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razataz, How does the rkl install? I was reading the manual but it did not indicate how the head unit is wired into the electrical outlet. I see that the head unit controls 4 outlets but how does the head unit receive power? Thanks, matt

We actually just had new outlets installed by an electrician for our 210 gallon tank. Two new outlets that go directly to the fuse box. No breaks in power with those!!

We have tried a few different kind of timers. We did try the Coral Life timer strip as suggested above.... It stopped working in about a month. We have the basic timers that only allow you to turn something on for up to 8 hours or at dusk/dawn that are mainly from outside......Those do work. However, the other timers were dual timers from Lowes and were probably $12 - $13. They function, but they don't turn on as they are supposed to all the time.... There are times where they will just choose not to turn on or off and we have to reset them. It's just a pain. We want to have timers on all our tanks, but need a suggestion on something better than what we have now. Thanks!

Hey Gang, Glad to be back in Austin after taking a Christmas break up to St. Louis, long drive. Anyway, I need to purchase some timers so my lights go on and off at a certain time. I have been to Lowes and Home Depot many times and purchased those cheap 10/15 dollar timers that never work. Can anyone here please provide some sort of advice or guidance on what i should purchase? I was told by an electrician that I should go with one of those mechanical timers, like the ones people use for their pools, but I do not have that level of electrical expertise to install this. So, i will take all the information and support everyone is willing to give. Thanks again everyone, Matt

Thanks for the sad face. I am still sad that he is not there. I always would look at the tank in the morning, and he would be the first fish I would see boo-hoo. On the brighter side, everyone else in the tank seems to be happy and healthy!

Lucky lady!!

Well, we had a Square Anthias named Spike in our 210. He seemed to have gotten beat up about a month ago, because we saw some bruising towards the back of his body and in his mid-section. We assumed he was roughed up by our Blue-Green Chromis. We thought that, because our small PJ Cardinal had gotten roughed up and had some torn fins etc. To make a long story short, he stopped eating this week again....we were watching him to see if we were going to have to quarantine. This morning he seemed to be respirating harder than usual, but my hubby wanted to give it another day or so. Well, this evening around 9pm I found him on the sand at the bottom of the tank. He looked a little bloated...... None of the other fish are acting strange. Anyone think we need to worry about something any of the other fish could catch? We are leaving next Saturday on vacation for Christmas..... I will just keep my fingers crossed that none of the other guys start acting funny. Poor Spike.....may he swim free always!

I am about 5 to 10 minutes from the AquaDome so that is my store of choice just because it is close. Plus Hunter is great, he will talk for hours with you about anything and can pretty much figure out whatever problem you are having. I was just interested in other places and find out maybe store X carries more plumbing supplies or store X has the best inverts. Thanks again everyone for sharing their thoughts and opinions. Matt

Hi All, I know everyone is relatively loyal to the local fish store (LFS) so can I ask where does everyone go? Where is the best place for live stock selection, best place for parts/accessories, best place for all around knowledge at the store, etc..? I am just interested in where everyone goes to buy things. Thank you all once again, Matt

I went ahead and added some pictures of my plumbing on the 210. You can see my DIY "fuge" in the pictures. It is not a real large one but very close to 10 gallons. The pictures are part of my memebers gallery. Hope you enjoy. Matt

Yeah, Gerry over at the AquaDome told me about this thing. Sounds wonderful with all of the features available but the price is just too much. I was told that unlike other can filters for this one all you need to do is turn it off and then there is a compartment that slides out where you change the media and put it back in. I have a Fluvial FX5 and that thing is greate but changing the media and cleaning is a pain, however, I did not even come close to that suggested price tag of 500 for the FX5. This thing sounds cool, if anyone gets one please post your thoughts and opinions about it. Matt

I think that you probably need to invest in some testing kits. They really aren't that expensive, and that would save you from having to get the LFS testing and guessing what could/could not be wrong. We don't test our water as often as we should, but we also don't have fish/inverts/shrimp dying quickly. My guess would be salinity could be off and ammonia could be high. Are you doing water changes vs. just topping the tank off? Topping off doesn't dilute any of the ammonia issues you might have after the algae bloom. Just a thought..... We have never had snails die right after being put in a tank....they are usually pretty tough guys.

Some wrasses are really bad about jumping. You might want to make sure that everything is covered so he/she can't get into it again. We have a golden wrasse and at first we had her in a smaller biocube and she would jump into the back of it constantly. Now, we have her in our 210 gallon tank, and she tries to jump out of it daily. Luckily we have the entire top of it sealed so she can't commit fish suicide!

Yeah, our tank has been up and running for almost 2 years now...so I don't think that drilling it is an option. I think that the overflow box would probably be the best option at this point.