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I recommend using kalk at first, unless you want to drop the $$$$ on a CO2 based reactor. It's a fairly simple and complete supplement and can be done very low-tech (i.e. cheap) by just mixing it with your top off water and then toping off the tank regularly. (I prefer to just run my top off water through a kalk-reactor.) That's all you need unless you have very heavy coral population. If you can't keep uo with kalk then you can add some 2 part. I ran the kalk reactor plus 2 part for a year or so and got crazy growth, but that much calcium means frequent pump cleaning! The most complete, low maintenance fix is the CO2 system, but that's not risk free: if you don't have a high quality system with a good monitor it can overdose the tank and kill it very quickly.

Adding a photo of the skimmer. Can also take Paypal if you need to use plastic. I'll let this run the rest of the week before I post it on RC (shipping is a PITA )

The only maintenance that I've done is cleaning it with diluted vinegar and water every 6 months or so. I've got the original box and everything that came in it. I'll have to check to see if there's a barb fitting for the intake in there. Regards, Jason

Selling a top of the line H&S protein skimmer with Aquabee 1000 pump and air intake silencer. It is an extremely well made and efficient internal skimmer conservatively rated for tanks up to 75 gallons. Very compact with a 10" x 5 " x 20" high footprint. Asking $180. http://www.finsreef.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17522&cat=0&page=1 Thanks for looking! Jason

These are the best internal return pumps on the market IMHO. Reliable, quiet, efficient, and low maintenance. It pumps about 500 gph at 4' of head pressure. Great for a return pump or a skimmer that requires a little muscle. This pump is 18 months old and runs like a clock. Asking $90. http://www.marinedepot.com/Eheim_1260_Pump_500_to_1000_Gallons_Per_Hour_Submersible_Water_Pumps-Eheim-EH1046-FIWPSBFT-EH1260-vi.html Thanks for looking! Jason

Selling my Sunlight Supply Reef Optix 3 Plus Reflector with matching 250w Sunlight Galaxy Electronic ballast. Both are about a year and half old and run great. This is a top of the line set; excellent reflectivity and very efficient (for a metal halide set anyway.) I am also including a Phoenix 14K bulb in the sale, but it is over 9 months old and needs to be replaced soon. http://www.marinedepot.com/lighting_metal_halide_sunlight_reef_optix_plus_reflector-ap.html Yours for $140. Thanks for Looking! Jason

The light set that you have should be good for a while if you're just starting up the tank IMHO. You should be able to grow softies / LPS / and SPS near the top of the tank. For a 24" deep tank the 250W MH are preferred but not necessary to have a nice aquarium, you just need to structure evrything according to its lighting needs in your tank. I'm not sure who told you that you need 3 x 250 MH for that tank but personally I think that 3 of them would be overkill. 2 x 250's (I like 14K myself) with good reflectors (I like the lumenarc 3s) plus maybe a few LEDs for moonlight would be more than adequate for anything in a tank that size IMPE.

Sold. Thanks for the interest. In answer to your question, both halves are about 5" across. This one has been a pretty good splitter for me over the years, this is about the 4th clone or so that has spawned on its own.

My rose bubble tip just split last night and the clone is ready for a new home. I can meet at RCA in the evening or on the weekend. $50. You can call me on my cell at 585-1959. Jason

You can clean the holey rock by gving it a dip in distilled white vinegar. That would disolve the outer layer of rock completely.

I have two E-heim 1262 return pumps for sale. These pumps have a well deserved reputation as the best available submersible pumps on the market. They run great all the time, every time. I have never had a problem with an E-heim pump and these two are no exception. Both of the pumps are about 3 years old. Asking $100 each

My general recommendations would be 1) wait until you are starting to get some significant film algae growth (3-5 days typically) 2) add some hermit crabs and feed 'em a small bit of pellet or raw food daily (small chunks of fresh shrimp are great) for a few more days 3) add some snails to help with the algae (make sure that you acclimate them very carefully)wait a week 4) after two weeks you should be ready to introduce a fish IMHO since you had some starter live rock to kick everything off What species are you planning on keeping in your tank? You would want to pick something that is relatively hearty and small but I wouldn't introduce anything that I wasn't planning on keeping.

What Russel said except that I try to stick with a 3-5 times tank volume return regardless of whether or not there is a refugium just as a matter of personal preference. I find it easier to control noise and micro-bubbles with less flow through the drain. For the pump on my new 34 gallon tank I went with an E-heim 1250. It is within my target flow range at that head pressure and I have always been very happy with the E-heim pumps that I have owned in the past. Mag drive pumps would be another reasonable choice IMHO.

Dpo you have over flow boxes or are you just drilling a hole in the back for a drain? Is the tank glass or acrylic, if it's glass have you drilled glass before? How many GPH are you running through your return pump?

Hmmm - I would go down to Aquatek and ask Bruce about that one. It seems like it would be kind of an odd arrangement but it might work.

The other think that may help is reducing the volume of water going through your return pump. Is there much of a difference between th bottom of the overflow slots and the top of your water line?

On a large tank you want enough room that you can run your arm behind it if you need to. That's usually around 4-5" depending on your arms. You really don't need to get behind the tank too much except to run wires or power cords.

I would recommend just running the 4 x VHO actinic bulbs and using them for actinic supplementation. 2 x VHOs are plenty of supplemental light on a 24" tank - you can take a look at mine on Sunday if you want to see it.

It looks like I am taking everything down on Sunday due to the popularity of my other sales. Iv'e got a couple more things to add for sale: mated pair of pajama cardinal fish - $20 fancy brittle sea star - $10 tiger brittle sea star - $10 Also, I will do a price drop on the remaining fishies 2 large purple tangs - $60 ea / both for $100 1 large yellow tang - $20 coral beauty angel - $10

royal gramma and bi-color blenny are pending to Mike McD sailfin is pending to Robert Ochoa, next in line is VW Mike

Efr Efrain - I reckon I can save you out a piece or two of really infected live rock as long as PBNJ doesn't object too strongly I do not have any that's growing on egg crate or anything like that that I could give you unfortunately.

Did you have a Ph change? 8.0 seems a bit low. Are you dosing kalk water or anything to help the Ph?

Well, if you change your mind on the wood colors I've got a light pine stand and canopy (48 x 18) from Pewtsmart in pretty good shape that is taking up space in my garage. You can always paint it. Yours for $50 if you pick it up. There is also an 80 gallon aquarium with it but it has a clean crack in the top brace, which could be siliconed if you're handy and willing to patch it. (A piece of glass glued over it should work just fine.) I'll give you the tank for free if you want it.

....with extra super bonus deluxe aptasia! So I was thinking that I would get all of the coral out and then add an angel or butterfly or two to clean the rock before I sell it but I really don't want to mess with it. If you're willing to deal with the little pests you can get a fantastic deal on some nice Fiji liverock here. I've got about 150 pounds or so left I think, maybe more. Cash and carry only.

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