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    Throttled back pumps and energy consumption

    It's often stated that increasing the head pressure on a pump (either with a valve ,or with an eductor, or basement sump, etc) makes that pump do LESS work (move less water), and therefore decreases the energy consumption of the pump. It's one of those counter-intuitive rules that at first...
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    opinions on this Lumenmax pendant

    Does anyone have a review/opinion of this pendant? Is this about as close as you come to a lumenarc reflector in a pendant style? It's smaller (only 12x12"), but does anyone know how the light distribution is? I'd like a pendant that can illuminate a 24x24" tank from a fairly low hanging...
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    energy efficient small pumps

    I'm doing some preliminary thinking about setting up a tank. One thought is to do a nano with a simple sump in the basement. Say a 15g tank, with a 20-30g sump. I'm looking for recommendations on the most efficient way to run the return and skimmer. Am I correct that a small...
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    Nano advice

    I'm still not ready to give up the time and money required to build the 70g cube I've been considering, and since I see house projects and boat projects taking precedent over a major reef for a while, I got to thinking today about trying a nano. It would take less time and money, and would...
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    Reef Deal 800g storage tank

    I saw this on craigslist and thought someone here might be interested in it. http://maine.craigslist.org/grd/541125476.html That's A LOT of water changes! :D Nate
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