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  1. xdave

    Best time of year to buy from Saltwater.com?

    O'Hare Airport in the winter and fish, not a good combo. When the temp is gonna be around 65-70 is the best time.
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    anyone heard of this???

    IMO, never keep a pink tip in a tank with fish. They almost always kill something.
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    Heater brand help????

    I've had Ebo Jagers that have lasted at least 10 years.
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    Amquel plus

    I'd find a new store because I wouldn't trust anybody that gave advice that was that bad on so many levels. Eliminating ammonia during the cycle only slows it down. the ammonia will still show up in testing when you use Amquel so you wouldn't be able to tell if it worked and may over dose...
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    how often should i do water changes

    Yes, trace elements are added when you do water changes, but you said to do changes in accordance to nitrate levels. The rate at which nitrates rise is not related to the rate at which trace elements are depleted. I realise that evaporation and trace levels are also not related but the timing is...
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    uh-oh

    only the pieces that have part of the mouth will survive.
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    True perc and False perc pair?

    You shouldn't put 2 different species of clowns together, However, if they grew up together and land seem to ike eachother it might work. Are you sure one is a false perc?
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    After Church Picture Show

    Nice pics, must be difficult taking your tank to church.
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    please help me remove coraline algea!

    Don't use a razor blade on non glass parts.
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    Unusual weather? I wan't your thoughts

    I'm in a place where global warming has a wierd effect. I live by lake Erie (no smart *ss remarks dissing my home please) and we have whats called "lake effect snow". It only occurs when the lake is unfrozen. The lake used to freeze over by mid January and the effect would stop. The lake hasn't...
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    what's an average success rate?

    When I ever wanted to know how long a fish would live in captivity I'd ask the guy from the zoo. Everything dies eventually.
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    copper

    Don't worry about plastic metal or glass, but I'd get rid of the sand. If it's a glass tank the silicon will absorb some but just run charcoal or chemipure for a few months.
  13. xdave

    how often should i do water changes

    Originally Posted by sepulatian Water chages are to be done on direct coorlation with nitrates. If your trates reach 10 then do a water change. Unless you have other issues, nitrates are the indicater for water changes. I agree, but don't forget to add trace elements when topping off.
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    anyone ever sell plasma?

    BTW, also a great place to meet low maintanence people to date.
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    anyone ever sell plasma?

    Yes they pay more the first time. Look in the help wanted ads to see if there is a coupon. Take a rubber ball to squeeze. If they ask you if you have a favorite sticker don't say you don't care or you'll get the person that needs the practice. Tell them your new and nervous and they'll give you...
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    My Snails Keep Dying

    It would take many years to get copper out of rock.
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    what's an average success rate?

    I'd hate to compare the overall marine aquarium hobby pre and post "Finding Nemo" success rates.
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    what's an average success rate?

    I had a volitan executed by a Humu, I lost a male tomato clown when the electricty was out for 2 weeks and my tank was over 90 degrees, and I lost the female Tomato when my new apartment wasn't ready and had to leave her in a cooler and someone got paint in it. She was at least 12 at the time...
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    Advice please...clowns acting strange

    Clowns don't mature untill about 2 years old. I think you were sold 2 clowns and not what is technically considered a mated pair, which would only be a pair that has actually mated. Being as one has grown larger than the other I doubt they were. I could pick out any 2 random clowns under the age...
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    Any Seinfeld fans out there?

    Why isn't Jerry a "leg man"?
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