Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
05-09-2013, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 6
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Need advice on buying new aquarium
I'm looking for a new regular sized 125 gal aquarium (72" x 18" x 24" tall) and since all aquariums look about the same to me I thought I'd write in to ask what I should be looking for design...
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Forum: Equipment
04-16-2013, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 78
Trouble removing freshly cured silicone
Just stripped and resiliconed an older 125 gal tank, and because of a small mistake I didn't notice now I'm having to re-resilicone the whole thing again. After spending hours just rigorously...
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Forum: Equipment
03-08-2013, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 2
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God help me, changing out the top brace of a 125
For reasons unbeknownst to me the top frame member of my 125 cracked through in three places when I was cleaning the joint with acetone in prep for resiliconing, so now I'm faced with the daunting...
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Forum: Equipment
02-27-2013, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 435
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Forum: Equipment
02-26-2013, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 102
How much media?
Feeling like I should have been able to find this listed somewhere in the lit but so far I haven't. I've got two new Eheim 2078s which I think are also referred to as 700s and I'm trying to...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-26-2013, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 259
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Forum: Equipment
02-21-2013, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 129
In search of a 100-150 watt inline heater...
I'm brand new here and I'm doing some new tank building and my ideal setup is steering me toward two inline heaters at 150w each. After a lot of searching honestly the only inline heaters I've...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-19-2013, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 262
Pressure foam under large aquarium advice
Setting up a 72" long 125 gal on a support I already know is irregular so I need to compensate all that I can. I've run up on this Youtube video showing the use of what is called pressure foam or...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-13-2013, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 185
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-13-2013, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 185
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
01-28-2013, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 269
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
01-25-2013, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 269
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Forum: Lighting
12-12-2012, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 290
Need lighting and hood advice...
I'm a brand new aquarium owner and I'm trying to set up my first aquarium which is a 125 gal model...measures 72 in long by 23 in high by 18 in front to back. Equipment wise what I have is the...
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Forum: Equipment
02-12-2012, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 747
Thanks for all the help!
I've read a couple...
Thanks for all the help!
I've read a couple teks on doing this now and feel like I can get through it fairly well. The one question I have left is about striping the silicone from the top. Every...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
02-07-2012, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 263
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Forum: Equipment
01-22-2012, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 235
resurfacing plastic
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll148/jeepin_photo/IMG_0041.jpg
This is a pic of the top framework of my new (read used) aquarium. It's dark brown plastic framework that's been aged somehow...
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Forum: Equipment
01-21-2012, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 747
Re-siliconing a tank...
Got a used 125 gal and I'm not sure if it's gonna leak or not when I fill it. Say it does leak, what is the procedure to re-silicone a tank? I assume it involves getting all the old silicone out...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
12-12-2011, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,368
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
12-11-2011, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,368
Looking for really pure muriatic acid (aka HCL)
I'm bout to lay muriatic acid to some really tough hard water stains that so far vinegar hasn't gotten out, although a little CLR has. The dab of CLR was just a test to make sure that this was...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
12-10-2011, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 325
CLR vs. Muriatic acid to remove hard water scale?
Recently acquired a used tank with an unidentified white scale on the sides that I'm trying to remove. Turned the tank on it's front side and soaked the scale for a week with 100% vinegar and it...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
12-09-2011, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 239
Thanks for all your advice m00se. I'm afraid...
Thanks for all your advice m00se. I'm afraid you're probably right as a week of soaking the front side in pure vinegar hasn't done a thing. I'm gonna hit a very small spot with the muriatic like ya...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
12-05-2011, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 239
update
This scum is some really tough stuff! I've had the aquarium with it's front side down soaking under a thin layer of 100% vinegar for 3 days, emptied it out, scrubbed it hard for 30 minutes with an...
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
11-03-2011, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 239
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
11-03-2011, 03:11 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 239
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Forum: General Planted Tank Discussion
10-28-2011, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 239
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