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Over the years, I've used just about every type of lighting available for the aquarium hobby. Normal Ouput (NO), Power Compacts (PC) also referred to as

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55g - T5 lighting is a new option!
melev | 01 July
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Computer fans sometimes include colored LED lighting, purely for visual effect. I thought that I could probably utilize them not only for cooling my reef, but

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55g - LEDs for latenight moonlighting
melev | 01 July
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July 2004 I made a photographic list of everything in the 55g reef. Pictures Description This is Spike, my Six Line Wrasse. Originally he was

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55g - Reef Contents
melev | 01 July
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My reason for setting up the Sun Coral tank was to allow me to feed these hungry Tubastraea corals easily on daily basis.  It housed an adorable tiny eel that

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Sun Coral tank
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

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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

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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

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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, here's the page that

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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

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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

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280g Reef - A huge sump
melev | 01 July
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