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  1. marinerock

    Copper treatment

    Hey O.... Youre welcome...glad to help... I make a batch enough for 1-2 weeks so it soaks in the garlic/water the entire time.... If you want to make a batch just for 1 day feeding...let it soak in the garlic for 1 hr. prior to feeding... Glad to hear the fish are doing better and just test the...
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    New Reef tank....

    Hey All.... Thank you for your responses.... We have a 125 gal. FOWLS and dead corals and my son wanted a reef tank, so we did a 37 gal. and wasnt sure when it was safe enough to add the LR...right now the salinity is 1.027 and we will test the ph tomorrow....thanks for reminding me.... As...
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    Off-Topic Help please.....

    Hey Rye.... Whatever breed you do decide on, DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT purchase from any pet/puppy store.... Each breed has their own breed club and rescue organization where you can get the most info on the breed you choose and can even adopt a dog/puppy that needs a home.... They also have breeders...
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    Copper treatment

    Hey O.... I do not know what kind of food youre feeding your fish, but I soak my pelleted food in garlic... I use New-Life Spectrum pellets and soak that in garlic... If you want to use the frozen food, just take it out of the freezer about 1 hr. prior to feeding and place in a small cup with...
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    New Reef tank....

    Hey All.... After setting up a new reef tank to be.... how long after the water, salt, and live sand is added, can one add the live rock safely directly to the tank...? Everything mentioned above was set-up a few days ago and we did not add any fish or live rock yet.... Is the live rock from...
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    Copper treatment

    HEY OB... EITHER A REFRACTOMETER FOR ABOUT $70 OR A GOOD FLOATING HYDROMETER.... TROPIC MARIN HIGH PRECISION HYDROMETER FOR ABOUT $20 THE FLOATING HYDROMETERS ACCORDING TO THE EXPERTS ON THIS BOARD, ARE EXTREMELY ACCURATE AND COME ALMOST EXACTLY TO THE SAME READINGS AS THE REFRACTOMETERS...
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    Copper treatment

    HEY O..... WHAT TYPE OF SALINITY TESTER ARE YOU USING? IF YOU ARE USING A SWING ARM TYPE...THEY ARE NOT ACCURATE AT ALL....SO BE CAREFUL WHEN DETERMINING THE ACTUAL SALINITY OF YOUR WATER.... GO TO THE STORE AND BUY A CLOVE OF GARLIC....BREAK OFF ONE OF THE PIECES AND CUT IT UP INTO 4 LITTLE...
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    Nautilus Skimmer...is mine even working?

    HEY TODD.... YOUR WELCOME ...ANYTIME... ITS A GREAT SKIMMER....KP AND MYSELF HAVE THE SAME EXACT SET-UP....SKIMMER/MAG-DRIVE#700... JUST LISTEN TO KP AND MYSELF AND YOU WILL BE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS.... LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY MORE HELP.... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
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    Nautilus Skimmer...is mine even working?

    HEY TODD.... OKAY...LISTEN... WITH THE EXTENSION EXHAUST TUBE PUSHED DOWN TO THE LOWEST POSITION...IT WILL PUSH THE WATER OUT WITH FORCE...NOW...FROM THE PICTURE, I THINK YOUR EXHAUST TUBE IS AT THE LOWEST LEVEL AND THE WATER LEVEL IN THE BIG CLEAR CHAMBER IS ABOUT 1/3 THE WAY UP THE...
  10. marinerock

    Copper treatment

    HEY OB.... SOME PEOPLE RUN A LOW LEVEL OF COPPER TO AVOID CERTAIN PROBLEMS...HOWEVER, THIS TOPIC OF COPPER IS A TOUCHY SUBJECT AROUND HERE.... I HAVE RUN LOW LEVELS OF COPPER IN MY FISH-ONLY TANK FOR AS LONG AS 5 MONTHS AND THE FISH ARE FINE AND NO MORE ICK.... HYPOSALINITY IS A GREAT WAY TO...
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    Return Pump question

    HEY K.... GLAD TO HELP... SORRY I FORGOT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ON WHERE TO PLACE THE CHECK VALVE... ON MY SYSTEM, WHICH IS THE REGULAR BUILT-IN OVERFLOWS, IT GOES ON THE RETURN BACK TO THE TANK... JUST TAKE A LOOK AT MY SECOND POST HERE AND YOU WILL SEE THE ORDER I HAVE MINE SET UP...
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    Return Pump question

    HEY KLB.... I DO NOT HAVE A DORSO HOWEVER,THIS IS THE WAY TO TEST YOUR SYSTEM... 1-TURN OFF YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM 2-SEE WHERE THE WATER LEVEL IS IN YOUR SUMP 3-THEN FILL IT TO WHERE ITS ABOUT 2" FROM THE TOP OF THE SUMP 4-TURN ON YOUR SYSTEM, AND WHEN THE WATER LEVEL IN THE SUMP IS STABLE-THIS IS...
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    No room for a protein skimmer....

    HEY IGIRL... GO TO....KENTMARINE.COM AND LOOK AT THE SKIMMER CALLED THE ... "NAUTILUS EX"...THIS IS AN EXTERNAL SKIMMER THAT MAY WELL SUIT YOUR NEEDS.... REGARDS... MARINEROCK
  14. marinerock

    Return Pump question

    HEY KLB.... IT COULDNT HURT AS IT WILL STOP YOUR SUMP FROM OVERFLOWING SHOULD YOU GET A POWER FAILURE... BUT REMEMBER, YOUR SUMP CAN ONLY HOLD SO MUCH WATER AND IF YOU FILL IT UP OVER A CERTAIN POINT, IT WILL OVERFLOW...THIS IS WHY YOU MUST "TEST" YOUR SYSTEM AND MARK YOUR LOWEST AND HIGHEST...
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    Return Pump question

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    Nautilus Skimmer...is mine even working?

    HEY TODD.... GREAT SKIMMER... I HAVE THE NAUTILUS TE....I WILL ASSUME YOU HAVE THE SAME SKIMMER, THE TE.... AS THEY ALSO JUST CAME OUT WITH THE "EX" ASSUMING YOU HAVE THE TE....OKAY... FIRST, TAKE OFF THE VALVE....ITS NOT NEEDED AS THE SKIMMER IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE A M/D#700 FULLY OPENED...
  17. marinerock

    Skimmer Help

    HEY RICH.... KENT MARINE NAUTILUS TE-TURBO EDUCTOR SKIMMER W/ A MAG-DRIVE #700.... EXCELLENT SKIMMER .... HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS IS AN IN-SUMP SKIMMER ONLY AND IT IS A LARGE UNIT, YOU WILL NEED ROOM IN YOUR SUMP.... IF YOU NEED THE DIMENSIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW.... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
  18. marinerock

    Return Pump question

    HEY AC..... MY CHECK VALVE SAYS ON IT: BURBANK,CA VERTICAL USE...THIS SIDE UP 1" CHECK VALVE,SEE-THRU BLUE IN COLOR FLAP IS WHITE YOU WILL NEED TO GET THE (2) BARBED- END SLIP FITTINGS AND WILL NEED PVC GLUE TO ATTACH THEM TO THE C/V... THE PVC GLUE WILL BE NEEDED DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FROM...
  19. marinerock

    Return Pump question

    HEY AC..... GLAD TO HELP.... I DO HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE USE OF A REAL GOOD CHECK VALVE....IT COULD SAVE YOU A TON OF HEADACHES.... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
  20. marinerock

    Return Pump question

    HEY AC.... YES... THIS IS THE ORDER I HAVE IT...FROM MY MAG-DRIVE#1800 PUMP>CLEAR TUBING(CT)>CHECK VALVE>CT>"T">CT> TO THE RETURNS IF YOU NEED ANYMORE HELP...JUST LET ME KNOW... REGARDS.... MARINEROCK
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