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I came across something like this while searching. It doesn't seam like it would be that hard to make especially if you do yours in small sections. the screen is held in place by plastic bolts and is removable to replace it is gets dirty or torn.

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cut a channel for regular screen-style press-in pipe instead of the bolts to make it look really seamless.
 
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My new thing is stirring the sump up at night :) Corals are looking nice and plump today :D

(could just be calcium is correcting and they arent upset its low)

but hey im running with it

Hawt hawt blue shroomy now imagine it next to the red from @Lost in the Sauce

We are talking RGB minus the G , just need the Earls back? Earl right?
 
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Today's mid day splamo.

The pictures look so much better in the preview... Then they get pixelation. Checking settings
 

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My new thing is stirring the sump up at night :) Corals are looking nice and plump today :D

(could just be calcium is correcting and they arent upset its low)

but hey im running with it

Hawt hawt blue shroomy now imagine it next to the red from @Lost in the Sauce

We are talking RGB minus the G , just need the Earls back? Earl right?
Had to get this out of my system Nate.
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Fresh Salt water is testing at 250 Calcium? Tank at 350
Going to empty bin and redo. Would Kalkwasser zap calcium out of mixed salt water via precipitate but maintain salinity?

If so me adding kalkwasser into top bin, and then also using it for salt water changes is dropping my calcium and i learned something new.


ICP will clarify if its test kit or not Last time it was fairly accurate.
 

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Fresh Salt water is testing at 250 Calcium? Tank at 350
Going to empty bin and redo. Would Kalkwasser zap calcium out of mixed salt water via precipitate but maintain salinity?

If so me adding kalkwasser into top bin, and then also using it for salt water changes is dropping my calcium and i learned something new.


ICP will clarify if its test kit or not Last time it was fairly accurate.
What was the alk?
 
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Using RO or tap?
Ro, but my top off is the top bin I've been dumping kalkwasser in to maintain alk and calcium.

So over time my water change , salt bin on bottom has been accumulating kalkwasser . And precipitating calcium out of the mix.

There's all my calcium.

Now I gotta dump and remix. Note to self... Automation isn't always friendly lol
 

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are you sure the holes were in the wrong place or did you have the glass backwards or upside down? you know that matters right?
I'm not sure nate should trust you with any tank or glass orientation feedback.
 

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Ocean devotion list
Mimic juv
Yellow coris
Vlamingi juv
Toby blue spot puffer again trying (can re-home to display fuge now! Or soon)

Anthias doing lfs they have qt for less than online vendor and shipping.
Wait how big is the tank? Mingis gonna need room. Ask me how I know.
 
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I knew you knew how I knew. Hehe
Honestly if a fish is not happy with the tank, I'll just have to get the excuse to go bigger.

Not sure what I would do... I have an idea to go 6 ft x 4 ft building some into the wall to the fish room. :D

or an a tank shaped like an L and having a long spot go back in for swim space x frags :)

Im crazy
 

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