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  1. Mark_C

    ANNOUNCEMENT, THOUGHTS - New 3d forum and member service

    So, here’s an offer to the club that other clubs might salivate at. As we now have 3 extremely good looking, sexy, witty members who own 3d printers, we’ve had a chat amongst ourselves regarding a new option for club members. With 3d printing comes a huge opening for creativity in tanks, from...
  2. Mark_C

    WTB Caulerpa (Brick 08724)

    I can offer no more than $30,000 and a speedboat.
  3. Mark_C

    WTB Single or dual doser - Brick 08724

    Nothing special. A working Jeacod dual, one of those nifty wireless singles, whatever. Going to run independent, so has to have on board control. Can do cash or trade/partial for gonzo golden shroom. Lemme know.
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    How do you 'oil' your fragging tools?

    Pulled out my coral cutters today (finally cutting the Gonzo Goldens), and found them a bit rusted. I know they shouldn't be submerged, but there's always drip, and the post freshwater rinse the last time I used them seems not to have worked well. Minimal rust, but some in the mechanism as...
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    Free tank - Red Sea 130D in Brick 08724

    I'm not directly responsible. This went from Mike (who upgraded), to (other) Mark (who didn't have space) to me. In my case we just took a big financial hit from CoVid stuff and I cant afford to start a third tank any time in the near future. So! Glass is great, brand new upgraded InTank dual...
  6. Mark_C

    Del, did you get your wife's tank yet?

    ;)
  7. Mark_C

    Airpod headphones - review - err, wow!

    So, I'm a minor, outskirts, audiophile. My Dad was a big one, so I know quality and will usually bite the bullet and buy the best system I can afford. The Nakamichis, Boston, and AR systems he used to buy are well out of my range, but I do buy as best as I can. My goto headphones are a pair of...
  8. Mark_C

    Odd question - mothballs

    Rodents are moving into the winter apartment, also known as my garage. I dropped a few moth ball packs around to ward them off and the odor is strong. Then realized my RODI station is in the garage. Will the mothballs effect the RODI water, sorta like VOCs in paint?
  9. Mark_C

    USS NJ Stuck in Point Pleasant today

    The NJ was being temporarily moved from Camden and got stuck in the Point Pleasant Canal. She's right next to the bridge on Bridge Ave on the border of Point and Bay Head. I'll be driving by around 1pm and will let you guys know if its a worthwhile sightseeing stop (and make sure the bridge is...
  10. Mark_C

    Stabilizing a tank (low Alk, hIgh nitrate)

    New tank hit a bad place post completion of transfers. With the loss of two crabs and a Tanakas wrasse, followed by the degeneration of some corals, I actually got off my ass an am doing some reefing. Figured I would chart progression here, along with my reponses and numbers as I get the tank...
  11. Mark_C

    'Beginners Guide to the Nitrogen Cycle' and 'Aquarium Nitrates...'

    In researching if biomedia can eventually cause a nitrate spike, I found a website that should be stickied. Top notch stuff for a starter aquarist or someone needing a refresher. Beginners guide to the Nitrogen Cycle https://fishlab.com/nitrogen-cycle/ Aquarium Nitrates and how to get rid of...
  12. Mark_C

    Anyone ever diffuse a T5?

    So with my current 4 bulb T5 setup, the top of my tank is sitting in about 380 PAR, the bottom around 180. Wee bit too high. If I remove 2 bulbs, the top drops to 160ish. BIt too low. If I try to run 3 bulbs, which would be perfect, no dice, the circuit on the light runs bulbs in pairs. My...
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    T5 Discussion to help a noob (me)

    So, I’m running a 30g tank, 36” long. Tank is 12” deep. 4” above the tank is a 4 bulb T5 (36”/39w bulbs). Bulb brands are mixed now, Geissman and ATI (2 blue, 1 actinic, 1 coral plus). Two lights run from 10am to 6pm, with additional 2 kicking in from 12 to 4pm. Some of my montis are losing...
  14. Mark_C

    AAAAHHHHH! JUST BOUGHT IT!

    I should have bought 8, as I went through at least 8 of them in childhood. 'Where's Dad?' 'He quit work to design ramps in the back yard' Mwaaahaahahaahaaaaaaa! https://www.evelknieveltoys.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgJC-_7PO6wIVFYzICh3nhQLQEAAYASAAEgK3SfD_BwE
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    Snowflake clown

    Model citizen for a clown. Pretty chill. Would do well with another single clown but NO more. Raised from pinkynail size, now 3yo and will fit in palm of hand, healthy, eats everything, never aggressive. Actuallly had to split from a small clown group as though she was largest, she was...
  16. Mark_C

    Petco score

    Found a pair of ORA Mocha Storms, couldn’t resist. Here’s one of em... Now I have to adopt out my Snowflake.
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    Thought & opinions please, re: filtering

    So I have a 30g IM nuvo, dual overflows. Behind each overflow is a media basket with floss. SPS dominant, lots of fish (9 tangs or something like that). Both overflows catch a decent amount of detritus and floss is changed every 3-4 days when mildly browned. I have a Tunze 9004 which will fit in...
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    Jebao SLW-20s?

    Well, my Tunze finally dies in my 30g after 4+ years of use (and a week after I purchased a night controller cable for it for $40, figures). In looking for a low profile, quiet, effective, non-ridiculous priced, nano water mover I found a few options. I'm leaning towards 2 of the Jebao SLW-20s...
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    Too much oversight in mixed reefs? Discuss.

    So. After keeping successful mixed reefs for years, things have taken a bit of a swing for the odd. I had a 90g and a 120g filled with SPS, LPS, and softies, all growing like weeds. Now... Tank one: Size: 30g Ca: 470 Alk: 7.8 FIlter: Mechanical fiber floss, 20lb+ live rock, Marinepure Water...
  20. Mark_C

    We are bouncing, help solicited.

    I won a frag with 2 Golden Dragon shrooms on it last year at one of the meets (remember those?). I now have about 50 and some are beginning to bounce, huzzah! I'll probably end up selling a load of these as, as beautiful as they are, the tank their in seems to be a major growing zone for them...
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