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  1. robster

    diy easy surface skimmer

    I thought i would share this with you or anybody that has a problem with surface scum i donot use a overflo box on my tanks so i was always trying to find a way to remove the skum on top of the water this is what ive been using one powerfilter (most might work)i use a second nature wdf 4000 and...
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    changing a ballast

    hi i was wondering if anybody knew if i could use a 110watt pc ballest to run a 110watt vho bulb ballest was used for 96 watt power compact would like to change it to 48 inch vho bulb..it has just a red and yellow wires and i do not know what the ends of a vho look like are they one pin or two...
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    have you found a easy way

    Im in the process of trying to remove a damsel that decided last week that corals tasted good im just short of pulling half my reef apart as the last resort.....any new ideas out there?id like to hear um.
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    Coral Accel ???????

    First of all i would like to send all of you my prayers,to all that have been affected by this coardly bullshit that has been witnesed by all of us and may those involed be struck down with a great quickness!!!!!!!!!! Ive been maitaining my reef for 3 years now its a 90g with 10g refuimg i use a...
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    including pics

    hi i wanted to know how to include pics with my my posts.i'm interested in posting a pic of a species of gonipora that i have had very good luck with over the past few years and the enviorment that it has had and possible one of other same species i keep.any help with this would be...
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    emperor angel need help

    hi all i have a emperor angel that has what looks like small pathces of white cotton spots on it body i cant see any red sores on or under the cotton spots but i have been treating it with mela fix over the last few days it seems to be helping but i read on another sight that it mite be a good...
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    infected colt coral

    hi i have a infected colt coral i think i got a nudibransh off it but not sure just got done with freshwater dip this is a 6inch+ high coral with many branches one only seems to be infected i was thinking of cutting it off any one done this before-any info
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    sand q

    hi this is not my normal reef q but for my fowlr and discoraged ive always used cc in my reef but 6 mos ago i thought i would try sand in my 75 fowlr contents are- 20 pounds live arganite 15 pounds sea sand? cheap from lfs 110 pc+80 watts std 20 pounds live rock 1 venturi skimmer 2 power filters...
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    long timers help

    hi have 90g reef for 2-3 years fully establised having prob with sudden out break of debrisha and hair algae have been doinng alot of water changes corals are all fine have five fish ph 8.3-salinty 1.023-calcium 425-alk 11dkh-0 on phos-nitrate-nitrite i know they exsite in algea my water is ro...
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    evaporation rates

    hey all i was wondering how much water people are replacing in thier tanks daily and what the temps are and if you have fans in your canopys--mine is about 1g or less now that summer is here with make up water being limewater(kalkwasser)mostly.temp 78-80 . :cool: [ May 10, 2001: Message edited...
  11. robster

    hey saltH2o

    hey havent herd from you and was woundering if you got my email and # (thought would try)since yours did not make it. is this the start of your address in case im getting it wrong,,,,,,,,,tlzkaasen for the start of it ...............rob
  12. robster

    my coralife ban

    hey all who got any thing bad to say about coralife as far as im concernd ther just ripping us off.my bitches are 3 tanks with calcium levels well over 750++ witch are being fixed one is just a tank that i make water in with no additives.on to the bulbs over the years i used to buy thier 40watt...
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    lots of calcium-help

    hey all noticed a problem with reef checked calcium and it was 750+ checked my fish only and 55g holding tank with same results and i have never added calcium to these 2 tanks i took sample water to my lfs and he got same results on his test i do mix my salt with r/o water ive been using...
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    elegance coral

    hey all i have one sad coral a elegance coral that is only parcaly opening latly it seems to open more when i give it shade i bought it 3 mos ago and it loved the top of the tank i was thinking about fresh water dipping it becuase of disease they carrie but i was wondering where you guys-gals...
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