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  1. Skinr1

    eco bond sealant

    well the product claims to have a holding strength of 400lbs per square inch .is completely Non -toxic , farm & critter safe plus im just using it to bond together my DIY media plexi-glass box ,im making for the wet/dry I traded for to hold bio balls , media pads etc , nothing really heavy at...
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    Building a small sump, worth it?

    I have run a wet/dry for years , never had a problem knock on wood also im about to upgrade a bigger 1 for my 90gal . I might sell the small 1 that's running it now
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    eco bond sealant

    anyone ever use this product eco bond HD sealant ? I have been told it is Aquarium safe in both the HD caulk sealant & silicone forms . but I have never used it before . I am using it to bond my new wet dry media box together . I used the white so I could get a good look at it to make sure it...
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    your filter pref ?

    next week im upgrading my filtration ,replacing my small wet/dry with a big wet/dry 4 times the size of the 1 I have now ,this thing is so big I can literally fit 4 of the ones the size I have now in it side by side end to end and a protein skimmer & phosphate reactor being installed as well ...
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    Nitrates

    I would suggest a few treatments of ( nite-out 2 ) works pretty well for me . it will asst bringing those levels down http://www.amazon.com/Microbe-Lift-NiteOutII-Home-Aquariums-16-Ounce/dp/B00176ENNG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407940733&sr=8-1&keywords=nite+out+ii
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    finally .

    been doing it for years , I just never delt with a phosphate problem at this magnitude before it was def a first , thank you city water dept for the new changes ,and not informing anyone , big thumbs up to ya ...... NOT
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    finally .

    so after a 6 wk long battle I finally won the phosphate battle , with the use of a UV sterilizer , and water changes . the tank is crystal clear ammonia is ...... 0 nitrates falling nitrates falling phosphates barely registering now . under 1.0 I have reintroduced the community back in with no...
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    water quality / alternatives

    I have 2 the main is 90 the back up med is 30
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    water quality / alternatives

    I prob cant get ? why? I work at a marina we have distilled water here in 150 gal tanks 5 of them on property , and a serv that delivers here when we get low . and they clean and serv the tanks also . but your saying distilled isn't a good idea ok so that's scratched off the list also ...
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    water quality / alternatives

    im doing fowlr also , but water quality does concern me a bit because of what the city is putting in it , I checked at my local homedepot , and I can get a GE RO/DI unit for $165 maybe I will aim for that . the other 1 I was looking at was kinda big and would only fit on my outside sink so I...
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    once live "dead " rock

    after what I just went through battling this algae bloom I aint taking no chances on anything . now that I just emptied $290 + into this tank in the last 10 days .im alittle leary now , so with this rock I did go all the way with it , I soaked it after bleaching , for a total of 30 hrs in...
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    water quality / alternatives

    you have any exp with distilled ? I understand its supposedly pure
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    water quality / alternatives

    ok , trying to edjamakate myself on some of the latest things keeping FO . since im so old school . im looking around at water quality learning all i can . questions : is distilled water safe to use in a FO marine aquarium ? water from the dispenser at publix is that safe ? now i cant afford...
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    once live "dead " rock

    im the same way .... that hole bleach thing concerned me also , but he guaranteed me that if , I soak for 24 hrs rinse , soak again for 24 in the dechlorinated water and sun dry it would be fine and wont harm the fish . so lets see I will know by Friday .
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    once live "dead " rock

    lol no I had plenty at home
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    Fishless cycling of tank with raw shrimp

    honestly , even with my old school ways I really never had many problems with inverts so to speak , I was very successful with sea horses etc , I have had my share of lose when it comes to fish etc over the years who hasn't ? however no way I would ever attempt a reef tank , I just don't have...
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    once live "dead " rock

    thanks for that , not ever doing this before with rock or bleach etc , the hole time I was outside working on it I was wondering if I was just poisoning the rock in some way or just cleaning new lawn ornaments .
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    once live "dead " rock

    ok so last night after work I picked up a total of 60pds of dead rock from him in boxes and 2 buckets . the rock is pretty nasty , dirty etc from being stored and seriously needs to be cleaned . I stopped by the local fish store showed the guy some of the rock and the he told me to make a 5 gal...
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    once live "dead " rock

    would maybe soaking it in salt water and sun baking it for a few days be a good idea to clean it up alittle before putting it in , it is kinda ugly and dirty looking from being in storage so long . suggestions ?
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    Fishless cycling of tank with raw shrimp

    see I have never heard of this before . when I started keeping tanks back in the 70's it was always cycle with damsel fish that was it they were cheap and hearty back in those days . and if you had lose oh well they were a $1.50 some of you guys got some killer set ups me I just keep it old...
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