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    Members of NJRC are a class act!

    Thank you for the kind words, and remember you have a free refill if you need it :) (hopefully you wont). Most of my stock is from other members from this club that have been equally helpfull to me (Merv and Ralph to name the few)
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    Now that is what I call a squid !

    :D I just had a calamaris for lunch , though not from Carmine's :( They took that "family restaurant" quite literally :)
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    Gaskets

    Last time I was in All Aquatics, they had a bin full of bulkheads and other plumbing parts, and I believe I saw the gaskets as well. If you do not mind driving to 3048 S. Broad St, Hamilton .
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    June meeting question "Glueing corals"

    Though, in this article, Bob Fenner is addressing some problems of the Elegance coral in specific, his arguments are taking in the consideration the whole Caryophyllidae family, whose members include genus Euphyllia: http://wetwebfotos.com/Home?actionRequest=articleView&articleID=294 That...
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    June meeting question "Glueing corals"

    Actually, I believe, that the corals of the Euphyllia species - Frogspawn, Hammer, Torch and Fine Grapes, to name the most common species, need to be placed horizontally, in medium light, medium current and "dirty" water. Of course what "medium" is, is open to discussion :), but that is where...
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    Lens selection (Macro, Zoom)

    NO! term ZOOM means that lens does not have a fixed focal length, but can change it in a range A to B, so you can see things under different magnification - Zoom in (magnified) Zoom - out (wide range). MACRO means that you could physically come very close to the subject and still see it clear...
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    Red Stuff what is it and how do you get rid of it

    Since thy do not "stick" to the surfaces they are on, it is relatively easy to syphon them out.
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    Trouble shoot lights

    If it was single-endded it would be easy to say, but since it is double-endded it is a bit strange that the socket is receiving enough power to heat the matearial and not enough to heat the elemnt inside the bulb. That would indicate that there is some kind of resistance in the part that...
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    Substrate question

    Nassarius snail (Nassarius vibex) is probably what you were talking about. It is a good scavenger and detritus eater, and will go after any uneaten meaty food. Its burrowing helps turn the substrate. I never heard of it being bothered by hermits because a) it is bigger and stronger and b) it is...
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    BTA problems

    Unfortunately there are so many things that could be wrong: For example, the place where you intended it to sit might have wrong flow. Either too strong or too slow for its needs and likes. Then, the light could have been too weak to start with, the anemone moved and tried to find a better...
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    53ms Calibration fluid for Refractometer

    :) There was a lengthy thread when I asked the same question: http://www.njreefers.org/forums/index.php/topic,3600.msg33271.html#msg33271 Anyway, while not many people have calibration liquid, many have fine tuned and precise idea of their salinity so you can roughy calibrate on that. My was...
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    June meeting frags.....

    Greg, pm sent :)
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    Plumbing Question

    Cover the thread 2-3 times, make it tight, wraping it in the directon you would screw it in.
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    anyone see the very small spotted boxfish at Trop?

    Any one of those: http://www.pbase.com/clippo/boxfishes
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    Computer experts?

    Unless it is a financial constraint, why don't you try to replace all of them? Of course your motherboard might not be able to utilize the newer chips to their full potential. Hopefully your hard drive is 7200 rpm and not 5400 (which is in fact probably more important for overall fast...
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    film on water

    It could be cyanobacteria feeding of nutrients that are floating on the surface. If you don't have a overflow, try to get one, or direct water movements (powerhead, returns) in such way to disturb that film and allow submersed intakes to capture it. If you have overflow, make sure that it is...
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    Caleurpa Does it help or not

    Sorry Carl, but I have to disagree with a couple of points you made: First of all, toxicity of macroalgae is very species oriented. While Caulerpa taxifolia is very toxic, other species are not. Some species of caulerpa are even used in human consumption (I hear). Also, I am a bit surprised...
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    Cayars New Tank

    Try Waves Consulting Inc. of Vanuata, run by Christopher Porter :'(
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    Caleurpa Does it help or not

    Look at it this way: It definitively absorbs them from the water. If you "harvest" it out of the tank you have removed from the tank that amount that was absorbed. That can't hurt :) Is it as efficient as some other method, that is open for discussion and depends on your setup. There are plenty...
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