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    Greenville NC Area

    Reef Keepers Aquarium, Inc. 1681 Old US Hwy 70 West Clayton, North Carolina 27520 Phone: 919-359-2424
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    Cube Sump Build

    Looks good. Where did you order the acrylic from and did it come pre-cut?
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    Happy Birthday sailman!

    Thanks, I didn't think I would make it this long!
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    high nitrates in tank and tap water..

    I called the Filter Guys yesterday. The man that I talked to acted like he had all the time in the world to talk. I was realy impressed! The only problem is talking my wife into the filter. One thing that I have going for me is that it is about 45 min yo 1 hr to the LFS. The money saved in gas...
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    high nitrates in tank and tap water..

    Ok Ive looked and I like this one Aquarium Water | Reverse Osmosis | RODI Water | ReefKeeper Water | Dual Home Reef New Style (Smaller) for under sink .Does anyone know anything about it.
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    high nitrates in tank and tap water..

    that makes sense and is exactly what i was thinking.. Could i possibly use an RO filter system that could be purchased at lowes to filter my tap water? or would i need to have an RO/DI filter system made specially to filter the water put in my tank?
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    high nitrates in tank and tap water..

    i am having problems with my nitrate levels in my tank.. currently i am doing 20% water changes weekly to try and bring it down.. today i tested after the water change and the nitrates were still very high.. so i decided to test my tap water.. i have well water.. after testing the tap found that...
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    using computer fans for canopy

    I got my fans from frozencpu also but got the ones that are all ready set up with the wall plugs. 92 mm high speed AC fan w/36" power cord 20.95 ea.
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    New lights temp. up Help

    Ok this is what I found a 92 mm fan is all that I can fit in the canopy. So I went looking for fans none to be found in my city. Got on my laptop and went to frozencpu.com and found this Mechatronics 92x92x25mm High Speed AC Fan w/ 36" Power Cord runs on standard 115V AC household electricity...
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    New lights temp. up Help

    I can get a 3 or 4 inch fan in the canopy but the question that i have is do i put the fans facing inward to blow cool air over the lights or do i face them outward to pull the warmth out of the top? I am thinkin of using 2 (one on each end) and wiring them to one power supply. The back of the...
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    New lights temp. up Help

    thanks for the help also the desk fan idea a good quick fix thanks again!
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    New lights temp. up Help

    I added some new T5 lights and my temp. went from 78 to 84. What I want todo is to add a 120mm fan to my canopy but how do i wire it up. I need to get from 120v to 12v. No heater in tank. Thanks.
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    T5 lights how long on/off HELP!!!

    Would it hurt to run the moon lights all night or is this over kill?
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    T5 lights how long on/off HELP!!!

    I just put in two 4 foot/2 lamp T5 fixtures from Sunlight Supply and six moon lights. The LFS sold me 2 54w 420nm Actinic (in the back) 1 Actinic white, 1 Aquasun (front)and 6 moon lights (middle). All this is under my canopy and is on top of a 90gal Allglass tank. All are on timers. What I...
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    Lighting Help Needed..

    I need a recommendation for the combination of T5's to use... I am looking at a 48 inch 8x54W Sunlight Supply Tek Light High Output Fluorescent Lighting Fixture... any help would greatly be appreciated.. my tank dimensions are: 25.5 T x 18 D x 48 L we currently have live rock, fish only...
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