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When I got my Southdown the warning wasnt on the bag(s). Ive had my 34 set up for 7 months and my 72 set up for 3 months with great results. As mentioned above, Southdown Company must be fully aware of the growing popularity of their product in our hobby. I wouldnt want to be held liable for...

Since the post was brought back to the top I thought Id give an update for those interested. It seems I have two of the red calurpa leaves still holding on. All the die off turned white and eventually disappeared. The feather is completely gone. :( Lasty is the grape, its got one strand with...

Thanks for getting back with me. I thought no one was interested. Unfortunately Im kinda restricted to Wichita because of work and school. I wish I would have went to school BEFORE I started a family! Although it just so happens Im on vacation this week. My last little horah until next summer...

The blue legs are there for clean up. They seem to be sticking to the stuff thats dead or dying. Im gonna get rid of them soon. Ive come to the conclusion that they arent good for more than killing the rest of the clean up crew among other things. I also forgot to mention my refugium lighting is...

Yes sand does that. The finer the sand the easier to disturb it. It eventually settles. You could try adding a more course sand, like live aragonite and that should help with clouding up IMO.

Oops, one more thing. There is 16 Blue Legs running around the refugium and thats it besides the pathetic looking calurpa.

Thanks for the replies and info! Im leaning toward a few ideas Broomer5 had. The shipping was hard on the stuff and it only took two days from Orlando. The smell of it when it arrived was worse than the smell of curing live rock. The guy I bought it from was very helpful. He gave me a run down...

Sorry to call you out Broomer5, I just remember seeing your DIY refugiums harvest, so here it goes. My refugium was set up with the tank on 3/31/02. Its got about 40 lbs Southdown sand for the DSB. Water is fed through a valve, then a PVC tee. There are no more spray bars like the ones in the...

Im using the Kent Phosphate Sponge on and off right now. You can only use it up to 48 hrs at a time. I started using it about 1 1/2 weeks ago because I did a test on 6/16/02 for phosphates and found .2 mg/l. I dosed for 48 hrs and then retested. According to my wife the color was at 0. But I...

Thanks JIM27, I'll watch for it.

I ran across this little clip and thought you all would be interested. Its pretty amazing growth for NO flourescent lighting over a 25 day period. <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" /> <a href="http://www.garf.org/scott/acroporagrowth.htm" target="_blank">SPS clip</a>

Save as much of the original tank water as you can. For the sand bed, if it were me, Id mix the three types together as your putting them in. Create a combination live sand, if you will. That way all the beneficial bacteria is mixed throughout the tank. When I did mine I had the luxury of not...

Since you said your tank is 72 gallons, Im assuming its a bowfront, right? Thats what Ive got and when I went to metal halides I ordered a dual 175 watt set-up. Now I regret it. I would go with 250's minimum and if I did it again I would go with dual 400's. The price difference is marginal and...

Jim27. Did you buy the PC light hood the way it is or did you DIY? Im setting up a 10 as well and Im kinda discouraged that I cant find anything 20" long to fit, except with 13 watt bulbs. Id love to fit two 36 watt PC's over my tank. Please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Ouch! A 500 gallon tank gone to a mistake. <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" />

Hey manchester. Id give ya $350 for it, but unfortunatly Im in Kansas. I just wanted to let you know your post isnt going un-noticed. Good luck!

Im setting up a nano reef out of a 10 gallon. Im trying to find a 20" power compact hood with 2-3 13 watt power compacts. It doesnt have to have the bulbs. The fixture is all Im concerned about. You can email me at bigjbj@cox.net or reply here. Thanks.

Same here

Just out of curiousity, how do you clean and store your chemi-pure after each use, or do you? I only use it a couple days of the week and up till now have thrown it away after 2-3 uses. Its starting to get expensive at $9.00 a shot so I thought about long term use, ie, use it 2 days, rinse with...

Uh oh. Ive got a Red Sea Ca kit. I hope there isnt that much of a variance between two different manufacturers. <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" /> Not to be a smart a@#, but are you sure that you followed the Hagens instructions? I have found myself testing with memory on...