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    You should not use silicone on the gaskets....

    You should not use silicone on the gaskets. Silicone while in it's cured state is a great sealer,when it is uncured it will act as a lubricant and allow the gasket to slide out from under the...
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    Reef Aquarium Fish Bi colored angel

    LAst week end stooped into my local LFS and spotted a small(1 inch) bi colored angel. Great colors really active so home he went. The problem is in QT I have not really seen him eat a whole lot. I...
  3. Thread: Clean up crew

    by mburke
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    Crabs, Urchins & Starfish They were all spread out. Plus tank has been...

    They were all spread out. Plus tank has been running 18 months with only 5lbs of live rock to seed my DIY rock. So I doubt I have An unwanted hitchiker.
    Mike
  4. Thread: Clean up crew

    by mburke
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    Crabs, Urchins & Starfish Clean up crew

    HEllo
    I did some agua scaping over the weekend and noticed a considerable amount of empty hermit crab/snail shells. The number of my clean up crew is also diminshed not suprisingly. I counted 15...
  5. Thread: feeding time

    by mburke
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    feeding time

    Hello all
    My tank has been up just over a year.65 gal with refugium below,mag9.5return pump,4-96watt bulbs(high output I believe)
    Iwas just wondering how you feed your corals. IE pumps on or...
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    Got my ballast

    Friday afternoon I searched for Sunpark and found there phone number
    Called them up,spoke to sales and had two of the same ballasts shipped(only18.00 each) I figured 1 was bad and both were the same...
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    Got my ballast

    Friday afternoon I searched for Sunpark and found there phone number
    Called them up,spoke to sales and had two of the same ballasts shipped(only18.00 each) I figured 1 was bad and both were the same...
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    BAllast for lamps

    Hi all
    Need a little help. I have a Current Orbit light fixture. PN1023 I believe. One of the ballasts have failed. ANyone know of a good place to purchase ballasts.
    Generally Grainger is my place...
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    SUn Coral w/crab

    Saturday I got a Branching Sun Coral. One of the branches has no polyp shohing and another the polyp is receding into the branch. The rest all are good get good feeding response. (I thought my clowns...
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    Disaster & Prevention Update Could copper be too strong or not...

    Update
    Could copper be too strong or not agreeable with the chromis?
    Although I only dosed for a 20 gal tank it is a 29. I did a 10 gal water change and still got the same reading on my test kit24...
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    Disaster & Prevention QT tank problems

    Well I got my Ph straightened out with my Qt tank. Just hung a filter bag full of crushed coral infrotn of HOB filter and all is fine thanks. New problem arised this weekend,my display has...
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    QT tank ph level

    Hello all
    i have a problem with my QT tank. I cannot seem to keep the ph up.
    I do a partial water change and after a day or two it begins to drop. Within 5 days it is off the scale. QT tank is a...
  13. Thread: Hermit Crabs

    by mburke
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    Crabs, Urchins & Starfish Hermit crabs

    I have both blue and scarlet hermits in my tank. HAve not ever seen one bother a snail that was not already doa. Both do a good cleanup job. The blue seems to like the sand and the red like the rock...
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    Shrimp Another Pod question Does anyone feed their...

    Another Pod question
    Does anyone feed their pods? When I look into my fuge sometimes there are pods all over. Other times hard pressed to find one. Is this normal/possible life cycle?
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    Pump/plumbing problem

    Why are you saying too much flow is being diverted to the return and not to your spray bar?
    What size plumbing from your overflow to sump area?
    Is the return section of your sump running out of...
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    Algae & Pests Quick update Ammonia actually continued to...

    Quick update
    Ammonia actually continued to climb. Sunday Am went to check on the quarantine tank amm was 3-4 and fish looked pail. I feel even though this tank was up and running over 6 weeks with...
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    Algae & Pests Well it has been 4 days and amm is still...

    Well it has been 4 days and amm is still running.5-1. Added ammon lock by API on Monday(CAme highly recommended by my LFS) changing 5 gals of water every day. Today I removed carbon from filter...
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    Algae & Pests Amonia in quaratine tank

    I purchased a small1-2" blue hippo tang and a coral beauty last tThursday. I had a quaratine setup already to go(29gal) I always keep a sponge filter in my fuge just for the quaratine tank that way...
  19. Thread: Overflow

    by mburke
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    Flow & Plumbing Overflow

    I use one from CPR with the pump. We HAve numerous power outages with no problems. Just during regular maintainence I clean the pre filter and the intake hole of debris. With the adjustable standpipe...
  20. Thread: WTB

    by mburke
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    USed tanks for sale

    Where at in PA? I am in southeastern PA outside of Philly.
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