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@amado , I fully appreciate your use of commercial products to dose your tank. I know I’m an oddball when it comes to a number of aspects of my tank, and dosing is definitely one of them. However, you are totally wrong when it comes to cookies. Homemade cookies are the best!!!! This was a...

Oh my, I wasn’t expecting replies like this. Let me begin by stating that I am degreed in both biology and chemistry (does that matter; I don’t know). I’m also terrible with time, and will guess that I’ve been using the DIY additives since 2007/2008. I’m still using my first bag of Prestone...

You will want to dose both alk and calc, and in an ideal world, with equal volumes. But reality is that rarely happens because of your salt contribution. Might find this post interesting. How Much Two Part Do I Need If not allowed, please delete.

LOL, you have a devious mind @Mark_C ! :D Now what would really top off this Rube Goldberg trap of yours is to have a couple pit vipers in the bottom of the pail. And as far as moles/voles, my son-in-law uses a plastic trap that contains poison blocks (I think). He has it in a trap...

Moth Balls don't work. I can show you chewed up outdoor cushions stored in small plastic sheds packed with moth balls...ruined. Neither does peppermint oil. The only things I've found that are effective are poison blocks....can't remember name, but green blocks that contain poison. I...

Glass Cages is under new management, and believe they've gotten their act together. I have a custom 90 from them and couldn't be happier.

You have to have the Phyto and rotifers ready to go when they lay the eggs. I'd say this clutch is fish food. But if you get a phyto culture going to feed the rotifers, to feed the new babies, you'll be good to go. If you have an active pair, they should lay again in a month or so. I am...

Feed him. You are right, most starfish starve because folks think they can live off the detritus, algae and scraps in their tanks. They also think that they are algae eaters....most are not...they are meat eaters. My recommendation is to buy a bunch of clams and freeze them. When...

Mark, I have a 3650 Watt generator from Sam's (cost $300) and that generator ran 24/7 for over seven days during Sandy. It ran my entire tank....lights, pumps, heaters....everything, plus my kitchen fridge/freeze, boiler (to heat the entire house), television and a couple lights. I had all...

Paulie, glad to see you made it through this one! BUY A GENERATOR....even an inexpensive one. A $300 generator saved my tank during Sandy....24/7 for over 7 days. I actually had to pull it out again yesterday because our power went out. Gassed it up and ran the extension cords, and BAM...

Oh Paulie....at least your damsel is appropriately called a devil damsel. All damsels are devil fish and should only be in tanks with other aggressive fish. If you want a community tank, damsels should not be included. That fish will eventually turn and kill other inhabitants. When I was...

If you have DIY skills, check this out: DIY Skimmate Container

Bump....buy with confidence. :cool:

:( Good luck with your sale Sunny....but please tell me you're keeping the 600.

Here's a video showing blind screwing.

@mikem is your guy for advise or potentially doing the work Strip off old decking and check condition of joists/beams....replace as needed. New decking, consider composite decking....Trek is a popular brand, but they are really all the same. If you wish, you can blind screw the new decking...

For you IO users, one day only....Friday, 6/12....Aquatic Obsessions, $34.99 for a 200 gallon box. (RC is $44.99 for 200 gallon box)

FYI, if you borrow my chiller, it's soooo underrated you most likely won't need a temperature controller......just a pump of between 100 - 160 gallons per hour.

Paulie, if you're in a pinch, I have a JBJ Arctica Nano (1/20 HP) (that I'm selling for $150), that you could borrow. It's most likely too small, but it could help getting the temp down a bit. FYI, you'll also need a temperature controller (if not Apex or similar, a Ranco will do the trick)...

Assuming air conditioned room at around 76 or less, a 1/10 HP should do the trick.