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    Selling Everything!! PICK UP ONLY - (Costa Mesa, CA)

    you still looking to sell or is it already over?
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    Local Fish Stores

    "If you want corals, go to Pacific Reef near GW College. " i agree, i'm not a sw guy, but i've heard nothing but good things about them.
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    LFS frustration - Orange County

    a couple great recommendations on this thread... i live in HB as well and have to say that tongs is probably my favorite. i only have freshwater, but they always have a wide variety. a couple smaller stores i recommend for oddball stuff (mostly freshwater) 405 fish at goldenwest and mcfadden...
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    Overcrowding - A discussion on dispelling the myth

    lol. a buddy of mine that runs a tank repair/cleaning service here in socal has an awesome setup for a tank he built. he has a built in the wall 500gl fw tank. the back half is in his garage. he built a custom piping setup that channels water into and out of his sump with the turn of a few...
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    Overcrowding - A discussion on dispelling the myth

    i have to agree with bryan. overstocking at times is like walking a razors edge. one misstep can result in serious damage, however, if all goes as planned the results can be great.
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    where to buy Aquariums?

    if you are in LA, there are a large # of LFS in your area. where in LA are you? santa monica, the valley? in any case, if you want to go with a complete setup for a 125gl tank you're looking at a minimum of a grand. not a cheap hobby. don't cheap out on your fish, they will live longer and...
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    use real beach sand?!?!?!?!?!

    thanks for the insight. as to the legality of me having the sand. i'm a member of the local surfrider foundation chapter and after assisting in a beach clean up i was told by a few members of the parks dept (also old friends from high school) that if i wanted to take some home to feel free. i...
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    use real beach sand?!?!?!?!?!

    alright my friends- i have a few 5 gallon buckets full of genuine beach sand from beautiful huntington beach, ca. i've been thinking about changing over my 46gl bowfront to sand for awhile now and was thinking of using this newly acquired sand. are ther any toxins/poisons i would need to worry...
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    Diary of a teardown...

    it really is amazing some of the myths that get perpetuated on some of these fish forums. i also do large water changes every couple weeks or so. my reasoning though is i'm changing water in a 300gl, a 110 and a 46gl. i alternate the 110gl and 46gl one week and the 300gl the next. when i...
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    How would an Oscar do with...

    "Is it doable without a sump? I don't really see that being an option. " yeah, but you're going to need heavy duty cannister filtration.
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    How would an Oscar do with...

    "Alright, thanks. Also, for a 240 gallon predator tank, which filter/heater option sounds better? 3 Eheim 2215 2 Eheim Ecco Comfort 2236 4 Visi-therm Stealth 250w Heaters Or 1 Eheim 2260 Canister 1 Eheim Ecco Comfort 2236 4 Visi-therm Stealth 250w Heaters Oh, and I changed my mind on...
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    "Water change"-less tank

    definately possible with low bioload fish, but not realistic at all if you enjoy the larger freshwater fish available to the public (oscars, arrowanas, flowerhorns, etc)
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    preditory style Tank

    do not put anything larger than 2 oscars in a 75, and only if you have the tank really over-filtrated. i've got a 300 with a super red arrowana, 1 silver arrowana, jardini, 1 red dragon flowerhorn, clown knife, 1 jaguar, 2 turquoise severums and 3 oscars. my tank flows about 4500gph. everyone...
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    submersible heater

    for a 100gl tank.... lets hear'em
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    fugu puffer?

    saw a pair at a lfs. looked silver in color and both had 2 large black circular spots on them. they were in a freshwater display...anyone know anything about them or keep one?
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    Largest single keepable in a 50gl bowfront?

    thanks. this is all great info. i think i am definately going to look into the puffers. i just want a one or two big fish and think puffers will lok unique enough to do the job.
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    Largest single keepable in a 50gl bowfront?

    in my big tank i have big cichlids (3 oscars, jack dempsey, green terror, 2 green severums and a red dragon flowerhorn) so i'm not really interested in cichlids anymore...lol as far as figure 8 puffers and green spot puffers are concerned, what am i looking at care wise? i noticed some of you...
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    Largest single keepable in a 50gl bowfront?

    been using a 50gl bowfront as a grow out tank for my 240gl for awhile now. well, i've got everything i want in my 240 now and plan on either selling the 50gl or keeping one or two nice looking freshwater/bracksih water fish in it. i'd like to keep nothing more than 1 or 2 large fish in the...
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    orange spot plecos.

    wow, thats a lot for an orange spot. i only paid 3.99 us dollars for a 1.5in specimen
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    apartments and fishtanks

    i've seen 200gl reef tanks in APTs, one was in a second story complex for about 2 years. don't worry too much about it.
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    What is the best way to vaccum/clean the gravel

    they are great. i have a 240 with 3 oscars, a flowerhorn, green terror, green severum, arowanna and two large plecos. they waste they generate is mindboggling.
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    What is the best way to vaccum/clean the gravel

    buy a python, read the instructions, repeat as necessary.
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    Cost for Your FW Setup

    just spent 500 on an oak stand/canopy and a 110tall (48*18*30) spent another 150 on the lighting and 125 on an eheim. current fish in the tank are are 3 9-12" oscars.
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    fish vs. fishless cycling

    alright, just picked up a 110T from a buddy of mine. i usually do a fishless cycling and it takes about 1-1.5 weeks to get a good cycle going. i usually add the intended fish for the tank at approx. trhe 2 week mark depending on the water conditions. when i was at my lfs the sales guy asked...
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