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I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/...Stuff/SW7.html

rtk

(the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)

Very nice job keep up the good work.
Chris Carney
www.exotic-aquatics.com

rtk wrote:

I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/...Stuff/SW7.html

rtk

(the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)

It looks darn good to me! Way to go Ruth. Keep up that attitude of yours, and
you'll be helping tons of people when they have questions too.

Marc


rtk wrote:

I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/...Stuff/SW7.html

rtk

(the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)

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If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:

rtk


it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only took
about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump hanging
in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.

kc

You're right and I told the lfs guy that Rios have a terrible rep,
couldn't he get another one for me. Well, it came with the CPR, so he
suggested that I just use it until it fails and then we replace it.
That seemed extravagant to me, but it's part of the package, so I seemed
to be stuck with it. I hope it doesn't do anything worse than fail.

Ruth Kazez


Dragon Slayer wrote:

"rtk" wrote in message
t...

If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:

rtk



it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only took
about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump hanging
in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.

kc

well there have been tons of tanks crashed from Rio's melting and spewing
their innards (nasty chemicals) into the tanks. I'd yank it and replace it
with a maxi jett when $$$ allowed for it myself.

hth
kc


"rtk" wrote in message
t...
You're right and I told the lfs guy that Rios have a terrible rep,
couldn't he get another one for me. Well, it came with the CPR, so he
suggested that I just use it until it fails and then we replace it.
That seemed extravagant to me, but it's part of the package, so I seemed
to be stuck with it. I hope it doesn't do anything worse than fail.

Ruth Kazez


Dragon Slayer wrote:

"rtk" wrote in message
t...

If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:

rtk



it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only
took
about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump
hanging
in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.

kc