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    loaner tank needed

    I have to move my fish and corals .... lifting our house and need to move things for about a month. does anyone have an empty tank laying around i could borrow..? im in highlands, and could meet up anytime...... thanks .........al
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    need a spare tank

    hi all, I have been inactive for a while because of rebuilding from sandy. I have a situation I need help with. we are going to be raising our house and I need to move the fish and corals . problem is I don't have a spare tank ... need to borrow a 40 breeder if anyone can help will need it...
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    purple cap for trade

    I have 1 small and 2 medium size frags to trade.... i was told it was idaho grape when i got it but not sure..... it is very purple and has white polyps , grows fast and easy looking for zoas or monti digi frags
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    chiller question

    my tank has been running very warm lately and with the summer weather comming i was thinking of getting a chiller to help regulate the temp. the tank is a red sea max 65 gal all in one and the temp has been around 84* durring the last week.... anyone have some advise or info on a good chiller...
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    cleaning rock / killing algea ...what to do

    i have a batch of my old rock that is covered in red gracilaria and i have tried everything. no light , trie to pull it off and scrubbed the rock....... no luck yet ...it just wont die off. the rock has been sitting in a fresh batch of salt water with a heater set at 86 and no light for 2...
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    lost it all...........heart is broken

    well thanks to Irene i lost the entire tank....no power for 5 days and was evacuated for 2 of them.. lost all the corals and fish....cant even begin to clean it up...just cant deal with the loss gonna try to do something tomorrow...hope something may survive ..even if it just a few polyps how...
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    any tips on getting a fish out of hidding?

    i bought a 2 1/2 inch randals goby 4 days ago to pair up with my randals pistol and have not seen him since i put him in the water i drip aclimated him for 2hours, gave him some flake food to make sure he was eating and as soon as i put him in the tank he headed for the rocks and has not come...
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    2010 calendar?????

    what ever happened with the 2010 calendar ? was there not enough interest in getting them printed
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    need help with my brain

    i have red lobo that i have just started to see some tissue recession on the recession is slow but I'm concerned . tank parameters were tested tonight with new kits. temp 78* ,sg 1.025, ph 8.0, phosphate 0, nitrate 0, alk 8dkh , calcium 500 now i know the alk could be higher and the calcium...
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    phosban reactor?

    I'm looking to get a media reactor ....thinking of getting the TLF phosban150 any suggestions or advice / reviews PS: looking to add this to my RSM250 so its got to go under the tank and be completely watertight
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    need help from other red sea owners

    hi all..... i have a question about micro bubbles in my RSM250. i have about 2 billion (give or take ;)) and thats with the bubble trap in. i just thought it was because the skimmer needed to break in but it has been over a month now and i still have em they are making the tank seem dirty when i...
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    so what do you use for a top off system

    i am in the process of building my RSM250 and am looking to add a auto top off i have been topping off every other day about 1.5 gal and have been giving thought to the ato system with 2 sensors . just looking for some advise or others experience with them. so what do you use for a top off system ?
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    Albie's new RSM250

    A little back ground leading up to this: 4 months ago i became a dad again , and then as usual the tanks became slightly neglected..had some red slime and bubble algea develop because of a lack on maintenence which is all my fault due to fatherly duties(no pun intended). well i battled to get...
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    rodi question

    just finnished installing the new AWI rodi duel home reef system. tap water was 184 tds and ro side was 2tds..........im very hapy with the results but i have a plastic taste to the water...i thought the filter would remove all contaminents and taste... i was wondering how long the plastic taste...
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    mag test

    i need to get a mag test kit and am looking for advise. what kits do you guys and gals use? what are the easest and most reliable? where to purchase.....i tried trop and they said they only carry salifert and they were on back order .
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    help ,.........algea out break

    hi guys and gals....i need some advise on my situation... my 20 gal mixed reef has developed sudden hair algea growth and it is starting to grow all over the rock i have tested and found nothing out of the norm besides alk. SG 1.025 PH 8.1 po3 undetectable nitrate 5ppm nitrite 0 amonia 0...
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    opinions wanted for air water ice rodi

    im thinking about getting a new rodi unit in the next group buy i was looking at the residential/reefkeeper model and was looking for some feed back from anyone who has it. i want to have an ro tank for drinking water and the rodi for the tank water but i want instalation to be easy and want to...
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    low alk?

    i did a water test and found that my alk is about 6dkh and the calcium is 560ppm my question is how much can you adjust the alk with out affecting the ph too much ?
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    fs/ft....dollies for 55 gal drums

    i know a few people in the club use the 55 gal food grade drums for water . these measure 20 1/4 X 20 1/4 inside to inside (the drums fit with a little room to spare.) they have 2 fixed mount and 2 swivel casters . i have 5 that i can bring to the june meeting in edison $15 ea. or trade for...
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    need help with H2O chemistry

    two questions for those experts out there. i noticed the frags in my frag system looked bad for the last 2 days and i ran a set of water test to check quality . this is what i found. 1: my frag tank has just had a sudden ph spike....it was 8.0-8.1 ....when tested this morning it was 8.6 with a...
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