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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    okey dokey!
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    alright, I guess we can try to give that one a longer break in period, but our baffles are about 13". I guess we will have to wait and see.
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    *definitely
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    After reading up a bit, my hubby put a series of 3 baffles in the back of our uni, but that was only slightly marginal help. However, we only ran the skimmer for a couple of days, and the micro bubs were really bad. This is the skimmer recommended or designed for this uniquarium, and it is...
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    oh, we will probably get one that has a hang on back adaptor, because the"sump" in the back is narrow, about 4" also, Tim, do you have any pics or diagrams of the bubble trap? :thanks
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    well, we do not want to do what we did with the first tank, which is start out too small and then want to upgrade asap. We are comfortable spending around $300. But, as we have no separate sump at this time, we are concerned about the micro bubbles. So any advice on a skimmer with few micro...
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    G'day from Sydney, Australia

    Good luck, Gavin! Glad to have you back.
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    so Tim, who makes the mx-160? I tried to google it, but alas, could not find it. Thanks, too.
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    opinions wanted on protein skimmers

    Any opinions on these skimmers? Berlin x2 venturi / aquaC ev120 Right now we have a 40 gal uniquarium, and want to upgrade to 55-60gal in a few years, so we'd like to buy one that will make the transition. It is hard to find product reviews. We are skimmer-less right now, because the...
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    lunar LEDs keepin my fish up at night

    oh, I just looked, and we are only running one actinic. that is good to know. :-)
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    lunar LEDs keepin my fish up at night

    it is 16" tall, maybe we'll black out some lunars. It is nice and bright, but the only one who seems to mind is the aiptaisia. It's amazing how much better all of our LR looks in this new tank. You couldn't see it before, it was just a big pile. We hope to get some nice corals going, as...
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    lunar LEDs keepin my fish up at night

    Hello again, everyone. We recently completed our new tank setup, and I am happy to say that our watchman goby is a hundred times happier in his new 40 gal uniquarium than he was in the old 20 gal hex. he always seemed kinda skittish, but I finally realized that it must have been just as...
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    any tips for switching to a new tank...

    Thanks so much, fellas :)
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    any tips for switching to a new tank...

    thanks, Jesse Also, how do you get the fish into the new tank, do you put 'em in a bag, then business as usual?
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    if anyone lives in Vegas...

    Green Valley Aquariums is sadly going out of business. I don't know what we will do, as this was our favorite LFS. But they are selling off their stock, fish, tanks, furniture, and accessories for as little as 30% off. Just an FYI
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