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  1. My algae tank - New thread

    1 of my tanks has a similar syndrome.It's frustrating! Can anything be done to the rock to make it useful or even "live" again? Do ya fill your trunk and drive to Florida,fill a few crab traps full and come back in a month or two???? Patience is hard to stomach in your living room! Especially...
  2. Think twice before ordering from Jeff's exotic fish

    Call him.Jeff often answers the phone. He's always been straightforward and one of the most economical.
  3. time for pumps, mag vs iwaki vs ampmaster vs others

    I've had my Iwaki 40rxlt(american) running my 58g for over 5 years but this last winter I came home to find it locked up.Out of necessity I had Aquatic Tech rush me a QuietOne(trying to be more economical) and ran that before it burned out w/in 3 months.In the mean time I took apart the Iwaki to...
  4. Increasing SPS growth rate??? Lighting

    FWIW.Check out AA archives. Sanjay has a bunch of lighting/ballast comparisons. I also respect DrMac and sons corals and he only uses 400w radiums on blueline e ballasts. I'm looking into upgrading for the same reasons. goodluck,mike
  5. HLLE

    About 1 yr ago my lfs gave me a tube of ecosystem garlic elixer when a recent purchased tang showed head pitting and discoloration w/in 2 weeks.He said if I doesen't work don't pay me,and w/in 2 weeks it was close to completely gone and I paid him the 20$ bucks for the tube. I put a drop in...
  6. closed loop?

    How do I keep my fish and critters from getting siphoned into my planned closed loop return?
  7. filtration recommendations for new 150

    sorry,when I posted my rudimentary sumpdrawing it scattered the lines and chambers all askew. The main return chamber is 16x16(bioball tub), the other 1/2 is 4 narrow chambers. Can I put this to any good use? mike
  8. filtration recommendations for new 150

    I just bought a 150 rr that had a 32"x16" trickle l l l l l...

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