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by LoneStar
Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:18 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Some new tank shots
Replies: 19
Views: 4468

No, I have not had 1 but would like to get 1. From what I have read, I thought they were fairly hardy. It worries me that you had problems with 2 of them. Maybe they are not as hardy as I thought.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:37 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell and Trade
Topic: stuff for sale
Replies: 14
Views: 5402

I take it that you sold the MR2 skimmer?

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:57 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Some new tank shots
Replies: 19
Views: 4468

How do you like it. I notice it likes to get in alot of the pictures so I am guessing it is very active. The bright colors surely brighten up any tank. I would like to get a couple blennies but have heard that some pick at clams so I have been afraid to get 1.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:42 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Some new tank shots
Replies: 19
Views: 4468

Is that a fang blenny. I would look at my book to verify but I am in Seattle right now and my book is in Sweet Home ALABAMA!. If it is, how do u like it. I have very often considered getting 1.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:35 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Some new tank shots
Replies: 19
Views: 4468

Beautiful and healthy. Looks great. Keep it up.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:28 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: 225 Finally Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 6985

The tank looks outstanding and I really like the way the skimmer is set up. Very clean job with all of the plumbing too.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:49 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: 225 Finally Completed
Replies: 26
Views: 6985

Nice looking setup.

I really like that gravity fed idea. That way you get 100% of the nasty crap right off the top of the water. How much skimmate do you get running that skimmer?

Thanks,
Jeremy
by LoneStar
Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:18 am
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: Return pumps?
Replies: 10
Views: 3144

I have owned a Dolphin and owned a Sequence. The noise is about the same. I think they are both good pumps but the sequence seems to be made better. I plummed the ampmaster and turned it on and it was great. After a little while, the pump kindof settles down probably 1/4 inch as the rubber and carpe...
by LoneStar
Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:25 pm
Forum: Equipment and Lighting
Topic: What bulbs are you using?
Replies: 17
Views: 5612

I have 4 VHOs (super actinics) and 3 400 watt MHs. I rarely ever turn on the VHOs. I have had XMs, Coralvue (sp?), and sunaquatics bulbs, all of which were 20K. I prefer the XMs but the coralvue are the easiest to buy locally. I was able to get decent growth and great coloration out of each of these...
by LoneStar
Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:31 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Opinion on skimmers
Replies: 3
Views: 812

Opinion on skimmers

I would like an honest opinion about skimmers. My own experience: I owned a seaclone skimmer in which I thought worked decent for a 55 gal. It wasn't until I added a Kent Nautilus that I realized what I was missing. After this, I moved to a 190g setup. The nautilous still worked great, but I wanted ...
by LoneStar
Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:15 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Latest Project
Replies: 28
Views: 6148

By the way, the picture was taken about 1:25pm yesterday so the sun was pretty high.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Tue Oct 18, 2005 9:13 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Latest Project
Replies: 28
Views: 6148

Been very busy at work. Projext is going slow. Here it is before the water. I still have to trim it out and add rocks to hide the PVC.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:31 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Latest Project
Replies: 28
Views: 6148

Thanks Beav...I may take ya up on it.

Jeremy
by LoneStar
Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:24 pm
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: Latest Project
Replies: 28
Views: 6148

Funny you should ask. I have been so busy trying to finish the house before the deadline that I just started working the tank Sunday. I just got home from the house and have now got most of the valves and bulkheads installed. I am hoping to get the rock in the tank this weekend (if I am not on the r...
by LoneStar
Sat Oct 01, 2005 11:14 am
Forum: General Reefkeeping
Topic: skimmers and return pumps - officially hijacked
Replies: 22
Views: 3776

Interesting Idea Scott. That would have been great on my last skimmer. Either of the new skimmers do not fluxuate if I set it up. I just want to run them with the gate 100% open. If I close the gate about 30-50% on the beckett skimmer and run only 1 injector, it works great. I just feel like I am wa...