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    Bark collars

    We have 4 moiniature dachshunds, 1 finnish spitz and a GSD as well as a wolf pup and over time we have trained them all to not park, or at least they willshut uyp if they are told to be quiet. Not a believer in collars etc, as all we have had to do was spend time and effort with each dog, and...
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    ro unit question.

    You can simply place the drain / discharge line from ther RODI unit into the drain itself without any need for making a connectiion to existing pipes. On average yu can expect 2 to 3 gal of waste water for every gal of RODI water produced. After the fill valve is shut off on the RODI line there...
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    Coralife Super Skimmer

    I dunno if your in the right thread or referring to the proper skimmer but what and where is this so called cannister you speak of on a coral life super skimmer?
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    ro di and prime

    The fish create their own slime coat, and if they are in good shape there is no reason their slime coat is gonna leave just because you do a water change. I have read a few articles stating the so called slime coat replacers is just snake oil anyhow. Its not really a part opf what the fish...
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    found penny in my tank

    From what I found out today if copper is indeed in the tank it can be taken care of with a product called poly filter. It is a treated filter media bat that is made to absord varoiius compounds and elements. Yu can tell what is being removed by the color the filter bat changes to. If it changes...
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    ro di and prime

    Originally Posted by sign guy If I do a 10% water change a week, with rodi water should I still use prime for stress? thx I view that as personal choice,. I have never ever used it so I see no need or advantage to use it. Why would fish get stressed by a water change to such a point to get...
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    Dangerous hitchiker crap... HELP!

    Take a regular old clear glass drinking glass and tilt it on its side up against the live rock. Place some bait in the glass soit sinks tothe glasses bottom. Crab will smell out bait, and go up live rock to glasses edge, and once it starts down into the glass it loses its grip and slides to...
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    snails

    What Alyssia said...NO!
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    F in Flatworms

    And probably for every one you see there are 40 in some other area out of sight. Syphon the ones you see out with a turkey baster then use flatworm exit and be done with it. As much of a bar rep as they get, a small colony is not really harmfull. If yu do not see any damage from them just...
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    Storing LS

    Just put it in the tank with a few inches of water over it and a power head and it will do just fine......I keep lots of sand in a 75 gal tank for months on end as I accumulate it and never have done a water change on it. Just top off and keep it aerated with a power head. I throw in chunks of...
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    Star Fish

    I would suggest you try asking your hermit how long he intends to peck on the star fish! Duh!
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    (have) i been feeding wrong!!!

    Only if they are herbivores.......if they are not they aint gonna eat the algae no matter how hungry they get. No matter what they are though I feed 3 to 4 times a week at the most, and only feed 1x a day when I do feed. I am not running a resort for them I am maintainining them ans as...
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    Raw Shrimp???

    Forget the dead raw shrimp. I fyur going with live rock put some if it in and use that to initate the cycle. Why make a putrid smelly mess with a higher spike of ammonia and nitrite than live rock would cause so yu lessen the chances ofkilling off some critters onthe rock. No need for livre fish...
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    nano suface skimmer?

    I would imagine the 2 docs place has em both., or that big guys place online I now has em both...
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    nano suface skimmer?

    Originally Posted by SiNaLOa213 thats great didnt really undersatnd the part of puting rubber band around the clear part The rubber band acts as a stop to keep the clear piece from getting pulled down under the water and staying there, would allow fish or snails etc to be able to crawl into the...
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    How To Build A Nano?

    Balltung.....any reason you do not place heater in the sump area?
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    Need to replace skimmer...what is everyone using

    Coral life super skimmer woud be my choice as well...The two docs have them on sale right now also, bout $75 plus shipping.
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    nano suface skimmer?

    The only difference rtween the Eheim and rthe Hagen is the Hagen is made to work directly on a Aqua clear HOB filter, and includes an adapter to fit the 1" water inlet tubes on the Aqua clear HOB, or the smaller 1/2 or 5/8" diam inlet tubes on the Ac20 mini filter. The Eheim unit does not...
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    How many tanks do you have?

    Dunno really, but I have a bunch of them. i have a comnplete integrated setup just like ***** has right down tothe filters etc, and also a complete setup from a walmart store. I got both of these setups for free when stores were remodeled or closed. We also have 19 free standing tanks ranging...
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    sea clone 100 for a 30 gal? good or bad skimmer

    Some folks just like to ask questions and never bother to see what has been posted in response. One minute this fella is looking for a decent skimmer and now he is dredging the bottom of the barrel for a wanna be skimmer. Seaclones did not get that reputation of being junk for no reason at all...
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