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    The start of my Plumbing Project

    You can use a Dremel tool or a file to make it big enough. hth
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    In-Sump Skimmer Advice?

    Here is a site that will help you understand the how's and why's of a sump. http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html
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    What Temperature is Your Tank?

    Anthony Calfo in one of his books recommends 76*F - 80*F with a target of 78*F.
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    low calcium

    What test kit are you using? Salifert seems to be the gold standard to go by. If you are looking for something besides WM try Tropic Marin Bio-Calcium it is a one part balanced additive.
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    cheapest place to get bulbs.

    I bought mine at www.hellolights.com
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    Cowfish...Boston Bean

    I had a Longhorn Cowfish that died about 2 1/2 years ago and poisoned the whole tank. The fish was fine when I went to work in the morning and when I got home it was dead and all the fish in the tank were drifting around and turning sideways, I changed about 50% of the water and added a ton of...
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    No New Posts?

    If you are running Microsoft Windows it is time to do a clean install to fix your problems, the registry is most likely messed up beyond repair. Depending on what a person does with there computer the rate at which Windows self destructs can very from a few weeks to years but it just doesn't...
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    yellow XM

    I too have 250watt 10k XMs and coral colors are great and things are growing that never did like macro algae of a type I have not ID'ed yet. I have a crocea clam that turned brown and now has its full color back after 2 months under XMs. :)
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    Baking Soda in the Aquarium

    I quit using the homemade mix because of its short term effect on ALK, add it today and the next day my ALK is low again. I am currently using TM Bio-Calcium and AquaCraft's buffer for my 75g and things are back to normal.
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    ORP and salt mix

    I used Oceanic for a while and had brown algae problems from it, so I switched to IO which I think is a better grade of salt and the algae problem went away almost immediately, so higher ORP readings really isn't a surprise and certainly a good thing.
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    ORP and salt mix

    If you change a lot of water and cleaned up waste that would account for the sustained higher readings.
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    Prime

    I'm glad we can I agree that it slows down the cycle and thus is not recommendable for treating a cycling tank, I use and recommend Sodium Thiosulfate for treating tap water. Too many beginners start using these types of additives instead letting the natural course of cycling run without...
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    Prime

    Sure is funny when people use it or something similar it takes forever for the tank to cycle, theory is one thing but practical experience speaks volumes. :D
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    Gettin started up again and have some questions

    Here is a link to a RO/DI for sale http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6433 Dwaine
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    Prime

    There is another thread going on right now about this. The short answer is don't use it because it will interfere with the cycle. http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6497 Dwaine
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    Blue Tip Staghorn Growing back

    Nice to see the recovery reefer, I have a bali green slimer making the same type of come back after receiving it as a frag it bleached overnight. Dwaine
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    What Temperature is Your Tank?

    I was told 78F was the best temp for reef tanks, mine is at 81F and doing well, the one time I tried going down lower the fish got sick so I raised the temp back and the fish are fine. I do run a chiller because our house gets very hot in the summer. Dwaine
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    My drilled 20L and DIY sump

    Very nice and well done! Dwaine
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    February 2005 MOTM

    Congratulations Steve, you deserve it! :) Dwaine
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    they didn't call :(

    I'm sorry to hear that :(, try the other shops! :) Dwaine
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