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  1. Mark_C

    I found a vampire!

    Was paying for something with a $50 today and looking at Grant on the bill intrigued me for some reason. Then I realized...
  2. Mark_C

    WTB - AI mounting arm

    Need to mount a Hydra 26HD. Anyone got a mount about (the solid 90 degree type) they're willing to trade for cash?
  3. Mark_C

    Tank chip advice needed

    Hey folks. I have a chance to pick up a great looking Oceanic cube with stand, but theres a potential problem. The tank has 3 chips on one corner, worried about structural integrity. Top pic shows the chips. The two bottom ones are insignificant. The top one concerns me. The chip seems to be...
  4. Mark_C

    WTT Tunze 9004 for 9001

    You need bigger, I need smaller, lets meet up and... let me start that again... So I need a smaller skimmer and have an excellent condition 9004 (at least, may be a 9012, I'll check tomorrow). Willing to do an even swap. Lemme know.
  5. Mark_C

    WTB HOB Fuge

    Looking for one of the medium to big ones, CPR, Blue Ocean, etc...
  6. Mark_C

    Thought I might be having a stroke when I read this, ends up I'm just perplexed

    https://www.letgo.com/en-us/i/aquarium-repair_44b2f9c2-ca91-4fda-8b07-2c3c467671c8
  7. Mark_C

    Algae - 1" clumps $25

    Figure if I start treating it as valuable livestock it'll die
  8. Mark_C

    Electronic and audio people - Free Klipsch

    But its not working well. I have a Klipsch R-10B soundbar and wireless 8" subwoofer I just replaced (with a Klipsch Bar 48 :) ). ASTOUNDING sound. The 10s are discontinued, mine had a problem, I can't be bothered to fix, they gave me a deal on the new one. Its not worth sending out for repair...
  9. Mark_C

    Gem Tang (Brick 08724)

    Owned for 2+ years, received as juvenile, now 3.5" - 4" nose to tail. Fat, healthy, gets along well with others* Eats like a tang. Weekly feeds include flake, Ocean Nutrition 1 & 2, chopped fish, nori. Is a glutton for all. No history of illness or disease. No prophylactic treatments used. Will...
  10. Mark_C

    One of those days...

    MP40 wet side is on bottom of tank this morning. As I'm recovering it the dry side falls off, and as I had it anchored by the sticky tab so it wouldn't hit the floor, it did an Indiana Jones whip swing straight into the top of the ATO container, at which point the sticky tab gave out and the...
  11. Mark_C

    Algae Barn pod sale today (Friday 5/29)

    16oz Eco Pods buy one get one free (its actually on the site under Live Foods as Eco BOGO). $55 with free delivery for 32oz of mixed pods. Thats a great deal. May mandarin is going to be getting fat.
  12. Mark_C

    Steak rub and marinade

    For the weekend, Smith and Wollensky Steakhouse in NYC released their rub and marinade recipe for their Cajun Rib Steak. Never ate there, but according to steak folks this thing is legendary. The rub can also be used for burgers. The Rub 1T cayanne 1T chili powder 1T garlic powder 1T black...
  13. Mark_C

    Help with RODI Buddy Pump please

    Dave, MrX, think you guys mentioned you run them. For you, and anyone else - When using the pump and your storage container is full, do your pump cycle on and off every few seconds? I thought I had a bad pump, customer service (customer service at AL is fantastic) sent me another. I hooked it...
  14. Mark_C

    New toy - RO buddy booster

    Installed it in 10 minutes this morning and my RODI production is up tenfold. Whisper quiet. No idea how I lived without a booster and this one has all the bells and whistles (on/off with low/high pressure, backwash, etc). If this holds up for a couple weeks, I'm going to buy another for my home...
  15. Mark_C

    Is there a snail pandemic? From LA to RC

    So, as posted, my last order from Live Aquaria, of 150 snails, contained 5 bags of trocus (25 in each bag), all arrived dead and putrid. LA was great with the customer service, within 24 hours I had a full refund. Still needing snails, went to the old trsuworthy source, John at Reefcleaners...
  16. Mark_C

    Live Aquaria snail order - not good

    So, as Amado pointed out, there was/is a big sale at Liveaquaria on snails. I decided to take advantage and renew my cuc in all tanks. Ordered 125 trocus, 15 cerith, 15 nassarius, 15 margarita I received 125 dead trocus, 12 dead cerith, 4 dead margarita. For 170 snails ordered 29 arrived alive...
  17. Mark_C

    A mushroom pic

    Never realized how appropriate ‘mushroom’ is.
  18. Mark_C

    Everyone needs a pest/dump tank

    Ive had this thing up for about 2 years now. I think I did 2 or 3 water changes at the start but hasennt seen a WC in probably 18 months now. Its a reject tank. Any unknown frag, unfriendly fish (theres a blue and yellow damsel) or animal (a chiragra mantis shrimp), invasive corals (xenia, gsp...
  19. Mark_C

    The stories the fish will tell

    Eh? Well, lets see... it was a long time ago, we called it 'The Cleansing'
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