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  1. glass aquariums

    my acyrlic is scratched beyond NOVUS i am thinking about glass but cannot find a 60x24x24 to fit my stand and hood most are 48 or72 anybody put a 72 on a 60 stand with or without adding support your thoughts or past experiences would be appreciated thanks ed
  2. acrylic scratches

    is there any way to get fine scratches out of the acrylic ???? thanks ed
  3. tank crash

    i went away on vacation and had a loss of power(circuit breaker tripped on chiller because i turned house a/c up to high ) now i've got soup all corals 15 , 1 sebae anemone 15 in. and 8 fish gone my question is can i use tthe LRand LS over again after...
  4. formula for extending range of test kit

    i read somewhere that you can extend the range of a test kit to the lower side by mixing additional distilled water ( i think ) with a reduced amt. of the sample i need this for my p04 test or who makes a test kit that goes down to .03 -.05
  5. brown diatoms

    i have a diatom bloom which i think is from a silica problem the test kit reading is 1.5 ppm from my water source ( both well and and county). i have an ro/di filter that cuts it in half ..75 ppm is this enough to cause this problem and what can i do to get rid of the silica.. i was...
  6. red algae sand

    the red sand was the before vacation but you could see it through the tank sides but the new patch came while i was away the tank had 2 auto feeders and they still had some food left after a week away i was having a problem with my pump (mag 18) after i installed the filters and a...
  7. red algae sand

    tank is 6 mo old water parameters are normal there is no under gravel filter partial wet dry w/ skimmer and inline mech and carbon filters had a life guard fluidized bed filter but just removed it due to leak LR ,corals and fish are fine thanks for replies ED
  8. red algae sand

    my 150 gal tank has a 2" live sand bottom i noticed that the lower sand was turning red against the acrylic side now that i came back from vacation i now have a 3-4 in patch on top of LS how can i get rid of the red sand and is it bad or dangerous i also have alot of brown...
  9. chillers ?

    thanks john, i have a/c (live in fl , just north of tampa) house stays at 74-76 deg. tank running at 80 -83 so i just need 5-7 deg or less do-able i hope have used ice up till now but summer is not here thanks again ed
  10. sebae anemone

    just bought a sebae anemone for my tomato clown and it's moving around the tank . i put it on a piece of live rock twice and it moved i lost it for 2 days then found it poking out from LR and tried to anchor it in the LS but it moved i also have a condy and i read it's...
  11. chillers ?

    i've got an order in to pet solutions for 1/5 hp artica chiller at a sale price until end of month it seemed to be a good price when i checked other distributors ed(lmracer)
  12. chillers ?

    i need some feedback as to what chiller to buy ? which is quietest and trouble free? will need 1/4 hp for my 150 gal need to drop temp 5-8 f deg.
  13. mantis shrimp

    need to capture a mantis shrimp have a trap no luck so far tried inverted neck on plastic soda bottle it is 2-1/2 " long and 3/8 to 1/2 dia. any ideas would be appreciated want to buy some fish but am afraid to invest in food for it thanks ed

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