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    Resscape party

    Thanks guys tank is doing well considering it's been on "kinda cruise control" last summer had a power outage I wasnt hme my wife was lost a huge monti and couple of fish but all in all tank is doing well (knock on wood") once I get my basement bathroom done and the cabinetry done on tank I'll...
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    Resscape party

    I got no response here or Manhattan reefs so I'll do it another day I'll let you know thanks for the offer. been banged up health wise haven't been into much of anything taking my 10 year to hockey has drained me but well worth it
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    Resscape party

    some might remember I bought Billy's 450 gallon tank I am planning on a rescape party this Sunday May,16 too much for one person to actually rescape this tank so.. BBQ will be going refrigerator is full of beer if you would like to drop by and help out send me a PM so I know how much food to...
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    where to buy weld on 16 in NNJ

    Acme plastics on Bowertown road in west Paterson right off route 46
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    So who's not attending the frag swap?

    I cant make it >:( my niece is receiving confirmation that day
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    Tying into the Basement - Pic Intensive

    calcium reactor puts your tank on cruise control... keeps both Ca and Alk stable best thing i ever added to my reef tank
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    greatest tank ever?

    I have a regal and a goldflake in my 180 the only thing they have picked on besides zoos are kenya tree( which grows like a weed) and a toadstool they are beautiful Fish both have great personality
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    cant catch a flame angel

    trap em get a clear acrylic trap and put a lettuce clip in it I've had a flame in my tank now for 5 years the only time he has nipped at an SPS is when there are pests on it I had red bugs he was always active now that I have AEFW hes active again he sometimes picks at micro alage at the base...
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    HUDSON VALLEY REEFSTOCK '08

    I got a break from hockey saturday I'll be there!
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    Am I a Llama?

    That was a great thread Bill I had all but forgotten your great sense of humor are your vast and infinite wisdom
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    Stray voltage

    I've gotten WHACKED! by a bad heater! you can invest in a cheap volt meter grouns the black and stick the other in the water I agree with Phyl you usually find out the hard way I had a won bros titanium go bad even with a ground probe I got hit! now I inspect all my submersible electrical...
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    Is purple up worth dosing?

    B-ionic is the ticket if you have a large tank it can be expensive I use B ionic along with a ca reactor the Bi ionic gets me to where i want to be than the ca reactor keeps it stable
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    Is purple up worth dosing?

    have to figure out how to edit my posts ::) I hope I didn't come over as harsh! purple up is only one part of the equation all it really does is add alkalinity to the water but ion order for it to be stable you need the proper levels of magnesium and calcium
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    Is purple up worth dosing?

    NO purple up is an alkalinity builder, with that said keep your parameters stable, alk 8-10 DKH calcium 450-500 PPM mag 1350-1400PPM PH 8.0 - 8.3 proper lighting and your purple Coraline algae will grow either dose 2 part or run a calcium reactor and top off with Kalkwasser water there are no...
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    Question about Kalkwasser dripping

    it's a safer, more consistent method of dripping kalk
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    Question about Kalkwasser dripping

    you can put a kalk reactor in between your top off and your sump when the sump demands water(float switch) water from your reserve will push water from kalk reactor to your sump. the kalk reactor is connected to a timer which stirs the kalk a few times a day
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    rebirth of a familiar 450 gallon tank

    Bill it never ends once I move the 180 I have to build a wall and make it a bathroom
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    Aquarium Pests: Do I have them?! (AEFW, Red Bugs,Aptasia,mojamos & FW)

    there is a difference between flatworms and acro eating flatworms I had a small problem early a few years ago with my 180 and my 6 line destroyed them he would eat so many his stomach would swell AEFW are very difficult to see with naked eye I knew i had them when I started to lose coral and...
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    rebirth of a familiar 450 gallon tank

    well when my wife saw the tank she made an appointment with a shrink for me LOL the guys I had lined up to help put the tank on stand canceled on me so the tank is still on dolly and is mobile so my wife decided that I should tile the area where the tank will be, and we ordered cabinets to put a...
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