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    Nerf leagues? Superguns? What?

    Man I sure could have some fun with one of these when the deer come around and eat all the wifes flowers. HMMMMMM
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    I/O Salt Buy

    Curious to inow what raw materials could Instant Ocean be putting in their Reef Crystals to warrant $80 a bucket compared to $30 for IO? It seems to me that a bucket of RC starts out as a bucket of IO. Then something must be taken out of the IO bucket to make room for what ever it is they use to...
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    Moved to new part of NJ

    First Choice Aquatics is in Flemington N. bound side of rt.31
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    Moved to new part of NJ

    Hey neighbor!!! I am just over the hill from you on the Northern side of Lebanon Township. I typicaly head out to SomethingFishy in N. Hampton Pa. Don't bother going to Adam's pet safari in Chester!!!!!!! Has to be the filthiest store in the country and zero saltwater live stock. The new store...
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    hello from hunterdon county

    Welcome! Hunterdon County here. Just North of Clinton off of Rt. 31
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    WTB Bubble Blaster HY2000 Skimmer Pump (Toms River 08755)

    I just bought this new pump for my octo 3000 It was pretty easy to find with a google search. Can't remember the exact vendor though.
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    Reef Crystals v Red Sea Coral Pro?

    Search BRS Investigates on youtube. I recall them doing some kind of cost comparison with these salts.
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    Alkalinity levels

    I try to keep my alk at 9.0
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    Anyone using well water..any problems?

    Well water here. Goes through 2 sediment filters as it enters the house. Then through water softner and onto RO/DI
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    Finaly the tank is back up and running again! Some pics just for the hell of..................

    The lighting is a hybrid of T5's and Kessill a360's diy rack using esto connectors.
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    Finaly the tank is back up and running again! Some pics just for the hell of..................

    There is an original build thread from when I first set up the tank back in 2009. Unfortunately photosucket killed all the pics. But for your reading pleasure................ https://www.njreefers.org/threads/whats-the-paintman-been-up-to.65607/page-7
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    Finaly the tank is back up and running again! Some pics just for the hell of..................

    Sorry, Tank is 96x22x20 deep I think that comes out to 198 gallons? Tank was made by Coast to Coast in Lakewood NJ.
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    Finaly the tank is back up and running again! Some pics just for the hell of..................

    Did a full Covid19 cook back in spring of 2020 for 3 months with a total blackout. Used Marco rock and seeded it with Micro Bacter and 10 pounds of GARF Grunge. Started stocking tank in August. Everything seems to be going good as RBTA split Monday night.
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    Escaped weather again

    Northern Hunterdon county 26" and still snowing............. but we got all the essentialsat the hot tub!
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    "Natural" Filtration

    Just think, you could give all the pearls fancy names and triple the price
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    "Natural" Filtration

    It would be interesting to know how much biproduct the oysters produce. I mean they are a living organism so I am assuming they produce some kind of waste.
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    "Natural" Filtration

    Cool video! I wonder if Clams and oysters only filter out what they specificaly need for their diet, or do they completely polish the water? I'm sure PaulB knows the answer. I think what would be cool is to have a sump designed for natural filtration. Another words have different chambers for...
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    "Natural" Filtration

    Now that you mention it, yes my collection cup does seem to be a little lighter in color. But again I am only going by what my eyes tell me. I have a reefoctopus 3000 external so I do skim pretty hard. About once a week I turn off the skimmer and dose some oyster feast. Within a couple of...
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    "Natural" Filtration

    Other then water clarity what type of water quality could you test for? Nitrates maybe? I wonder if they can remove pathogen and/or bacterias from the water. Since they are filter feeders I would assume they still produce some kind of waste that has to be processed through the nitrogen cycle. My...
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