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Have used joe's twice; two cleaners OK so far. Turned all circulation off while applying.

You may wish to take a look at http://www.drmaccorals.com He not only has frag packages but other larger SPS colonies as well. Prices aren't cheap (what in this obsession is?), but quality of stock and customer service are excellent. HTH, Ed

Dendronephthia (aka Carnation coral); has no xooxanthellae and therefore can not utilize light and must be fed enough phytoplankton to fuel the ensuing algea bloom.

Right back at 'ya and the same to all!!!!

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Can't believe that I got this in first!!! Power Sweep power heads; they're junk and will stop sweeping unless they're cleaned weekly and sometimes more often.

Perplexing though... It took about twenty seconds to initially post, then about three minutes to edit; go figure...

Crappy DSL, Ben I'm envious; I'm still slogging along @56K as DSL isn't available out here and cable wants to financially rape me. Not complaining, simply stating a fact...

What method/test kit/probe are you using to test your parameters?

By your description, it sounds like a Vermetid snail; I believe that they are beneficial ...

Once/if you remove the rock in which he/she resides, a turkey baster with Seltzer Water, squirted right into the hole will evacuate it "toute suite".

Many of the Dehu. coils are copper.

Mine "suck in" but I think mine are Majano, and Peps will not touch them.

What the other folks have said may also be correct. If you're using the Rubbermaid Roughneck trashcans, the thin plastic in the 30 to 40 gal. range, that is probably the problem. It happened to me with the green 45 gal. After about 3 weeks of covered storage in it, the RO/DI water that went in...

Royy, just a word of warning if storing kalkwasser: The high pH must break down the plastic in these ubiquitous water cooler jugs. The first 3 to leak, no problem. I was there when they started. No mess. Not so with the last 2. Had about half of two (read 5 gals.) leak out overnight. What a...