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    aquacultured livestock?

    Try etropicals.com They have a good selection of aquacultured livestock.
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    Chiller advice

    I agree w/ mrlarry24. JBJ Artica 1/10 works marvelous in my 47.5 with too many pumps/lights/heat making gadgets. Keeps my tank between 76-77 always and does it quickly. I can't speak for the other brands, but it works great, quiet, and fast-cooling. $399.00 including shipping/no tax from the...
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    would this work???

    I have a very similar set-up as yours: 47.5 gallon, 192w PC coralife, eheim cannister with lr rubble, 150w visi-therm, etc. I used the seaclown for 2-3 weeks, then upgraded to a remora w/ MJ1200. You should look into doing this. The remora is 10 times the skimmer, IMO. it pulled out more...
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    Test kits

    FWIW- I tried 3 different test kits, Seachem, quick-dip strips, and now the hagen master kit. The hagen is by far the easiest and accurate, IMO. I got it from ebay, $50.00 or so, came in a hard carrying case with: NO2, NO3, AMM, PO4, Iron, PH, CA, kH. It works great, even has a set-up inside...
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    Just for kicks,what is the SHORTEST tank cycle out there?

    I did like lando on my newest (20 long) Live rock, water, and filter media from established and presto! instant cycle. Just to be sure i've monitored parameters for 2 weeks, but all is well -Logan
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    Changind can. filter to lr / am I doing it right? TIA!

    Sorry for the bump, I'm just curious if anyone has done this before. I read a lot of people talking about it, I would like to know how the transition went. -Logan
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    Changind can. filter to lr / am I doing it right? TIA!

    I started this past weekend to change out the media that came with my EHEIM 2217 cannister filter to live rock rubble. The rubble is from lr.com. I had read to change out about 1/2 and then change out the other half in a couple of weeks. I have changed out half of the media, put 1/2 lr...
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    Flase Clown sick?

    Out of the two, the velvet is most like it by the description. The gills are not affected, though. I'll take a pic tonight and post it. Just the fact that she's eating but not gaining size or weight makes me think parasite. -Logan
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    Flase Clown sick?

    I have 2 ocelleris (spelling?) clowns that have been in Qt for 3.5 weeks, then in the main for 4-5 weeks. Both were bought @ the same time, one was bigger than the other. The larger one is now the smaller of the two and hasn't seemed to grow. It looks "dry" with some brown splotches...
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    Shrimp happinies question...?

    I have 1 fire, 2 cleaner, 1 pepermint, and 1 randall's pistol shrimp in a 47.5 gallon. All are getting along fine. FWIW - a fire shrimp will not be as active as a cleaner, IE not out as much. Mine sits in his little cave most of the day, coming out occasionally. The cleaners are out and...
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    RO/DI unit reccomendations

    Not an expert, but try filterdirect (seller on ebay) I really like mine. Quick ship, good help, works great. That one looks good, but can only tell you about the one I have. $120 shipped, 85GPD, with faucet for drinking water. I am happy and would recommend it. --Logan
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    Remora owners, how often do you clean the collection cup?

    once week here run it under hot h2o, takes few hours to produce foam after that.
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    Prizm Skimmers

    Sounds like the right level to me. You want dark, nasty foam, not white or clear. It will start producing when there is more waste/protien in the water. Mine was on for a cycling period with live rock and took about 2.5 weeks to produce skimmate. Leave it where it is, IMO, and give it a...
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    Let's talk RO/DI fileter for a moment, please

    I have the 6-stage from filterdirect off ebay. You won't be dissappointed. Water measures well and beats my tap or even fridge filtered water for a drink. Filterdirect recommends 12months for the filters and 2-3 years for the DI. It's been in 5 weeks and no problems yet. I've saved at least...
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    mixing shrimp

    I have 1 pep with 2 scarlett cleaners and 1 fire shrimp. Added the pep last, been 2 weeks, no problems as of yet. My lsf said it was fine, and it seems to be. --Logan
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    Prizm Skimmers

    I have one on my 10g... The most important thing is to get a good "slime" coat on the inside. This means 1-2 weeks of breaking in. In my case, I left the adjustment gate fully open while I was home, keeping a close eye on the collection cup. You will pull a lot of liquid for awhile. After...
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    tell me about bicolored blenny's!

    Bicolored Blenny is a awesome fish. I bought one ONLY to control some algae, and it has quickly become my wife and son's favorite fish. They are out alot, have a great personality, and looks pretty cool, too. The females are a bit more colorful than the males. Mine pops into whichever...
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    Sifting Goby

    Orangespotted Diamond Watchman Goby Extra cool! Mine sifts sand like no one's business I feed frozen mysis shrimp every other day and she can't get enough. Here's a good link to them... http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=220 --Logan
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    Cleaner Shrimp

    Same here as quarryshark - My fire shrimp seems to clean more than 2 cleaners Really cool to watch it happen.... --Logan
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    Best place to by LR rubble

    I just rec'd LR rubble from liverocks.com, good price and got more that I paid for. They call it Live base rock. Email Mike and let him know what you want and he'll get it for you. HTH --Logan
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    Seachem Ammonia alert- does it work?

    Thats how I use mine. Quick spot check to make sure all's well. The 6 month rule is probably a good one. My lfs said the same thing even though the package says a year. --Logan
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    Seachem Ammonia alert- does it work?

    Hey- I have one of those in my tank as well. It seems to match what my ammonia kits read when I do a test. I put mine in while my tank was cycling and sure enough it changed 3-4 different colors over the course of 3-4 weeks. I will say that the colors on the circle don't match exactly, so...
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    Almost ready to make my first purchases... input appreciated

    FWIW... 1) I use the remora with MJ1200 HOB version of the urchin. It seems to work well, but the jury's still out until the microbubbles stop, maybe 2-3 weeks. 2) I had been using MJ1200's and they worked awesome. They work great with a wavemaker. Since then I have switched to the...
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