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    Looking for Majano eating fish!!!!! HELP

    I just took a flame to them......
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    Pacific Coast Import Skimmer vs. ASM G-3 ???

    well I can get both for around $200 which is all I can afford right now unfortunately
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    Pacific Coast Import Skimmer vs. ASM G-3 ???

    What would be better skimmer to get? I have the option to buy a brand new PS-3000 Pacific Coast rated for 400 Gallons or would you pick a used ASM G-3? I believe the G-3 is rated for ~250Gallon
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    Opinions wanted for Pacifc Coast PS 3000 Skimmer

    Does anybody have any experience/opinions on the Pacific Coast PS 3000 skimmer? It's the version with the needle wheel impeller and for in sump use. I would appreciate any reviews\opinions anybody has on it since I'm thinking of buying it for my 250 Gallon and I don't have a lot of experience...
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    DIY neodymium cleaning magnet

    so how much has all the parts cost so far? Just curious from a cost perspective.
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    DIY neodymium cleaning magnet

    I'm not sure if it's the same type of magnet, but if anybody has some old Hard Disk drives that are dead or no longer needed, you can pull some of the magnets used inside the disc housing as well. I remember my old roommate ripped apart an old drive he had and was playing around with the magnets...
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    Silicone for tank

    Does anybody know if the silicone you use in the tank is special in any way? Is it the same stuff you can pick up at Home Depot or is it a special marine grade version that doesn't harm marine animals??? I think I might need to reapply some silicone to my tank and wanted to make sure the...
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    Using invertebrates to test???

    From talking with the local aquarium store, they said that the copper test kits would probably not be sensitive enough to read the levels of copper that would kill invertebrates. Or are they wrong????
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    Using invertebrates to test???

    Well I was hoping of testing without having to mix up some salt water since I would then have to throw out all the salt water to try cleaning it again. Would fresh water snails still die if there was copper ions floating around???
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    Using invertebrates to test???

    So I'm in the process of trying to sterilize my tank of any copper ion residue left over from the previous owner using some medication in the tank. What I was hoping of doing was using some cheap invertebrates to test the tank beforehand to make sure the copper is in sufficiently low quantities...
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    Algae Scrubbers

    I've been reading a little about these Algae Scrubbers that some people are using instead of skimmers and I'm not sure if I'm understanding the logic behind it. Can somebody here give a primer on the use and reasoning behind the use of one? I would love to hear from other people who have used...
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    Copper question

    From what little I know, you can forget about using the crushed coral substrate for any kind of tank that will contain invertebrates. It should be fine for any type of fish tank as long as you figure it's disease free to begin with. When I bought my tank, I threw away all the sand and rocks...
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    Help! Need advice on cleaning

    I suspect that if CLR and BAM! didn't work that Vinegar won't either since I think the other two would be a lot strong acid than Vinegar.....
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    Help! Need advice on cleaning

    I know it's not etching because if I work at it hard enough with my fingernails, it scratches off. As for using a razor blade, I guess it would work but that's a lot work it seems and I don't think I could get it all off with that. That's why I was asking if I could buff it out with something.
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    Help! Need advice on cleaning

    So when I bought my used tank, it had some mineral deposits on the side of the tank caused by the previous owner placing a fountain near the tank and the splash getting on the tank. The glass now has this film of mineral deposits on it that I can't seem to get off it. I've tried using BAM and...
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    Copper question

    I was wondering what people's opinions are on using a used tank that had copper used in it once. When I bought my tank, I know that a copper treatment had been used once on the tank to treat some of the salt water fish in it. When I bought the tank, I threw out the sand and bought new sand and...
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    Lighting question

    I'm thinking about getting this: http://shop.aquatraders.com/Odyssea-72in-Metal-Halide-with-Power-Compact-p/54207.htm
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    Lighting question

    When I buy a new lighting system, do they usually come with some initial bulbs?
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    Lighting question

    Thanks for the answer to the pendents. So on to the second question, are the stock ballasts included in the light systems pieces of junk?
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    Lighting question

    So a few additional questions then. What are pendents? And why do I usually need to replace the balasts in the lights after I get them?
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