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  1. Mark_C

    Washing Machine For Coral Dips

    I've had an idea thats going to revolutionize the hobby - 'Aquarist's Scrub'. It's a 5" long piece of plastic, about 1/4" thick, sort of like a popsicle stick. At one end there is a group of nylon bristles. It is used to scrub things like calcium deposits or algae off other things. It does...
  2. Mark_C

    Whats the best salt W/ parameters

    All preference. If you're going to be keeping LPS and SPS corals eventually you're probably going to have to begin dosing. Personally I use Red Sea Pro, a bit more expensive but it's high in elements so I don't have to dose Alk or Ca as much and never dose Mg. I've varied once or twice but came...
  3. Mark_C

    A TO Apex code

    I think Paul B had a post regarding this. He rigged a gfi switch somehow. I dont recall the specific details but I'm sure there's a supermodel involved. Im posting via my phone right now or I would do a search.
  4. Mark_C

    Lighting emergency

    Post my SPS losses to the heat, Sunny and Horseplay made a few donations, both are incredibly generous.
  5. Mark_C

    Lighting emergency

    Sorry Edwin, didn't get your mail till afterwards. I bought one of these... R420R LED 320 watt 15000K Lighting System - Maxspect 10 months old $300 Looks nice. This is it at 65%...
  6. Mark_C

    joining NJRC

    Hi Skaters. I'm the looks and brains of the outfit.
  7. Mark_C

    Lighting emergency

    Thanks guys. I have an offer of a 48" Maxspect Razor 16000k, 1 yr old, for $300. Seems a good deal. Any thoughts?
  8. Mark_C

    Lighting emergency

    Any ideas/opinions on the Mars Aqua series (Chinese)? 2PCS Mars Aqua 300W LED Aquarium Light Reef Coral Marine Full Spectrum Dimmable
  9. Mark_C

    Lighting emergency

    So, asked my wife to help with a water change. She dumped a bucket directly over a Hydra 26. It now does not work. I've cleaned it and am letting it sit for the night in hopes it will work tomorrow. But, if not, I'll be in emergency find a light mode. IF this happens: If anyone is looking to...
  10. Mark_C

    Saw Sunny's tank

    I took a small vid and some pics. With his permission I'll post a few.
  11. Mark_C

    Saw Sunny's tank

    Astounding. Now I need a bigger tank. My wife isn't going to let me go to Sunny's anymore.
  12. Mark_C

    Red Sea Reefer 250

    I'm testing the water for a friend of mine. He's looking to sell his entire system RSR250 (60g). It's in pristine shape. Tank is 4 years old and his corals and fish look like an advertising display. Anyways, no pics as of yet. Just gauging interest. Red Sea Reefer 250 complete (including...
  13. Mark_C

    September 30days Photos

    TIGS! Not planning to hijack this, but we should make this a monthly thing and have folks post a pic a day in a single thread. Trying to come up with a creative naming concept for a forum for your idea but, as I have a rare day off tomorrow, I've have had more than 4 generous servings of Nikka...
  14. Mark_C

    Sand bed recommendations

    I'm currently in a tank blackout. Due to some high temps I lost a few corals. Temp back under control and survivors recovering well, but it left me with a nasty looking brown stringy algae that clumped all over the sandbed. So, as I have a shallow I vacuumed with the latest water change. Forgot...
  15. Mark_C

    Starting new after move and question on setting up quarantine system

    Personally I never QT. I'm a believer that its stress that lowers the fish's immunity (just like people) and moving a fish from shop to a barren QT then into a new tank with tankmates is mega stress. Especially if you're treating them for diseases they may not have with hardcore chems along the...
  16. Mark_C

    T-shirts (round 2)

    Hi Mark. Yep, any shirt shop will be able to print from a jpg or eps. I had set up the initial order like this: NJRC T-SHIRT ORDERS Then compiled a master list of: name/colors/sizes/ship/pick-up/paid/unpaid Once you get an order together if you want to send me the names and online IDs I can...
  17. Mark_C

    T-shirts (round 2)

    Hi all. I've gotten a number of requests for Tshirts. I'm hesitant to do a large order again as last time I was short on the price and I still have half a dozen shirts on my desk that were never picked up. I'm also pretty tight on free time over the next few months. So, here's the options: 1...
  18. Mark_C

    Sand bed recommendations

    I use the Caribsea Special Grade Reef Sand and am very happy with it. Started with approx. 2" bed but, as I have a pistol shrimp, bed ranges from .00000001" to 18 feet.
  19. Mark_C

    Tank Temp Effect on SPS

    I've been snorkeling in Cuba in summer and dived in their 'winter' and coral was much the same, regardless of the 8-10 degree drop in temperature. With the entire ocean as a thermoregulation unit, even temperature fluctuations close to shore occur over weeks. The frags in my tank have (probably)...
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