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    Has anyone upgraded their Apex to the current Generation?

    I only ask as I just purchased the newest one because it was the only way to get the Trident right now. I have the Classic Version ( I think) which has been completely flawless in all its years. I was just curious if the upgrade was worth it or put the main unit of the new one for sale and...
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    The Valley of Death

    We have nicknamed this part of the tank, nothing even tries to swim through.
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    Started an attack on hair algae, does anyone have anything to add?

    All the tanks in the system have been infected so I can at least rule old lights out of the equation. Our skimmer had basically been shut down by a fuge that semi crashed and dumped algae into the sump that got sucked in the skimmer pump which all but rendered the skimmer useless. That has...
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    Does anyone here have moments of Reef Stupidity?

    I have been fighting parameters for months watching thousands of dollars of livestock die. I really thought I had lost my touch, no matter what I did, coral died. I couldn't keep Alk, Ca, or Mag stable no matter what I did. I happened to get a new bottle of Calibration fluid for my...
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    Can somebody give me a quick Chemistry lesson?

    Everything I thought I knew isn't working for what I have going on right now. My Alk and Cal are sitting higher than I like at 10.5 and 550 while magnesium is too low at 1050. We have had all dosing equipment that turned off to let the first two drift down on there own and have turned to...
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    Troublemaker's 150g project.

    There isnt much to see yet, but the tank is going to fit somewhere in here. This thing is much heavier than I thought it would be so for right now it sits in the garage. It sucks getting old and all your friends either have back problems or bad knees...
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    Does anyone here have a tank made by SC Aquariums?

    Here is the long story in the short version. My DB 80g has sprung a small leak at the bottom seam, so waiting on a custom build isn't an option. I can't find any bad reviews but the 150g I am looking at looks like a great value for the price. I'm just looking for some first hand knowledge...
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    Does anyone here uae any Aqua Forest products?

    I am on my second round of supplements. I am only using, A, B, E and V along with their salt, but as of right now I am impressed. Now if I only knew if the tank has just coincidently hit an equilibrium that works or if the new supplements were causing the improvements. But growth has taken...
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    Does anyone have skimmer advice for about 250g total volume?

    I am leaning towards the Octopus 220 Elite Internal. It seems to be the best bang for the buck. The Bubble King pump burned out on my Alpha 170 and replacement pumps are a complete nightmare to get to its junk for now.
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    Doea anyone know of any good local custom tank builders?

    As far as local goes, within about 5 hours. I have had custom tanks shipped in the past and it's a complete nightmare. I'd like to have something around 72x30x22 so it doesn't have to be a company that builds monsters.
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    I came up with a crazy idea to modify a light and need some advice.

    Better yet, let's call it a long shot at getting this to look clean, but it will work. For starters, I purchased a Giesemann MH/T5 light that I'm not completely happy with. The trouble is I miss the color from the Radion XR30 Pros. The fixture has more than enough room to fit the hardware...
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    Has anyone here been up to Battlecorals?

    I have a week to kill and was looking to pick up some more coral. I was just curious if anyone has ever been there or if he just does online order only.
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    Does anyone have experience with auto flushing RO/DIs?

    Im tires of messing around with cheap ROs. I have been looking at 150g-180gpd ROs and most give the option for Auto Flushing. It seems like a neat concept but I just dont want to pay an extra 100 bucks and have it be less reliable than the standard manual flushers. Does anybody have any thoughts?
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    Has anyone Hooked Tunze pumps to an Apex.

    I'm getting tired of trying to Sync these 6055s and ending up with a crap flow pattern. I know its as simple as buying the Stream cable, I was just curious if anybody has already done it and is it worth it.
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    Has anyone run an LPS/NPS tank on the same system as SPS?

    I know it's kind of a weird question, but it's what we are trying right now. My son has over run my SPS tank with LPS and NPS corals so we got him his own tank. They will be tied into the same sump. One will obviously be very well fed, the other fed enough to keep the fish happy. I am...
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    Has anyone run into Light Induced STN?

    I'm having a weird issue with a few frags and have exhausted most other places to look, so I'm looking at things that don't exactly make sense. I have a few frags that have started to STN in rather strange ways. One has receded back everywhere at the base except for the part that is shaded by...
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    Any Lotus owners here?

    I realize it's a strange question on a reef site, but usually people are into multiple money pits as once. I am in the Market for an Exige and was curious if anyone has or have had one in the past. It looks like a neat little gokart.
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    Has anyone tried the 120 degree lens on their Radions?

    I have 2 XR30 Pros on a Deep Blue 80g and seem to be cooking all of LPS on the sand. I was curious what the verdict was on the 120 lens if it has even been tried.
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    Troublemaker's 80g DB Frag Forest

    I didn't do much picture taking along the way, actually none to be perfectly honest. But here is the final product as it sits today. 80g DB Edge Homemade stand 120ish gallon sump 20L macro tank Ecotech XR30s Gyres 130s Ecotech L1 return pump Vertex Alpha 170 skimmer Apex which lets me be lazy...
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