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    My DIY Stand

    Thanks, I made those doors about 6 years ago and have always wanted to hang them on something, I think Red Oak and Walnut just are a great combo. The front, top , and trim all 3/4 solid wood the sides and back are 3/4 oak ply. Thanks again. Frank
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    My DIY Stand

    Fish Tank pictures by fjmcm_1947 - Photobucket Little better pictures this way Frank
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    What could this be living in my filters

    thanks, cichlids like them
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    What could this be living in my filters

    thanks, think it is AMPHIPODS sure looks like it
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    What could this be living in my filters

    no , but I plan to open my other canister tomorrow maybe I can get a good pic they are light brown and move fast when I knocked one off the filter into tank it did not swim well and I fed some to my cichlids, at their head they have long antenas, they do have a shell like a shrimp
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    What could this be living in my filters

    I cleaned a couple filters today 1 canister and 1 hang on tank and in there was something small that really looked like shrimp, I have a coral banded shrimp, I do not feed live brine or mysis but frozen shrimp only. What is up with this ???????
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    Nitrate Question

    floyd, I don't think so, just says denitrate. have not put it in yet
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    Water pumps

    cabezon, how true I have bought alot of their tools, large and small drill press , pretty good, socket sets, I bent and broke them, you have to pick and choose knowing the quality is chinese.
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    Water pumps

    good point you would have to make sure of that
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    Nitrate Question

    At this point from what I have read 20 is livable. Yes shake shake shake, I do
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    Blue Tang Acting funny

    I tried that, took some flakes and other foods and soaked just a bit of it in garlic juice from a bottle of minced garlic, fish did not eat it at all.
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    Blue Tang Acting funny

    one more thing to the orginal poster with ich, I am new to SW have had cichlids many many years, big difference in the FW versus SW and Tangs first mistake when buying a SW fish I made was not doing a FW dip and QT for 3 wks I learned that in here, this a probably the most important thing you...
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    Blue Tang Acting funny

    yes, Forever is what I am hopeing for.
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    Blue Tang Acting funny

    if you will read the first link that melosu58 put up for you, hyposalinity is the way to go my blue hippo and the rest of my fish have ich bad within 4 days in hypo and 4 days useing metronidazole and a 2 minute fresh water dip prior ich was cleared up totally but under the guidence of another...
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    Water pumps

    It really cant , a water pump is like a fan the motor that is sealed from water turns a shaft with a propeller that pulls water in and out
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