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07-03-2011 by Rabidgoose
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12-14-2011 09:39 PM
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Food recipes

Well might seam strange or obsessive but we have been making our own food and freezing it. We have seen great results with our recipe and got me...
04-14-2013 by binford4000 (Multi-page thread 1 2 )
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Last Reply By: binford4000
05-14-2013 08:09 AM
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Flow, power head placement , return and hob overflow

Hi all looking for advice on some flow issues. Been in the hobby about two years and have grown from the tank that was given to me (algae infested...
05-11-2013 by jehudial
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05-11-2013 08:03 PM
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Detroit Water and chloramines

I have had a hard time finding the correct info on this so now that Ive spoken to a person with a phd in chemical engineer and a masters in material...
05-10-2013 by simonbenjamin
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Last Reply By: simonbenjamin
05-11-2013 06:27 AM
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Detroit Public Water

Hey I was just about to order the replacement filters for my filterguys RO/DI system and was wondering if anyone knew off hand whether dpw uses...
06-03-2010 by cheapfish1 (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 )
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Last Reply By: AZDesertRat
05-10-2013 11:13 AM
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Mysterious Gelatinous Substance Coating Filter Socks and Sponge

For my 160 Gallon Tank The tank has been running for a couple months now cycled quick and water parameters are good. Anyways I have always noticed...
04-29-2013 by PeregrinTook
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Last Reply By: ReefTech
05-06-2013 10:04 PM
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Helping the newbie with powerhead placement/selection

I started a similar thread on a different forum, so I apologize if you've already seen this. I struggled a lot starting out (and still do...
04-22-2013 by HeiHei29er
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Last Reply By: HeiHei29er
04-23-2013 09:26 AM
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DIY Salt Mix Filter

Do you filter your salt water mix before a water change? I use Reef Crystals and usually make 15 gallon batches for water changes. I circulate the...
04-21-2013 by HeiHei29er
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Last Reply By: HeiHei29er
04-22-2013 11:41 AM
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sump

what is good to have a sump
04-13-2013 by blb75usa
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Last Reply By: Tom@HaslettMI
04-13-2013 08:13 PM
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Problems

Tank was five months old and had fish, corals, and anemones. Also, detris package. At six months, tank took spike in phosphates and calcium. Was...
04-12-2013 by Motownbrown6301
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Last Reply By: binford4000
04-13-2013 05:16 PM
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Salinity - 1.025 or 1.026?

So, I started with my tank at 1.025, and after reading several threads, saw at least most people posting were running 1.026. I'm wondering if...
03-13-2013 by Danroth
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Last Reply By: pjr
04-05-2013 07:49 PM
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Water flow

So I have always had a hard time w/ water flow. I understand that for an sps tank high flow and and wave action is a must and most lps like lower...
02-24-2013 by TanksEveryWhere (Multi-page thread 1 2 3 )
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Last Reply By: AZDesertRat
04-02-2013 04:34 PM
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My new MP40 Wes

I got my new MP40Wes from TBD320 today. Its a really nice pump, i have been playing around with all the modes and so far i like the the short pulse...
03-30-2013 by Jason c
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Replies: 1
Last Reply By: pjr
03-30-2013 11:19 PM

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