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  1. Get fish out!

    Anyone know of a good way to get the damsel out of my tank?
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  2. Trimming an Acrylic tank

    So I am getting a 60G tank ready for top-down view, and want to trim out the opening larger. It currently has about a 2-2.5" lip around the top, and I want to cut it back to 1". The tank is built of 1/2" acrylic. I have at my disposal a router, a jigsaw and a circular saw. My plan is to rough cut the opening oversized a bit with the jigsaw, the using a template made from MDF, route out the hole to the finished size, then follow with a 45 degree knock-down bit to finish it off. ...
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  3. DIY Questions and Pico Update!

    by , 04-24-2010 at 04:12 AM (A journey in the art of steeping cash in saltwater.)
    Well lets get the visual stuff out of the way:



    For Scale:


    And the little pump that can't:


    Ok So that's the pico that the aforementioned lego canopy will be built for. However due to some extra research the light that comes ...
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  4. GFO via Phosban 150 - Noob - Help!

    I've been using GFO in a phosban reactor since February, and love it. My light sps stock has colored up beautifully, and coral growth exploded on all fronts.

    I have a question... My phosban reactor's sponges fill up with crap after about 3 weeks. How can I curtail this? is there any kind of in-line pre-filter I can stick on to it to catch the crap, so I don't have to disasseble the reactor every time? I'm running a Phosban 150 with a Rio 800 driving it.

    On that note, how ...
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  5. Some Pics!

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    I was looking at some pics the last few days of y'alls and then started putting these pics together a moment ago to post....wow....I have a long way to go!! Well, here is a few pics for y'all to see where i'm at.

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    This should give ya an idea where ...
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