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    Dosing Alk supplement question

    Absolutely, baking soda dissolved in a jug of RO/DI water and then dosed slowly (to prevent a ph drop) is great way to help set your target ALK level.... This is a great tool to help you figure out exactly how much chemical to use: http://reef.diesyst.com/
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    Peppermint Shrimp? feeding? Night time?

    Mine will eat whatever they can get their pinchers around! :D One time I forgot to fully thaw a frozen formula1 food cube--and it landed right in front of the shrimp's den--he pulled that whole cube in! (with ant-like strength :eek: ) I'm sure he didn't eat it ALL at once, but I doubt he...
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    Need a Home for a Perk!

    My GSM will host in an alveopora (aka "the flower-pot" :p ) but only when he's in the doghouse and had a fight with the Mrs.....
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    prizm proein skimmer

    Yep, agreed--they're a PITA! :badgrin: And they do work best when they're almost closed (I used to be able to run mine about 40% open but that was the max...) Also if you spilce an airline tubing valve onto the venturi tubing it makes them a little easier to prime. (Then you just can just...
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    water tests

    Wow, you guys are out of Mg kits too--I thought it was just the Eastside!! (Haven't seen a Mg kit at BR, or BlueSierra in ages...) Finally found one at SWC--but apparently they were so scarse that they had to pack it in a different box! (So my "Mg text kit" is a Salifert Cu test box with Mg...
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    New stuff 3/16 and next weeks shipments...

    Bummer! Maybe we could start a petition drive to have the Supreme Court overturn "Murphy's Law"! ;)
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    prizm proein skimmer

    What's the problem--too much water (clear skimmate) or not enough skimmate? (My prizm skimmer is sitting in the garage right now--I haven't had a chance to light fire to it yet :evil:) But the nightmares are still fresh --I can walk you through any prizm glitches you might have--I've...
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    Really frustrated!!!!

    (Depending on how big the hole is going to be) I always have better luck using a small hole-saw or spade bit for drilling--they seem to "cut through" the plastic better (as opposed to "drill through" it)...
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    Best food for tangs?

    "Variety is the spice of life!" I use nori and Purple Sea Veggies primarily--but also New Life Spectrum Pellets--and frozen mysis, and omega1 cubes from time to time.... (My Hippo Tang gets alot of whatever goes into the tank--she's a pig! :p ) I've read elsewhere that most land-based veggies...
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    How to add Magnesium.

    Here's a really great website for calculating CA/ALK/MG dosing: http://reef.diesyst.com/ it's very striaght-forward, easy to use--and covers a whole array of different supplement manufacturers....
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    Old stand out...new stand in

    (PS: I left the sand bed in place in my tank when I moved--but was only 1-3" thick and it was only an 80 gallon glass tank...)
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    Old stand out...new stand in

    I bought my tank &reef used last year, and here's what I remember from trying to move a reef: -Don't plan on being able to put corals (or anything else) is the same bucket as your sand. (Unless you are VERY meticulous about cleaning your sand bed weekly/daily/hourly, I think you'll find once...
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    Does Anyone know where I can get a raccoon butterfly fish?

    you should talk to Reedman--he's got a hungry majano-eating-butterfly (and, he's in Lynnwood too!!!). You give him some infested rocks, his butterfly eats the majanos....you get clean rocks back and his butterfly gets a full belly--its a win-win!! (and don't even have to worry about finding a...
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    Another ATO (sumpless)

    (I can DIY, but not where electrons are involved) "If man were meant to fly, he'd have wings..." If I were meant to build my own electronics, I'd have a soldering gun for a pinky finger...or a GFCI in my sternum! ;)
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    Another ATO (sumpless)

    Don-- (I understand very little of the engineer-ese in your post :oops: ) BUT If you ever decide to BETA test this ATO module for sumpless tanks, I want to be first in line! Great :idea:s
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    I want your majanos

    Thanks, they're doing quite nicely:) --lots of new polyps, in fact they've actually spread enough in the past 2 months so now there's 2 big clumps (instead of 3 little ones) (Of course the hydroids are filling out too :mad: ) (Sorry to hijack your thread again reedman) can we just call a...
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    Ugliest Diy Sea Swirl/maxijet

    (movies are working again!) And they're The Funniest Thing I've seen all week!! (The vid, not the mod ;) ) ...the part where the yellow tang swims by on the 2nd vid...he's swimming, swimming, swimming... then "whoa?! WTF? where did THAT current come from?!!"
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    ID Please

    doh! nevermind.
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    My first purchase

    Hadn't had a lawn-mower before--but most of the blennys I've seen DO like to park themselves in a hole w/just their head sitting out.... (their long, narrow bodies are perfect for sliding into small spaces) But since he's hanging around a heater...I'll also ask the obvious question: what's the...
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    Portland Oregon fish shops

    bump for Upscales--I went there for the first time last month and WOW! esp. if you're into SPS--their frag tanks are amazing!!! Plus it's right off I-5 near 205--so if you're traveling with a wife/significant other/domestic paterner, etc. that's NOT into reefing.....you can drop them off at...
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