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    Nitrate and Nitrite Levels Off

    Feed less.most people who get in this hobby overfeed.fish will always be hungry so we feed them constantly. Just feed small amount once a day.i dont buy into reading they need teice a day or more.they will scavenge off the landscaping
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    Has anybody heard from.........?

    I really dont have much to compare them to but i like them.how is the banjo thing going?
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    Has anybody heard from.........?

    I keep checking in.i am building a house and its taking forever.i plan an 8 foot tank inwall.wont be till next winter before it gets going.hey seth been getting some good crawfish here.got a guy selling them out of a food truck in a parkinglot in front of a big grocery store.nice and spicey
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    MACNA 2015

    Aint that in Washington d.c. this year? What a crappy place to have it.
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    New tank is up and running

    Dont put cured lr in yet.there is always a little die off and you will get a small ammonia spike from it .especially since the tank isnt cycled yet.you are on track .watch the ammonia and do a 15 gallon change out if needed.i have done it plenty of times over the years.by the way is there a top...
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    old members?

    Still here.i check in once in a while
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    Is it possible to have too much filtration and flow rate?

    Also check the head flow rates.meaning the machine might put out 600 gph at the outlet but 400gph after 6 foot of piping to the tank.
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    powerheads

    You can never make as much water flow as the ocean.one at the top and one half way down the sides at each end of the tank
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    Can you keep puffers with corals?

    He is doing that to keep bis teeth in check from over growing.they are more a problem with inverts than corals.i used to toss in some big snails once in a while.he can eat them and also help wear his teeth down
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    Hey flower.been a long time its jeff.had to make a new account here.how are you? I have been...

    Hey flower.been a long time its jeff.had to make a new account here.how are you? I have been crummy.my work has died out so I plan to shut my business down and go oil field.with my level 3 firefighter and emt.i sbould be able to get I to safety in a year or so.it pays big money like 120k a...
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    Smaller place, bigger tank...My 200DD build

    Looks great. So another animal bean set up.how do you like it? I plan a 490 gallon with one.my wife wont put up with a loud tank in the living area again.is it going to be reef or fowlr?
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    Are corals and live rock illegal in Hawaii?

    I have a freind who used to live there and harvest fish and especially tube worms and make a ton of cash.now he has been back here in texas for years but he did it.that being said I dont know What kind of licence if he had one.
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    Having trouble with starting the nitrogen cycle

    Well you answered your own question.you have live sand.cured rock a d put good bacteria from another tank in.there will be whats called a mini cycle.if you started with lr and thats it the ammonia would spike and the rest would follow.just give it about a week now and once all reading come to...
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    new member

    I got side tracked when I was posting.i keep in touch with lois aka meowser.seth aka snake and ken aka tangsrule.still via texting.also richard forgot his handle here.i miss my tanks.once I get the 8 footer wbich will be around 490 gallon.i keep tossing up reef or fowlr.i think with it being so...
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    new member

    Cant trick you guys.my house is going slow.i keep adding to the foundation.it was just a 1700 sq ft slab now ite 2300 and added a gararge.i hope to be in it by spring.we are still in our 38 foot rv.we dont have kids so it aint too bad.i do plan an 8 foot tank when its done.
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    How many pounds of rock is overkill?

    I put over 300 pounds in my 250 gallon.i am old schools alot of rock and flow.plus a sump with rock rubble with no light to produce pods.never enough rock as long as the critters have room to swim and enough flow so no dead spots
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    new member

    I am new here .just wanted to say hello.
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    Sorry I been away for awhile

    The piece sounds like something from nasa.now that you explain the system sounds awesome. Yea all the extra strain on the heart from overweight will take a toll.i need to go to the doc here in a half hour. I got a big lump of fluid in my elbow.i drained 12 cc from it mo day but its coming...
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    Should I switch to live sand?

    Nope your sand is now live.i never bought live sand.just good lr
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    Sorry I been away for awhile

    Hey iron.i aint been here in a long time either. Sorry about your dad.wht the hell are the putting a defib I you? Did they explain what one is? Most people think its a shock that restarts the heart .well its not.it actually stops the heart and hope it restarts itself.if nobody is around to do...
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