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phinfan
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Posted: December 10 2010 at 10:47pm |
I found the problem with the lights. The three wires, from the cord that plugs into the outlet, black, green, white, were not getting a good connection. During the troubleshooting process I noticed the bad connection in the connector that plugs into the ballast. I was able to make the lights come on and go off by messing with the connector. I also seen it shorting when I moved the connector. Upon further review, I was able to see the black wire was not making a good connection. I then discovered the white wires connection was also compromised. A little more homework and I think I will be able to get this fixed without a visit from any of you that offered up your assistance.
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Dion Richins
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Posted: December 11 2010 at 9:54am |
Im glad its that simple!!
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phinfan
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Posted: January 05 2011 at 7:16pm |
Well I am taking baby steps but, things are starting to come together. The tile is in place where the tank will sit. Tyler is building me a custom sump. I ordered some marco rock and it shipped today, and I also purchased my skimmer.
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/phinfan1962/IMG_0018.jpg
more pics to come
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Jeffs_little_ocean
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Posted: January 05 2011 at 7:41pm |
Nice! I think you will like your skimmer. I just bought a vertex about 2 weeks ago. So far I have been very happy with it.
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skimace7
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Posted: January 06 2011 at 9:57am |
Welcome to the sight ... The best advice I ever recieved that has proven for me is to take it slow... Enjoy!!
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120 gallon mix Reef mainly SPS and LPS...
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phinfan
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Posted: January 11 2011 at 10:26pm |
Well, my Marco rock arrived today. Sump is still under construction, thanks Tyler. I placed my sand in the tank and made my first attempt at my aqua scape. I will have to look at it for a bit to see if it grows on me. I will see if I can get some pictures tomorrow. Critics welcome. Is there anything I need to keep in mind as I make my final decisions with rock placement?
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skimace7
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Posted: January 12 2011 at 9:33am |
My 2 cents would be keep it far enough away from your glass so you can get a cleaner around it and keep as much off the sand bed as possible...
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Davidwillis
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Posted: January 12 2011 at 9:53am |
And stack it so you have very little touching the sand, so you can get water flow over most of your sand.
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P.Kapp
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Posted: January 12 2011 at 10:33am |
skimace7 wrote:
My 2 cents would be keep it far enough away from your glass so you can get a cleaner around it and keep as much off the sand bed as possible... |
+1 I looked all over the different reef sites for pictures of other peoples that i really liked so I could get more ideas. I tried to leave enough space between my glass and rocks so that I'll have room for some coral to grow out and still be able to get my magnet cleaner by it. I also used acrylic rods and some of that aquarium putty stuff to do my rockscape. I would make sure you love it before you fill it with water. its a lot easier to change it with no water in there. Im kinda jealous... this was one of my favorite parts of setting up my tank
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