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    Squid Are Even More Alien-Like Than We Thought

    Squid Are Even More Alien-Like Than We Thought, With an Unmatched Ability to Change Genetic Expression...
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    Live aquaria liquidation

    Worked for me. I think the microscope is the best deal there. I could use it to tell me if my algae cultures are still alive.
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    SpongeBob's Good Buddy Patrick Found Alive, Well and Living in the Mar del Plata Canyon!

    Cheeky?
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    SpongeBob's Good Buddy Patrick Found Alive, Well and Living in the Mar del Plata Canyon!

    Viral Deep-Sea Expedition Found a Real-Life Patrick From SpongeBob, And 57 New Species https://www.sciencealert.com/viral-deep-sea-expedition-found-a-real-life-patrick-from-spongebob-and-57-new-species?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
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    School of Baby Fish Riding a 6-Meter 'Phantom' Jellyfish

    A School of Baby Fish Was Seen Riding a 6-Meter 'Phantom' Jellyfish in The Deep https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-phantom-jellyfish-found-with-entourage-of-fishy-passengers-hitching-a-ride?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
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    How This Zombie Foot is Helping Scientists Fight Stingray Strikes

    Hmmm... Looks like the best quick antidote for a stingray strike is the same as the one for a lionfish strike...
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    How to Save a Bleached Pocillopora damicornis

    Healthy Coral Reversed Bleaching in Its Neighbor With Just 1 Week of Contact https://www.sciencealert.com/healthy-coral-reversed-bleaching-in-its-neighbor-with-just-1-week-of-contact?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
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    The Black Swallower Fish

    A Little Fish in The Deep Sea Swallowed a Meal Way Bigger Than Itself. Scientists Caught It on Camera. https://www.sciencealert.com/a-little-fish-in-the-deep-sea-swallowed-a-meal-way-bigger-than-itself-scientists-caught-it-on-camera
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    It Turns Out, Sharks Can Hear Way Better Than We Thought

    Sharks Can Hear Way Better Than We Thought https://www.sciencealert.com/sharks-can-hear-sounds-nearly-250-feet-away-and-know-where-theyre-coming-from?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
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    Salt water mixing station help

    Notes: My current return pump is a Sicce Syncra ADV 10.1 with a gate valve on the return line to throttle it back if/when needed. My biggest mistake on the setup was using a 3/4" return hose. You need at least 1". The twists and turns and tight holes on the 3/4" hose didn't lend to my...
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    Salt water mixing station help

    I'm not sure you actually need a classical "mixing station". My DT is plumbed to my basement. I use 55G drums. One is for RODI water, and uses optical sensors to keep it automatically filled under Apex control. Another is for mixing new salt water. I love making 50 gallons at a time, using...
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    Reefers day jobs

    Happily retired...
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    RedSea 425XL-G1 Build

    I recollect one is more efficient than the other. I think It depends on the amount of CO2 in the incoming water which has an effect the DI usage.
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    Neptune vs Hydros vs Red Sea

    Does someone actually have a Hydros Maven? Their automated tester has been on Pre-Order for a good two years now. SaltwaterAquarium.com says this about them - NO ESTIMATED LAUNCH DATE!
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    Neptune vs Hydros vs Red Sea

    I've had my Apex for years & years now. I got into Hydros when I saw how easy it would be to run my four Reef Octopus Octo Pulse 4s on a Wave V2. I've since added two Maxpect Gyre 350s and another Wave for them. I even picked up a Launch at the last Reef-a-Palooza, but don't really know how...
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