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I'm not sure myself but a TDS of 0 is better than a TDS of 300. One thing to consider is that LR and sand that is reused could potentially leech things back into the water column (e.g. phosphates).

ok - can someone fill me in on what a blackworm is - are those tubifex worms? or are these worms for saltwater??? ???

thanks guys! I swear the tang has a vendetta against yellow-tail damsels. He even swims side-ways underneath small rock formations to chase. Anyways - the kole is starting to calm down and is even accepting pellets/cyclop wafers. Though frozen mysis is loved beyond compare. Knock on wood no...

welcome to NJRC...what an interesting first post! :) do you have a pic of this homemade chiller?

I ran a slow flow sump and got the film all the time. I wouldn't sweat it. If you are doing regular water changes then just take a cup and skim the crud out. Isn't that what the sump's purpose is - to accumulate crud/detritus? hide equipment etc? I would not place a maxi 1200 in there - as you...

;D I would have suggested a BK skimmer for your bday but you already have that!!! ;D anyways - to our hard-working vp - happy birthday!

Monthly update... ;D sorry about the pic width - been a while since i posted pics. will figure it out. Firefish Nemateleotris magnifica added: Dec 08 courtesy of Aquatic Obsessions - Free. Just wanted to post a pic proving he lives in my open-top tank. Jawfish Opistognathus aurifrons Added...

welcome neighbor! you are in luck to be situated near 3 great LFS - red sand, aquatic obsessions and ocean gallery II. Before long you'll be outgrowing the 75 again! ;D Paul - we definitely need a FTS!

No exp with that product - here's a good read on PH being too high. It's the problem I'm get more frequently. Perhaps it can shed some light into how to get your PH higher. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.php btw ph at 8 is fine if your Alk is 10 and Calc is 420.

Try taking a cup of water out of the tank - then aerating that cup of water and testing the ph. If your ph goes up - then your tank is not adequately aerated enough. It's a simple enough test without going to buy anything.

congrats man - sorry to see you move. You will miss the gas prices in NJ but you will love the no-state-income tax in Texas. Personally I would keep the equipment if you bought it new - and the equipment is scaled to something you want to have in the future. Example - if you have tunze pump -...

Re: My Oceanic Tech 120 and a request for input. hey man - happy belated...a few days late i know. Question for you- the raffle frag you won at malulu's - where are you placing it? For the life of me mine just remains brown.

tunicates/sea squirts need phyto to survive. Good luck. I thought they were cool hitchers on my gulf-of-mexico rock - but in the end, I wasn't interested in keeping filter feeders (just my opinion). Totally off the wall question - but I was thinking about taking some vaca and what a hassle it...

thanks! so have the wrasse found the sand yet?

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up late posting pics eh? kewl... Stupid question but that's a hawkfish right? i thought they eat whatever invert they can fit in their mouth?

Hey what kind of urchin is that next to the Butterfly? The spines are a lot shorter then the ones I've seen for sale. Of course the short-spined ones I see are typically much thicker. Anyways - my point is - that's a neat looking urchin! lol. Do you find it knocks over your frags?

Wow - is that a full grown emperor angel? I thought those weren't reef safe? I guess like all fish - it's individual behavior.

best crab: ;D ;D photo courtesy of marylandbluecrabexpress.com

So then you could run a frag tank not attached to anything - just dosing prodibio/zeo to make up the bac? Sorry not familiar with either regimen. Because I would love to remove more LR...