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    T5 lighting the best for reef tanks?

    I've promoted T5 lighting as long as I've been in the hobby. I am here today to announce... I still do. I haven't jumped onto the LED wagon, and until they can equal what T5's can do, at an affordable price, I'll continue to use T5's. Turns out I'm not the only one who thinks so. Ryan from BRS...
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    $1 per gallon tank sale starts today

    I know advertising other sites isn't exactly permissible, but I'm only promoting a product that SWF doesn't sell. This is a great opportunity for people who are interested in starting into the saltwater hobby, as well as those that could use an extra tank. Naturally, I encourage you to purchase...
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    Why I continue to use Reef Crystals...

    Almost all of the negative reviews about Instant Ocean Reef Crystals point to the same thing... residue in the mixing container. I've dealt with it since I started in the hobby, and never really understood why it formed. I've heard different reasons, including it's likely due to an anti-caking...
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    My 125 "reef"

    I finally figured out how to use the Panoramic feature on my cell phone. DUH!!! Not sure if it's technically a "reef" tank yet, but if it's not, it should be getting close... lol! Not done by any means, but this is it so far.
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    Low alkalinity

    I posted awhile back that I am having to dose more alkalinity than calcium. I've always been under the impression that once calcium and alkalinity levels were where you want them to be, equal dosing of Alk and Cal were all that is needed to maintain levels. However, I am having to dose nearly 3x...
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    Newly discovered black and white creature

    Several nights ago, I discovered a creature I had never seen before. It appears to live in one rock, as this is where I've found it every night. It has black and white bands on it's legs, and the body appears to have large white bands with thin black stripes. I'm guessing it's some kind of crab...
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    D-D seawater refractometer

    I'm a bit slow sometimes, which explains why I've just learned about the "seawater refractometer" from D-D. Here's a little info that I found very interesting: "Specifically designed for aquarium use for measuring the salinity of Natural Sea Water. Almost all hand held salt water refractometers...
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    Newest additions...

    I have three new SPS corals enroute at this moment. They won't be here until tomorrow, but I'm already excited! LOL! My only hope is that they look similar to the "stock photos". Won't know until tomorrow afternoon. These aren't "fresh-cut, fresh glued" frags that a lot of sites sell. Here's a...
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    Trial run of "AcroPower"

    I've been reading a lot of articles and reviews about AcroPower amino acid formula for corals. I don't normally buy into a lot of hype without solid backing. I bought a bottle of AcroPower and dosed my main tank with it last night. I didn't expect to see any difference for at least a few days...
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    Red worms swimming in tank

    After lights out this evening, I shined my flashlight into the tank as I often do, and I noticed some small, reddish looking worms squiggling around in the tank. Not a lot of them, but there were several. They moved rather quickly, but I managed to suck up a couple with a turkey baster. The...
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    Tip for measuring Magnesium...

    I have a tip for anyone manually dosing Magnesium and then decide to use a new measuring device. I've been dosing for 140 gallons, and using a 10 mL syringe. I was at the hardware store the other day, and saw an OXO measuring cup that had mL measurements on one side. I thought to myself, wow...
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    First SPS trial was a success...

    Several weeks ago, I bought 5 pieces of SPS corals... a pink and a green pocilloporas damicornis, a green and a red montipora capricornis, and a yellow branching porite. They've been doing excellent, so I bought a couple of acros to see how they would fare. I don't know the formal names of them...
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    Trapezia crabs on P. Damicornis

    I bought a couple of pocilloporas damicornis (pink and green), and I scored a pair of commensal trapezia crabs with them. YAY!!! I was actually going to order a couple as I have read that they are good for the health of pocilloporas and acroporas, but the site I bought the pocilloporas from...
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    Pulsing Blue Xenia is dying... again.

    My pulsing blue xenia started dying, one stalk at a time, about six months ago. The last stalk died just over four months ago. Three tiny pieces of tissue were all that was left of a beautiful colony. From the small patches, new life sprouted, and a new colony formed. Now I am witnessing the...
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    What's your favorite coral?

    There are many corals that I love, so it's hard to narrow it down to just one. IF I have to choose only one, I'd have to go with the Pavona Frondifera. I drooled over this coral for about 1 1/2 years, and when ORA started providing them in mass production, I jumped on it. It was a cute little...
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    SWF.COM Ordering Discussion pulled from Show off your tank(s) thread

    $60 gets free shipping? WHERE??? I saw a site that had 50% off all corals, but when it came time to check out, overnight shipping was $60, which completely wiped out the big savings. Last stuff I ordered was overnighted for $45. They lost a customer...
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    hard tube coco worm has passed...

    My sweet, gentle coco worm, whom I named "Coco", has passed away at the ripe old age of 1 1/2 years. It was always there to greet me when I walked up to the tank, and occasionally it would play "peep eyes" by ducking into it's tube and then peeping out. I'll miss those days. I'd like to request...
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    External overflow for emergency backup?

    Okay guys, I need a little help. I can usually figure out little things like this own, but for some reason, I'm stumped. Let me start from the beginning. Early this morning, the power went off. It came on a couple of hours later, while I was at work. My wife was at home (fortunately!) and called...
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    Brain coral?

    I asked about this hitchiker about a year ago, and didn't get a decisive answer. It's gotten a little bigger (4" across), so it's easier to see more detail. I took this picture after lights out, so it's tentacles are extended. I've seen a few pictures of symphyllia wilsoni that look very, very...
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    ID of bright yellow encrusting "something"???

    I think I've asked for help on this one before, but I can't seem to locate it, so here I am again. This is a very bright yellow, encrusting, rough, calcareous growth. I have a single rock that has a lot of this covering it, and for the longest time, I thought it was dead. After two years, it is...
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