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  1. Phyl

    What type of sand?

    Mike sounds like he's got the perfect solution. Also, TwinReef had KILLER flow in his tank with sand. You might want to search for his thread. I know I asked him what kind of sand he had that he could have sand not be disturbed by his flow.
  2. Phyl

    MH ballast capacitor leaking oil. original10 uf will 7.5 uf work with it?

    Wow. I wish I had the answer. Who's make ballast is it? Maybe they could answer the Q for you (unless it is PFO -- if it is, I may be able to find out through a friend who used to work there).
  3. Phyl

    New York: Manhattan Reefs Spring Frag Swap - Sunday April 18th

    Shooting a baby shower that afternoon or I would definitely be there. Simon was a backup speaker for us during MACNA and such a great guy I would love to hear him speak!
  4. Phyl

    First Yard Bear of 2010

    With a little help from photoshop you could move that wire so that it looks like a pet you have on a "dog" run! LOL! Great pictures. Cool bear. Would scare the dickens out of me! Bear fishing in the pond would be a TOTAL bummer. Hopefully they don't LIKE koi!
  5. Phyl

    Coralife PC Fixture

    They start to shift color spectrum after about 4 months. The shift in color spectrum encourages algae growth. You get much better par per watt out of T5s. T5s don't shift until after a year. I've had two PC ballasts melt down on me inside the case. Always wondered why (but grateful that) they...
  6. Phyl

    Why am I the one thats nervous?

    What a fun time! So much excitment bringing a new life into the world. Congrats and good luck! Can't wait to see the new little face when Kaleb joins the reefing community! :)
  7. Phyl

    Return pump for a tech 120

    We used a mag 12 with a mag 18 impeller. Made it a Mag 15 roughly and was the perfect amount of flow given the head loss we had.
  8. Phyl

    Need to print purchased professional picture

    If you shoot me an email with the photo and I'll take a look at it for you.
  9. Phyl

    HerbieK - great guy

    Herbie has to be one of the greatest reefers I've had the pleasure to meet though this great club. Always so willing to give, help and share. Thanks Herbie. For being who you are.
  10. Phyl

    Mixing Salt

    There are some words automatically filtered, but quite a few that we've missed. As we come across them we try to get them added to the filter. Thanks!
  11. Phyl

    Need to print purchased professional picture

    If you have a lab print the picture it will render just fine, even though it looks pixelated on the screen. I'm thinking this is more a limitation of your monitor than Windows ability to render the file to the printer. No matter how large my pictures are when I go to print them using the Windows...
  12. Phyl

    Happy Easter

    Happy Easter all!
  13. Phyl

    Where are you selling your used hardware?

    Uh... I'm not home, so I suppose anything is possible (though more likely if I was home and he wasn't, lol). I did talk to him earlier and he didn't mention selling (nor moving).
  14. Phyl

    RBTA and Percula clownfish

    They all get small at night. The clowns will be fine!
  15. Phyl

    It's Just a Catfish

    Certainly seems to have more in common with a whale! Look how big it is! Whoah.
  16. Phyl

    Where are you selling your used hardware?

    Wonder who's that is... you'd think we'd know them! I can't imagine running a system that big without the support of the club!
  17. Phyl

    Where are you selling your used hardware?

    Try ReefCentral. The local forum is used for a lot of sales. Craigslist is another good opportunity.
  18. Phyl

    Merv's new 40 gallon build

    Great looking sump, Merv.
  19. Phyl

    Mixing Salt

    For a new tank, if there's sand in the bottom of the tank I would not add fresh water to the tank first and then add the salt to mix. You'll end up with fresh water in the sand that way. I would mix the saltwater externally first by having a container with water and then add the salt to it for...
  20. Phyl

    Help catching clown in rbta

    As Nikki suggests, clear plastic containers (specimen container) are the easiest way to catch them because they can't see them coming. You should be able to use your hand to encourage the fish out of the 'nem and into the container. I caught Todd's crosshatch trigger out of his FOWLR that way...
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