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    Old Methods

    "A trip down memory lane" python, what's this python you speek of? I have this hose with a 2" plastic tube at the end that I suck the muck out of the gravel with. Power filter? How does that differ from my undergravel plates and corner filter? My airpump? What do you mean I dont need it, how...
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    myinfo button

    I've tried using the new myinfo button below peoples posts and I get a blank popup. browser FF v1.5.0.1 popup blocker disabled for AA cookies enabled for AA I havn't tried deleteing the cookie just yet.. or deleting the cache. I was just wondering if this was a known problem or if it was just...
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    Holy SQUID Batman!!

    I've been intrested in the giant squid ever since I was a kid and first heard about them being found in washed up wales.. I wondered when the day would come when one would be found alive.. hmm story came out yesterday.. :D...
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    SW testkits..

    I know lamotte and hach have the high end covered as far as testing water is consered.. Im wondering what good testkits are being used that well dont cost a forutune.. :D thanks..
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    Two 175 watt MH bulbs over a 75 gallon tank.. how far up?

    How far would you put them up off the water? providing there is plenty of active circulation (good fans). just asking for an oppinion.. no right or wrong answers just wanting to get a few oppinons before I put them in.. thanks in advance..
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    Best artifical salt mix oppinions?

    what is your favorite artifical salt mix?
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    watts per gallon SW and tank heaters?

    When MH and large water pumps come into play Im sure heater wpg rules change.. so.. how do you guys calculate the needed water heater size?
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    Hippo Tang tank size?

    What would be the smallest tank size sutible for keeping a Hippo Tang long term?
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    recomended LPS tank flow??

    How many cycles per hour would be best for a LPS with fish tank?
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    MH question.

    How far would a MH bulb have to be up off the tank to cover 4 foot? I double checked my center brace in my tank.. its glass with a little strip of plastic siliconed to the top of it to use the glass hinged hoods.. The plastic strip can be removed without much issue.. That is if a glass center...
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    DON, disolved organic nitrogen

    What is a good way to remove this from the water? skimming? liverock? just curious.. TIA
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    photosynthetic coarls...

    Could someone point me out to a list of photosynthetic coarls? TIA
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    Reef inhabitants reaserch resorces.

    Online or otherwise. Online being better Considering some tanks are "mixed" with inhabitants from different areas of the reef and need different lighting and I dont know what else.... This sounds like something that could use some decent research.. Any links or suggestions would greatly be...
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    T-5/T-5HO Reflector 300%+

    9-bend reflector made of German 95% reflective aluminum......ect. ect. ect... Is just the reflector available or do you have to purchase a entire lighting fixture with MH to get a couple of these?
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    Who here uses an external overflow box?

    There seems to be alot of concern about external overflow boxes compared to internal overflows/drilled tanks.. I have my own opinions but I would like to hear others opinion on this subject.. And If you did decide to go with external overflow boxes why you were not overly concerned about using...
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    Lighting parts..

    Ive been looking around on the internet for the best prices on parts.. it seems the only place I can find CF endcaps is on http://www.hellolights.com/index.html is there a cheaper source online? not that Im complaining about the prices there.. It would be nice to see more of the products Im...
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    Fish Renting

    I have been wondering about the ethics behind people purchasing fish knowing that they will end up having to return them to the LFS.. I personally would never do this but it seems to be done far too often IMO..
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    Sand, Silicates and Diatoms??????

    Ive seen alot of discussion about sand and it seems that all of it that is used in FW is silicate based (as apposed to aggregate to prevent PH from rising).. but exess silicate should encourage diatom algae growth (diatoms are made predominately from silicate after all).. I was wondering if...
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    Walmart FW kept puffers.

    I saw some greenish puffers with dark spots on them kept in the FW tanks at Walmart, is there a chance that these might be the dwarf puffers?
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    In your *edit*opinion.. what is the most sensitive fish?

    What in your experiance has been the most sensitive fish to water quality?
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    Petsmart has done it again! pumps on clearance!

    LifeGard Quiet One Pumps Quiet One 800 Pond Pump $29.99 Quiet One 1200 Pond Pump $39.99 Quiet One 3000 Pond Pump $59.99 Quiet One 4000 Pond Pump $79.99 Quiet One 5000 Pond Pump $109.99 Quiet One 6000 Pond Pump $119.99
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    What to look for in choosing a discus

    Rxblade123... have you read this thread? The discus discussion thread should give you an idea of how to care for discus. Have you had fish before? Have you had any trouble with the maintainace that is required with the fish you have had in the past? Discus requrie alot more maintanace then most...
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    Is aquarium salt nessisary to treat ich with heat treatment?

    Thats the jest of my question... I dont think that salt is nessisary and recently in chat Ive been told that Im wrong.. I have read and belive that salt is its own treatment for ick.. and that temperates over 86 degrees kill ick so my question is why put your fish though redundant stresses to...
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    ATS (algal turf scrubber) project smaller tanks 75 and 29gal

    Im am hoping to get some input on the design from someone who has built a ATS.. to help me deside on the size and what would be a good design to go with. Any and all imput welcome.. :D btw: I know all the pros and cons to this project but for what I want to do the ATS is an experiment, only it...
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    Retested my water now what should I put in the tank?

    Not my first tank but I think it might help to use the questions anyway.. 1. Tank size... its in the sig. 75 gallons 2. Current filtration... too much.. got enough filters for 300 gallons.. or about 28X turnover in the 75! 8O 3. Type of substrate... depends on what fish I chouse...
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