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  1. mandarin w

    Watching

    Originally Posted by El Bob thats y i have the tank. in the new house that i am building, I have a room completly devoted to a 300gl. i am going to have a tank in there with 2 laz boy chairs. I think watching my tank is better than watching tv Don't forget the cooler between the lazy boys...
  2. mandarin w

    Hydrometer

    Originally Posted by BILLYG the lfs that I use is not a chain store,he & I go back 35 yrs,I buy everything from him,my 150 with overflows for a song brand new,you,ll ask what song? lets just say an all glass for $325.00 delivered & plumbed, He comes over @ least once a week for nothing if I do...
  3. mandarin w

    Glass Top or Not? evaporation concerns

    The VU light maybe isn't a concern, But you still need the gas exchange.
  4. mandarin w

    Glueing Live rock

    I have never glued my rock together. I personnally does like the look of the epoxy. It was gray, and stayed gray. coralline wouldn't cover it, and believe it or not. I does break off. I tried it a couple times a few years back to put a could of corals on rock. My turbo snail just plowed...
  5. mandarin w

    Lighting question

    Originally Posted by yerboy My top is completely open the glass cover is sitting behind the tank and i have an EEL lol what am i thinking. You will notice more water evaporation without the top so make sure you top off every day I would be thinking, hope my toes stay covered while I sleep...
  6. mandarin w

    Off to a good start and a Protein Skimmer

    I have experienced the oppisite. I put my protien skimmer on right at the start. I always have had it pull junk out of the water. In transport there is dieoff on the rocks. and alot of debuis comes out of the rocks. The skimmer will take that out of the water. The skimmer is not just for...
  7. mandarin w

    Watching

    I do it all the time. I have my 180 in the dinningroom. and I will sit at the table and watch for hours. What I don't understand, is when my brother or friends comes to visit, they don't enjoy it at all. They look, and say yea that is cool, and that is it. Personnaly, I think they are nuts...
  8. mandarin w

    clamp?

    Go to wal-mart, target, kmart, any of those, go to where the kitchen gadgets are. There you should be able to find a pair of plastic tongs, (look like really big plastic tweezers). This is what I use to feed my anemones. If you get gloves, make sure they are not coated with anything, If they...
  9. mandarin w

    Separate Clowns?

    Originally Posted by StephDietrich Hey everyone..... If I separate my mated pair of percula's, will they die without each other, or move on and just deal...... She has become very aggressive in my 46 gallon to all other fish....PMS, I dunno....but I have a 125 gallon that she would be very...
  10. mandarin w

    Lighting question

    Originally Posted by ROW So if you use pendent lighting, do you cover your tank? or is the top completely open? Thats what else I am confused about. I have been researching and found some good deals on T5 light fixtures and MH fixtures, but if I put them on I would need to remove my canopy...
  11. mandarin w

    LFS R-tards

    Originally Posted by costa13 I'll mention that they should change their name to that next time I go their. And yes I am sure it is R/O water I looked at their set up. As lazy as they sound, next time I go I would ask them if the have a TDS meter and test out their RO water. If they don't...
  12. mandarin w

    Wish List

    Originally Posted by costa13 My 20 gallon has finished cycling and I am ready for my first fish. It is going to be a reef tank. I am planning to get: 1Six line wrasse-planning on adding it first 1True Percula-planning on adding it at the same time as an anemoe 1Pseudochromis-planning on adding...
  13. mandarin w

    Ready to buy fish - need input

    A small tank 10 or 20gallon is fine, all you want in and on the QT tank, is a little HOB filter, water, heater, a light doesn't have to be strong at all, you can use the standard light that come with the tanks, and a piece of PVC or two for the fish to hide in. You can use water from your...
  14. mandarin w

    Just checking some stuff

    cold, but good here in ST. Louis. Thanks,
  15. mandarin w

    New 120 Setup...comments/sugestions plz..

    Like I said before, It is a very beautify tank, very eligantly done. If you could put a sump under the tank, and use an overflow box since your tank isn't drilled, you could put your rock down there and keep the nice clean lines your tank currently has. A sump with a protien skimmer and a...
  16. mandarin w

    New 120 Setup...comments/sugestions plz..

    Very nice and clean looking set up. It is beautiful, so I hope you don't take ofense to my questions. You said the tank isn't drilled, so all the equipment is on the one end. Do you have powerheads at the other end to move the water back to the end where the equipment is, (maybe I couldn't...
  17. mandarin w

    new 58 gallon oceanic tank question

    You can get one on the big aution site. Water General is pretty good for the price. You can hook it up several ways. You can tap it directly into your water line if you own your own home. If you live in rental property, you can get the garden hose attachment,and and other little attachment...
  18. mandarin w

    new 58 gallon oceanic tank question

    When you top off your tank just use fresh RO water. Salt does not evaporate. So on your 58 gallon tank, water will evaporate. rising the salt level in your water. You use fresh water to bring the salt level back down to what it was. The best water to use on your tank is RO/DI (reverse osmosis)...
  19. mandarin w

    OT. But great news.

    Originally Posted by azfishgal Oh thank heaven those boys are all right. Nice to get some good news about stories like that. I'm so glad I don't live out there. I never have to deal with stuff like that. A few power outages during the summer with our electrical storms, but it's never for very...
  20. mandarin w

    OT. But great news.

    This guy looked just like the guy you see the the supper market. He was the manager of the pizza shop for 15years. Don't fool yourself into thinking it can't and wont happen anywhere. This area is your basis storybook town. everyone know everyone. Neighbors watch out for each other. Heck...
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