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I wouldn't have a separate tank for the clown, but she is such a little b**ch she needs her own home just so the others can live in peace.

Thanks. I'll think about it for a while. The price is about the same, give or take a few $. The money isn't an issue. Timing might be though.

The 100g will become the new Maroon Condo, only it will be drilled instead of the overflow box. Also I plan on using 60" 80w t5's. Good grief. I hijacked my own thread.

I have been toying around with the idea of building the stand. A shelf is a great idea. A place to put food or whatever when working on the tank. That is a really nice refugium.

I contacted envisions about one also. I like the look of the Aqueon because it looks like a turn key fuge. But I don't know anything about it other than thier ad.

I checked it out and though it is a beautiful sump, it is shown as 24" wide. I believe that is the same as a 210. Would it fit in the stand under the tank?

I am going to be upgrading the 100g to a 210 probably within the next 6 months. I am looking into a prefab refugium rather than building one from a 75g tank. One that has caught my attention is the Aqueon ProFlex Sump Model 4. It is selling for about $300 on the net. Has anyone had any experience or knowledge about this refugium? If so please share. Thanks, Gene

I am looking for a good UV Sterilizer that won't break the bank. Do you all have any recommendations/preferences? I was looking at this one http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?category=Coralife_Turbo_Twist_12X_36_Watt_U.V._Sterilizer_Up_To_500_Gallons_36_to_40_Watt_UV_Sterilizers&vendor=Coralife&idProduct=ES77070&IdCategory=FIUVUUTO&child=ES77072&tab=1&size=36%20Watt%20(up%20to%20500%20gallons) .

Cool. I'm off to search the DIY section. Where did you get your required parts from? Thanks

I have a 30" Current PC light fixture and I would like to convert it to T5's. Will the ballast power T5's? It looks like it will hold 4-6 24" bulbs if it will. It won't have individual reflectors, but that is ok. It is just over the Clown Condo and just has softies in it.

These pumps are awesome. I have them working together in Nutrient Transport Mode and there are no dead spots anymore. The Fish/coral are adjusting to the higher flow rate and at 40-50% level don't seem to mind it. After a couple of days I'll try raising it up a notch again. I sure am glad you all helped talk me into getting two of them.

How about EcoTech.

Hydrometer, all I have ever had. Milwaukee PH tester and the normal test kits.

Too funny its a feeding clip. Here's the right side.

No worries, I can wait. I was just trying to find out how sensitive the softies are when first setting up a new tank. This will be my first soft only tank except for a small piece of frogspawn.

I need to build a hood and I want more blue in my light. I really like the growth I am getting out of the 10k Ushios so I was thinking about building in some T5's or VHO's into the hood. I know alot of you guys like the 14k-20k range but the growth I have gotten out of my acro in the last 6 months blows me away unless that is normal and I am just new to sps. I don't know much about the VHO's except they are larger than the T5's. Ialso don't know much about the Pure Actinic except that it is more of a purple and it would be washed out a little by the MH's when they are on. Any recommendations or preferences? Here are a couple of pics showing the growth with the 10k bulbs. February, a few pieces of acro on the right plus a small BN you can hardly see. August, same location and all growth. No new additions. Is that normal growth pattern for acro?

I know, the patience is a virtue stuff or something like that. The rock will go in tomorrow and the tangs will just have to wait for a little more swimming room just a while longer. The rock should be pre-cured, it will be coming out of Garrett's tanks.

The acro has been removed and the BN has the large rock all to itself again. I thought the acro would be easy to remove but it had grown across the rock and had attached in 4-5 spots. It was a bear to remove.

Speaking of crazy. Have you started the 700g yet? Are you gonna do a build thread?

The Sunlight Supply 48" Tek light fixtures are nice. They come in 4,6 & 8 bulb models.