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Old 10-29-2007, 01:03 AM
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Ive found some good opinions and some bad ones, but nothing really raises a red flag to me.

I will still need to figure that holes and layout for CL and number of nozzles and placement. Where I'm running in to problems is the amount of flow...I've read btween 10x and 35x the system volume. Big difference. What's right?

Lighting - definitely 4x400MH, t5 act's, moonlight LED's

Sump - 75 gal long tank with DIY, maybe this time I'll pay more attention to my measurements(go ahead and laugh chuck, I deserve it)

Skimming - As much as I want to keep this low maintenance I believe it will be prudent to use a skimmer at least from the start. I've decided to use the Aqua C EV500 with an Iwaki pump.

Water changes - definitely going with aquamedic dosing pumps for continuous WC's. It just seems to be more like the natural enviroment of the ocean(you just dont get 10 - 25 % wc's in nature in a relatively short period of time)

Anything I'm missing so far?

And again, I greatly appreciate everyones input, advice, and help. Could not do this without it.
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