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Woo Hoo - EcoAqualizer - here we go again! (Sorry for jumping on this thread so late.)
A few years back, in a previous incarnation of this NJRC board, I actually offered to fund a blind test of this product - two side-by-side 2' tanks, identical 4' flour lighting to cover both, same filtration...
Just noticed a Hach Phosphate Test Kit on eBay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/HACH-Orthophosphate-Test-Kit-Model-PO-19-PO-19A_W0QQitemZ110262904066QQihZ001QQcategoryZ50965QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If the URL got truncated, search for auction number 110262904066.
It is the one used by...
Premium Aquatics put a whole bunch of stuff on their closeeout page about an hour ago:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=Clearance
ricwilli,
Randy Holmes-Farley knows more about minireef water chemistry than everyone at NJRC combined (unless maybe Craig Bingman and/or "Boomer" belong to NJRC). Trust him...
Bob D.
I've seen a degasser used on a large shark tank in a public aquarium. Sharks are notorious for excreting ammonia, and you could actually smell the ammonia coming out of the degasser.
Bob D.
I've been going to AF (and the predecessor, AT) for a good 23 or 24 years now.
With regard to the "pricey" comments in this thread, expertise is simply NOT economically inexpensive. Most of the old timers at AF (and I'm on a first name basis with most of them) know what they're talking about...
If you want to save 15% at Absolutely Fish, join the Brooklyn Aquarium Society and get a 15% discount. I've been a member for many years now, and the 15% discount more than covers my annual dues. (Snagged a Galba Damsel last week for only $42.50, and I'd never seen one before. I've been in the...
Too bad. Drove by there yesterday and there was no sign of life at the old spot.
But, Bob does seem like the kind of guy that has the ability to land on his feet...
Peter,
I've been in the hobby a long while, and I think MTC products are bulletproof. I have one of their calcium reactors that I bought used and they took it back and upgraded it to the current model for me. Who do you know who'll do that for you? They're located in Oakland, NJ. I don't know...
Newsalt,
I'd be interested in testing my Hach photometer against your Hanna photometer to see how well the results replicate. I'm in Essex and wouldn't mind a run down to Middlesex if the timing allowed me to hit a local LFS or two. Drop me a PM if you'd be interested...
Regards,
Bob
Jason,
Sorry for the late confirmation (only told my boss at 4:30 today I wanted to take a vacation day tomorrow). I do have my ticket. Per the latest Something Fishy email, (1) they're sold out (140 people attending) and (2) they're now opening their doors at 4:00 and not 5:00 . Any interest...
Jason,
As noted on RC -- I'm interested...
Are you driving?
If so, when do you plan on leaving from your home?
Do I need a full day, or just a half day off from work?
Did you order your ticket?
Regards,
Bob
Just found this on the International Marine Aquarists mailing list and had to pass it along... :)
You Know You Are a Reefer If ...
by Thomas S. Heo
You know you are a reefer if...
(1) You would rather tinker with your tank than tinker with your "significant other".
(2) You are watching...