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    New Tank need help and suggestion

    lots of options for the cover, but i would use window screen, i think egg crate reflects too much light away from the tank. but as for sanitizing the rock, i used a product called revive. it's a coral cleaning type product, comes in a white bottle, dip all the corals and the rocks. i dipped...
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    8 bulb t5 with single reflector brighter than 6 bulb with individuals?

    that'll be the eventual plan, maybe a year out or so. but at like $20/reflector, thants like $320 right there. i just am curious which would be better in the short run
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    8 bulb t5 with single reflector brighter than 6 bulb with individuals?

    wanna stay away from halides, and i have had a 4 bulb 48" fixture on there for almost 2 months since my upgrade. i have to make a move and soon. how much do the refirshed fixtures usually cost (about) cause in all honesty, within the next year i will probably rip all the guts outta this thing...
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    8 bulb t5 with single reflector brighter than 6 bulb with individuals?

    thanks for the offer on the legs, but at this point i'm pretty sure they're gonna be hung, and i'll splice some of the plugs so there are not so many
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    My Finger Leather

    i won a frag donated by pgordemer(sp?) at a club meeting, it was called a nepthia leather, looks like the first origional pic.
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    8 bulb t5 with single reflector brighter than 6 bulb with individuals?

    i know that individual reflectors deliver alot more light into the tank but..... what about this? i would get 2 of these fixtures for my 72" 125g. 6x39w 6 bulb 36" t5 total of 468 watts for probably $350 per fixture total of $700(but with individual reflectors) or 4 of these fixtures all...
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    Toxic Salt??

    i have used only instant ocean for the past 4 years, and have not had any issues
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    Belmar

    got back from fishing on a friends boat in belmar, the starfish were all over the docks and whatnot, brought a few home to freeze and cut up for the harliqhuin... the shrimp LOVES them, and so do a few other inhabitants, including a couple of the fish.
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    Do I need to be concerned? - Dendrophyllia

    i have a dendro and have never witnessed anything like this. keep us posted if anything changes... good luck
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    The Ultimate Cool Deadly Animal.

    i also think this is not a good idea at all, i just hope that the dope that ends up putting this thing in a tank just to brag to his buddies about it doesn't have children
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    Jersey shore fish & invert collecting.

    hey duijver, hit me up, i still owe you some salt, i pm'd you my # a while back. give me a call
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    Its Squared! My 80 gallonish tank

    looks good
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    Rod's Food?

    i love rods, i use the coral blend and the fish only blend. both basically the same, except the the coral blend is much smaller pieces, and the fish only blend is only bout $15 or so a flat at ao. but i think this may be the best fish food ever... i thaw it out in a small container, and use a...
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    Need an AC guy

    look into fujitsu ductless minisplit systems, the perfect option for a single room. very efficient.
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    Coral Banded Shrimp compatible with other shrimp?

    i once put 4 rather small peppermint shrimp in my tank only to have my "peaceful" striped cleaner shrimp eat him right in front of my eyes.
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    mikem what a guy

    mike is a really nice guy, one of the people that i feel helped attribute to my success in this hobby, and selfless, he really does do an incredible amount of nice things for people just becausecause he enjoys being nice, and helpful. 3 cheers for mikem
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    Its Squared! My 80 gallonish tank

    you gonna build an overflow box for the center? it would make for nice presentation
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    What are you using in your Phosban Reactor?

    gettanked gfo got it with the reactor when i bought it, hooked it up less than a week ago, so so good. don't know how much a ml is so i filled it half way for my 125g. rinsed it in distilled water, and plugged it in.
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    orange shroom

    is that the type that looks yellowish gold under the actinics?
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    Tiger Gobies?

    haha, but that is NOT reef safe. in fact i don't think i've ever seen a saltwater CATfish for sale in a lfs
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