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  1. jarvis

    Berlin Classic skimmer

    Selling Berlin classic skimmer with mag 7 for use in a sump. Exellent condition. Mag is a few monthes old. Will throw in all 4 Lamotte test kits(expired by many years) Im not sure how much the refill are for the test kits but probobly about the price of salifert. A nice high end test kit...
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    Corals for sale local chicago millwakee area

    I am selling my tank over the next few months. heres what I can get out of the tank now. -purple and green centered cerianthid (tube anemone) -green cyneria deserdra sp -brown with green centered palythoa polyps -purple with green centered blasstomusa merletti -red with white centered...
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    Good Bye Guys

    Due to some strange almost uncanny circumstances (good and bad) that all hit me at once, I picking up and getting the hell out of dodge within the next few months. I will be shutting down the tank withing the next few weeks. I will miss you guys.
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    Lamotte test kits expiration date?

    l found some lamotte test kit yesterday. Is there an expiration date anywere? Im going to cross check them with other test kits, but that sounds too much work for right now. Im guessing its the number in the lower right hand corner or the manufacturing date which makes them older than...
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    DSB with a fuge?

    Since a DSB will remove nitrate. When running a DSB and a fuge full of macros. Will the macros have as much abillity to remove phospate and heavy metals as they would without the DSB?
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    OYT Im hooked

    I been thinking about SPS lately. I got my first one today. I decided on purple montipora. It seems to be a favorite of some people. Im hooked. Have to see how it pan out before I get more. I think I only want to get about 5. so what are the quite essental pieces. So far the ones that...
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    getting that full look to a tank

    Since saltwater venture I have always like LPS corals. They are aggressive as heck though. I can very well see why people are obsesessed with SPS corals due to the lack of aggression. Is there any secrets to placement of a mixed reef to get that full look? Any good books that outline...
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    LPS corals, do they NEED to be spot feed?

    I do spot feed everything that will take meaty food. I was just kinda curious on if they can do without spot feeding. What types of LPS require spot feeding?
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    Beth

    Hey Beth. Could I get a pic of that red pectinia that you have?
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    Benifits of a higher Alk?

    Since I have made the change to klakwasser drip my levels have pretty much been steady at Alk at about 9.6dKH and Ca at 420 with performing regular water changes. Would there be a benifit in to running a seperate drip running alk buffer? It would provide more Ca++. Kinda like running it as if...
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    tanks all you black backdropers

    Just wanted to says tanks to all the people using black backdrops and posting pics. I made the switch today and it really looks good.
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    Help Clownfish

    I feed my tank today. My clown fish got into something I don't know what he was messing with. He began opening his mouth like if you were to give a dog penut butter. Upon closer inspection there is small spines coming out of the area around his mouth. My only two guesses for something that...
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    macros algea?

    what types heavy metals does macro algea remove?
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    sinularia and lobophytum what the----

    What is the perfect parameters for these? I run my SG at 1.025 temp at 83. alk around 8 or 9 and Ca at 420. I got a sinular that is completely bleached and added a lobopytum that is turning to dust. I have a sinularia dura and a sinularia brasscia doing lovely. Everything else is doing...
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    Broomer ?

    I like the idea on your setup with the poormans wavemaker. I just wanted to ask what kind of timer do you run it on? Do you use just a regular household timmer or do you run it on A single circuit wavemaker? How do you deal with fluctuateing water levels?
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    Salifert users of Ca and Sr?

    Here is the problem I ran out of the first regergent for the Ca test kit. I have a Strontium test kit. I basicly read the direction did one test and said "f*** this" and the test kits sits colecting dust. I used the pet stores test kit "topic marin" I have a feeling its way off. It gave me...
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    Mixed reef?

    I am making the jump to do a few SPS corals. Is there any soft corals to stay clear away from due to chemical warfare when doing a mixed reef?
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    fox coral?

    I have a fox coral that doing some strange stuff. It not fully opening and looking like crap most of the day. My first guess was the wessophilla was extending the sweeper tenicals. Nope not that I have seen. He has been like this for about 2 week or so now. He is not melting or anything...
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    OT:envirormental friendly

    Since I have gotten into the hobby I have purchase many dry goods and equipment online. I just recive my cooltouch lighting upgrade. WOW there was alot of excess packing material. 2 1/2 full garbage bags full of the styrofoam peanuts. I have noticed that some companys ship using the...
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    bang guy...flatworm question?

    Can you describe or post pictures of flatworms that would be a benifital food source for a manderin? Which ones are the bad type?
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