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  1. chadman

    Water flow question

    yeah i have at least 20x turnover rate in all my tanks
  2. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    Originally Posted by m0nk I always wondered about the fish down at That Fish Place. I was just there yesterday for their big sale (got a 55g setup for a good price), but you're certainly right about their livestock. Last time I was there I saw a dwarf lionfish lying upside-down dead and...
  3. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    i actually have had success buying fish from down at az...they odn't have the greatest selection...and usually hte people working don't even know enough about the fish to tell you which fish they are or how much they cost...but the one guy who runs the place is knowledgable and very...
  4. chadman

    post your 55 gallon pics!

    here are a few pictures of our 55g tank...actually my gfriends...
  5. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    whats the trick with ordering fish online? is it to acclimate them for much longer right? cause shipping a fish has to be rough on him/her
  6. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    well i will keep an eye out for that place...once they open i definately want to go check it out...because after our blue spotted jawfish which was 100 bucsk died, and we had to return 2 different tangs and a number of other random deaths i just can't deal with tpp anymore! what type of...
  7. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    are there any other fish places in philly worthy of taking the trip down for? i always figured there had to be places down that way...does this hidden reef place you speak of have a web site?
  8. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    but yes what you said is exactly the case...everything looks good down there...but a week or so later it is dead...could they have something in their tanks to keep stuff alive while its there or something??
  9. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    lioncrazz you don't know how excited i am to hear of a new fish place in my area!?!?!?!?!
  10. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    where is this utopia of fishies located?!?!?!
  11. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    o yeah for sure don't get me wrong it is AWSOME!! corals i have had great success with...dry goods you can't beat it...no one has the selection and know how that they have...but their livestock...i just don't know about it...
  12. chadman

    Water flow question

    to determine your turnover rate you must add up the gallons per hour(gph) of all the pumps in your tanks(powerheads,filters,skimmers,etc) then you divide that total number by the number of gallons of your tank...
  13. chadman

    alkalinity question...

    but like i said my calcium levels are at like 500 but my alk is still high...4.34...i will have to get a mag test kit though to figure out what is really going on
  14. chadman

    That Pet Place, Lancaster PA

    anyone from the area knows about that pet place...my question is: does anyone else have problems with unhealthy fish from up there? both from personal experiences and from friends with both salt and fresh water tanks we have noticed an ongoing trend of fish dying that we bought at that pet...
  15. chadman

    alkalinity question...

    i use tropic marin pro
  16. chadman

    alkalinity question...

    in terms of ammonia and nitrate and such all levels are at 0
  17. chadman

    alkalinity question...

    Originally Posted by jfcat What are the rest of your water parameters? Looking at only one result, in a vaccum, leads to chasing numbers. I'd check magnesium, if it's low bring it up. If it's high water change till it's right (test your change water before you add it). Once your magnesium is...
  18. chadman

    alkalinity question...

    i just tested my alk with a salifert test kit and found my levels to be at 4.34 or a KH of 12.2...what would casue my levels to be so high? are high levels dangerous?
  19. chadman

    TOP 5-7 Tests needed for REEF TANK !!

    wouldnt you rather test your water though so that you can see if your levels are rising so that you can prevent things from dying?
  20. chadman

    yet another coral "????"

    brains prefer to be kept in the sand...if you put them in the rocks when they expand they may damage their flesh on teh rock...also they will blow up different parts of their bodies to catch the flow to move them around slightly to where they want to be...if you put them in your rocks they may...
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