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Water testing is a necessity for a happy reef.

Water tests are performed often. Specific key areas may be checked or tested daily or every few days, but the full

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Water testing - when and what I measure
melev | 01 July
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After years of using lumber to support my aquariums, I opted to free up space beneath the 400g with a steel stand.  This one was designed to support the full weight of the tank

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Steel Stand and Walkboard
melev | 01 July
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Flow is provided from several angles to create streams of water movement.

The more gear you see in a display tank, the more distracted you tend to be. My goal with this

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In-Tank Flow: Keeping things chaotic
melev | 01 July
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My frag tank is 22" x 13" x 8" with a 1" Durso drain in a 5" x 5" corner overflow. The locline feeding into the frag tank is adorable, I've never seen such tiny locline before

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Frag Tank Setup
melev | 01 July
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Since 1997-1998, I've been maintaining saltwater tanks.  It started with a 29g, if you don't count the 20g Long that I had when I was 11 years old.  A trip to the island of

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Past Tanks
melev | 01 July
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Within a few months, the Bubble Tip Anemone doubled its original size... but that is only where this story starts.

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Bubble Tip Anemone in the 29g Reef over the years
melev | 01 July
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29 gal Saltwater Tank Established 9/98, moved twice with no losses.  Taken down seven years later when the 280g was set up in 2004.

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29g Reef
melev | 01 July
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The 29g needed a nice looking canopy.  It replaced the standard plastic light fixture the aquarium used previously, and had to house the power compact bulbs.  Since I was

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29g Canopy Design
melev | 01 July
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I wanted to run a closed-loop system on my undrilled 29 gallon aquarium. My goal was to use the SCWD WAVEMAKER, and be able to replace two MaxiJet 1200

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29g - Closed loop in an undrilled tank
melev | 01 July
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After years of deliberation, I decided it was time to expand the limits of my aquarium. I'd studied up on "Wet/Dry" systems, "Sumps" and "Refugiums." Following the advice of

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29g Sump & Weir
melev | 01 July
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