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  1. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    Thanks Aaron, I try
  2. Paul B

    What brand of additives do you primarily use in your beloved reef

    Arm & Hammar baking soda, DowFlake ice melter and the cheapest brand of Epsom Salts available.
  3. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    I took a couple of pictures
  4. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    Only if their insurance covers it.
  5. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    I didn't change the title of the thread, even if I knew how. It is only 41 years old. It has a way to go to get to 801 and so do I
  6. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    The worse that could happen is that they catch a cold.
  7. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    The water temp here now is about 68 or so but in the winter I still collect pods and the temp goes down to about 40. I even collect them under the ice. By the time I get them home the water is about the same as my tank and I dump them in. They don't seem to mind
  8. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    This week I am going to Montauk which is the most eastern part of NY and it sticks out in the Atlantic. There is nothing near there and no industry for many miles so the water is very clean. I am not going there for water especially but I will collect 15 gallons while I am there. I am going...
  9. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    You don't have to be gob smacked. That glass is only 36 years old. After 5 years I moved and transfered everything into a larger tank in the new house.
  10. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    Jozee, thank you. I don't know about a massive amount of time. Only about 55 years or so. :biggrin1:
  11. Paul B

    blue hippo help

    No, that is not normal for any fish to swim into the walls
  12. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    Todays catch of amphipods. There were many more but my wife accidently kicked over the bucket on the boat and I had to chase them down on the carpet. For every one you see there are fifty babies you can't see. I collect every few days in the summer.
  13. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    There you go
  14. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    Ever meet Olive Oyl?
  15. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    You will most likely find that somewhere on one of my posts. But basically, thats it. If fluid comes out I sometimes inject an injectable antibiotic then remove it but it is probably not necessary. If you look at a fish skeleton you will see that there is no blood flow to that place behind...
  16. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    Kpiotrowski, you can tell me anything. That is hard for me to answer honestly being I did start my tank like that. Not exactly sludge but a "little" mud for the bacteria. We used to put in a dead shrimp, clam or damsel to get the bacteria. The older books recommended a handful of garden...
  17. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    My Kalk was in a DIY Kalk stirrer and it dripped in all day. I have so much better luck now with DIY 2 part calcium and it only costs about $2.00 a year. Every so often, maybe every year or two I will test pH at a LFS and it is always right where it should be. I am looking at the last test...
  18. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    Dam, I always lose people. :doh: When I used to add kalk, I did test, (for calcium) thats how I know everything was off and hard to control. :| Remember, I never said you should not test or anyone else should not test. This is what I do in my tank. But I have a lot of experience and know...
  19. Paul B

    Tank turned 41 years old

    Today I decided to clean the algae out of my algae trough. There was just too much algae and the water was having a hard tiime getting through. The thing has a plastic window screen in it that I normally just roll up, then brush off the algae in the sink and put it back in but this time it was...
  20. Paul B

    Things that went away on their own

    I can only start these threads, I can't write all the poats myself. This forum is filled with people with problems, almost nothing that is something good that happened. Much of this stuff abates on it's own with no help from us. Actually much of it would be better if we didn't touch anything...
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