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    Beer!

    We might be able to dent the beer with a hurricane party, we have plenty of ice to keep the beer cold. Was also at a wine/beer tasting last night, really enjoyed the Allagash White and Sessions lager, very good daily drinkers.
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    LED Lighting

    The great thing about LEDs is that even if you need to replace them (unlikely) they are very cheap to replace (about 5-10 bucks a bulb). I know for the AI you just open the fixture and can pop the bulbs right in, they are not soldered into place. That is another quesiton to ask, if the...
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    Tale of the Tank(s) ... establishing new fish room, new house!

    Moving is always a great excuse to upgrade. Good luck with the move and if you need help post on up.
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    LED Lighting

    You are going to have to look at Aqua Illuminations or the Orphek. Why is everyone saying that? To penetrate down the 31 inches you are going to need at least 3w LEDs with 40 to 60 degree optics (probably 40) and those are the companies that sell them (you could probably look at the Maxspect...
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    Hurricane Irene

    Greg, I will be testing my generator tomorrow, if all goes well you have me as a backup plan. I am also hoping for no evacuation.
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    No RODI water is what we used.
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    Guests!

    Paul I thought all the guests were here to read you pearls wisdom.:p
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    Help with setting up a 20L nano reef for the first time

    What sort of setup are you shooting for? It is drilled or are you doing HOB? The advice above is pretty spot on.
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    Beer!

    I was actually just making sure I got the spelling right, but yes I am a beer snob. Stone Stout is seasonal so you have to look during the right season. I have several liquor stores that are local that luckily carry it. Westy 12 (and a lot of other rare beers) can be found on ebay, you will...
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    Beer!

    Being a beer snob this is quite the thread for me All time favorites but rarely have: Westvleteren 12, Three Floyds Dreadnuaght Imperial IPA and Stone Imperial Russian Stout Treat beers, have maybe monthly easier to get: Chimay Blue, St Bernadus 12, Lindemans Framboise (nikki's favorite)...
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    The last step is to add a powdered reagent and shake it up, if you don't wait long enough and there are any air bubbles it will give you an artificially high reading
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    Happy Birthday PHYL!

    Happy Birthday Phyl!!!
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    I did not calibrate them, I did not see any directions for calibration but I will check that tonight. We used RODI water when checking calcium, don't know if that makes a difference.
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    The margin of error is + or - 6% and Salifert is probably around the same so it is close enough. I will do some more testing over the weeks and keep you guys updated.
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    So finally got around to testing. My levels are a bit low but don't want to go crazy raising them. Hannah alk 7.11 Salifert alk 7.00 Hannah calc first test 559 Hannah second test 438 Salifert calc 400 So alk is right in line calc you need to be careful when testing as getting a high reading...
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    Earthquake in NJ????

    It was camden, so it could have been multiple factors.
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    Earthquake in NJ????

    Yeah it was a 5.8 in virginia, and we felt it all the way up here. A little freaky to say the least.
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    Thank you mnat and NikkiT

    Thank you to everybody that stopped in. We had a wonderful (and exhausting day) and it was good to see everyone. We will have to host again next year when our tanks have had some time to settle in. For those requesting pics, I will get some meeting ones up tomorrow or you can hit the Tale of...
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    Glass Tanks

    Glass cages either has people who love them or people who hate them. Everyone will agree customer service is shoddy at best and your silicone will be sloppy. However, for the price they are very tough to beat and I know some people on this board who have had their tanks for years with no...
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    Hanna Instruments Marine Calcium Checker

    Will have mine on Saturday, have salifert test kits on hand and plan on testing side by side for a little while just to make sure.
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