo Progress of the tank

    About a month ago I dove head first into battling a cyano problem. Here are the updates from the start up until last friday

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    Updated 05-26-2016 at 03:36 PM by melev

    Tags: cyano
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Water Chemistry , ‎ Lighting , ‎ Equipment
  4. Pictures as promised - The battle of the 20G Long Reef

    WARNING: PICTURES ARE GRAPHIC!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!


    Like I said in my previous post, this is rather embarrassing, but I'm trying to get it back on track.

    BEFORE
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    AFTER 10 gallon water change and picking up/siphoning out as much as I could.
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    I also added a bag of Chemi Pure in my AC70. Giving it one more day, and then going to do another 10 gallon ...
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  5. Math and RO/DI water

    I use the 150gpd RO/DI system for all my water needs, both drinking water and RO/DI for my reef. Using it for maybe five years or more, you get used to how it operates. However, I recently had a customer with very high TDS reach out to me after buying one of my systems looking for a more efficient option because DI resin wasn't lasting long at all. After talking with my resource, I decided I'd try the suggestion with my own system to get some personal experience. This of course ended up with ...
    Tags: membrane, ro/di
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