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  1. Phyl

    Introducing the newest (temporary) members of our family

    I'll take a number 6 to go, please! They are just adorable!!!
  2. Phyl

    Happy Birthday Phyl!

    Brian, thanks little brother! ;D Thanks Ed for picking up for me. I appreciate you dealing with all the MACNA tasks today! Paul, thank you! I'm looking forward to my party, BIG TIME! I hope all my friends make it there! (pssst, it is BillyR's birthday THAT weekend too!) Phil, I'll take that...
  3. Phyl

    SO, I broke my back today

    Vinegar and kosher salt rubbed onto poison ivy will sting like MAD, but it will also dry up the poison ivy in a day or two and stop the itching for a few hours. Best remedy I've ever seen. Good luck at the specialist this week.
  4. Phyl

    August Meeting-Thank you!

    Sorry we missed it and the pulled pork. My first meeting miss since 2005! Sorry it had to be yours Phil :( but parental duties called and we just didn't have a choice.
  5. Phyl

    Protein Skimmer not working?

    Did you try taking the pump out and cleaning it really well with vinegar? Maybe the pump isn't performing properly? I ran a venturi skimmer for a bit and never could get it to work well unfortunately... so apart from that I'm out of advice!
  6. Phyl

    SO, I broke my back today

    You could always save some of them for when it doesn't hurt anymore! Hmmm.. I bet that's easier said than done. Hopefully the pain is starting to subside a bit. How long do the doctors say it will hurt like this for?
  7. Phyl

    My Blue Hippo turned on me.......

    Try putting your best zoos in the trap, if he likes them so much maybe he'll go for them? What about fish roe or blackworms? Good luck.
  8. Phyl

    Co2 Cylinder

    The place in Lakewood (admittedly quite far from East Brunswick) exchanges any cylinder you bring in. I was so sad the first time we brought a brand new bottle there and came out with carp! Unfortunately I don't know as much about the north/central places.
  9. Phyl

    achilles tang help

    I'll hope for the best. Good luck! IME when a fish disappears for days on end... I don't see them again. Hopefully your luck is better.
  10. Phyl

    Solar Electric

    Thanks for the electric update. I keep saying that after MACNA when I'm not working 20 hours a day on the task that I'll look into installing solar. This is fine incentive.
  11. Phyl

    Possible disease help!

    Is he in your display? Any way to get him to QT? If you could get him into QT you could try meds, but in tank I'm not sure if there's much you could do for him. Reduce his stress, lower salinity levels a tiny bit if you don't have much in the way of corals (1.021), lower the temperature to the...
  12. Phyl

    I flipped over it......

    Holy MACARONI, Rich. You really now how to put a car to rest, huh? Glad you're unscathed. Too bad you can't say the same for the truck. Did they total it? LMAO. That's ^ just too funny. I also can't believe that a car going so slowly could flip you. I would think it would crush the side and...
  13. Phyl

    I don't know what it is, and I can't get rid of it.

    Dynos also feed on silicates which is why water changes with Red Sea Pro exacerbates the problem. That salt is loaded with them.
  14. Phyl

    SPS Mishap

    Buffalowing, try upping your magnesium (test it first, but I'm nearly positive you'll find it low).
  15. Phyl

    I don't know what it is, and I can't get rid of it.

    Looks like dynoflagelletes to me. Any chance you're using Red Sea salt?
  16. Phyl

    SPS Insurance policy

    Wish I could help out, but at this point we're working 20 hours a day on MACNA tasks so our tanks are unfortunately the first to pay the price! Hopefully we'll get through this MACNA without another crash.
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