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I love having full access to the reef, and a rolling light rack is my favorite way to create that kind of space.

Lighting is crucial for a reef tank because without it

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The Light Rack
melev | 09 June
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Here's the blog entry explaining how it was plumbed in: http://www.reefaddicts.com

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Melev's Reef Custom Acrylic Sump
melev | 06 June
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Keeping everything organized electrically makes it easier to turn things on and off and plug things into safe dry outlets.

I knew I'd be using the American DJ

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The Power Station
melev | 06 June
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I asked them for my dream tank, and they built it. 

The 400g Starphire glass tank is 84" long by 36" wide by 30" tall, and has a full width external overflow at one end

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Marineland's custom Starphire Aquarium
melev | 06 June
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With the 60g on the stand, leveled and positioned near the wall - I left a small gap behind the tank to avoid salt-creep damage to the sheetrock - I needed to determine

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Hanging the Radion Gen2 Xr30 fixture
melev | 01 June
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I have a Versa (single head) pump that is feeding my calcium reactor. I've had it running for months. Recently, it appeared that the calcium reactor's effluent was flowing at a

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Versa pump calibration
melev | 27 May
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On March 17, this coral (pictured above) turned bright green, after looking perfectly heathly for nearly 2 years in my tank.  When a coral suddenly changers color, it's a bad

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How weird is this?
melev | 10 May
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It seems like lately most of my blogs seem to be about the Apex.  I'll try to work on that and add some other things in here from time to time.

The Apex saved my home.

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Faulty wiring discovered
melev | 27 April
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Since I started using a calcium reactor back in 2004, I've always had 5lb aluminum or steel cylinders, and I have to refill them a few times a year. For the most part, a local

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Fits like a glove
melev | 11 April
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Going all the way back to 2005, I've always had a large strainer basket on the intake of my return pump. I have a few, so I can put them through a cleaning rotation. 

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Large Strainer Basket
melev | 03 February
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