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    Getting out....Ohio

    I am kicking the idea of getting out of the reef and going back to the fresh planted tank. To much time and money for reef and no matter what I do something changes and causes me more problems. Just getting rid of livestock no equipment. 80 pounds liverock or so 2 scarlet skunk shrimp 1 cbs 3...
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    DIY Chemicals....

    Looking to save some money, not getting the overtime since starting a new job, yet. But what does everyone use for DIY chemicals and what are there purpose. Specifically, I am looking for magnesium, calcium, alk additives. I thought I had my problems under control switching to reef crystals and...
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    woohooo....

    As many of you know my anenome crab lost his claws about a month ago. Well I came home today and he molted and he has a new set of claws. They are smaller, alot smaller but they are still there!!!!
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    tuxedo urchins...

    Are they known coraline algea eaters?
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    shrimps....

    anyone succussfully keeping skunk cleaners, CBS and peppermint shrimps together in the same tank?
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    Kenya tree/green zoas for trade

    For trade for whatever. I have a forest of kenya trees ready to go and some zoa's anything you want to trade for is fine with me. Louisville, OH You will need to come pick them up.
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    anenome crab

    A few weeks ago my emerald crab looses his arms and dies. Now my anenome crab looses his arms and molts, and his molts doesn't have arms either. I think he will be okay because he is still eating and doesn't use his arms to eat. Any ideas why my crabs are loosing there arms and the hermits...
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    Nintendo WII

    This game system is very cool. Anyone know if you have to have the component video cable to get this thing in widescreen mode?
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    ozone

    I am kicking around the idea of using a ozone generator to see how crystal clear I can make my water. The only time I notice my water being discolored is when I putting my waste water into a white bucket. My question is if I do do this, is do I need to use an air pump or with the suction of my...
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    how to get...

    How do you get a nice healthy anenome off the rock without causing harm to it?
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    ro/di water tds...

    Just curious what you guys are getting out of you RO/DI units. Mine, brand new, is putting out 19ppm with a inlet of 348ppm. I though I would have lower but I don't know.
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    Ich and cleaner shrimp

    Just wondering out loud I guess, but can you treat ich just with cleaner shrimp? No, I don't have ich but this is why I don't add any new fish either I am scared of getting it. And I like my corals better anyways.
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    TDS meter

    I would like to get a TDS meter. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks...
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    limewater...

    Can I mix 5 gallons of limewater up and let it top off automatically? 5 gallons would probably set for 3 to 5days. Is this too long to let it set as long as it has a lid on it and is somewhat air tight?
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    just a thought...

    Maybe it would be a great idea if we would make that thread of commonly used abreviations here in the new hobbyist section. I think that woudl be very benificial.
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    kenya tree, green polps, condi anenome

    For trade or whatever.... Louisville, OH near Canton Will trade for anything probably, rock, corals, cleanup crew, whatever you want to get rid off.
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    brine/mysis shrimp

    I feed my fish frozen brine. The protien rating is real close. I think the protien rating was 6.7 percent on mysis and on the brine shrimp I got it is 6.4 percent. So what am I missing? Why is mysis soooo much better?
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    maxi-jet 1200 mod for sale or trade...

    I just modded a mj1200 with the medium flow propeller. Just to see what all the hype was about. Puts off great flow, as good as my nano streams however it is noisy compared to the tunze and just don't look as good so its not going into my tank. I just did it to see what it is capable of...
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    balls vs rock in wet dry....

    Can someone explain how the waste does not accumulate on rock but does on bio balls in a wet dry to produce nitrates? Seems to me waste would accumlate on both?
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    Very COOL!!!

    I got a BTA about a month to 6 weeks ago. Looked like crap when I adopted him and just moved around the tank for about a week to 10 days. Then I woke up and checked on him one morning and he was nowhere to be found. So I assumed he was dead. Then yesterday I get up and check on the tank and...
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