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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
melev | 01 July
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How my 280g reef was powered from August 2004 to June 2007:  I had a lot of power cords that needed to be plugged in, and I wanted something tidy and water

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280g Reef - Electrical needs
melev | 01 July
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The Angled tank was in the foyer when you first walked in. I wanted a pretty anemone and some clownfish to greet anyone that visited as soon as they came inside.

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The Angled Tank
melev | 01 July
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My tank came with an Aqua Controller II, but it was ruined with saltwater. After sending it in to Neptune Systems in California for repairs, I began to learn what all it could

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280g Reef - Controller
melev | 01 July
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After almost three years, I decided it was time for a different type of wiring setup. If you want to see how it was done previously, 

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280g Reef - Electrical needs Upgraded
melev | 01 July
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One question I'm asked quite often is how does an "auto top-top" work. This is a method that can add more freshwater to your aquarium automatically. The benefit of this is that

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280g Reef - Automatic top off
melev | 01 July
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Installed on 5/16/2005, this acrylic sump was built be me to take care of the needs of my 280g reef tank. My goal was to install something that would hold all water that drains

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280g Reef - A huge sump
melev | 01 July
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My build thread on reefcentral.com 

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280g Reef - The 14 day install
melev | 01 July
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A tank with a single overflow can still run to two zones of a sump.  I recommend running the drainline into both the skimmer section and the

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Plumb a single overflow to two zones
melev | 30 June
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Congratulations! Your reef will thank you for providing excellent water quality from now on. This 100gpd 5-stage RO/DI is very easy to install, but if you have

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150gpd RODI Installation Instructions
melev | 30 June
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