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  1. SaltyinSeattle

    New fish in isolation

    I was wondering how long everyone keeps their new fish in isolation before they move them into their display tanks? On average I have isolated mine anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks when they haven’t shown any signs of disease. Can they be moved earlier if they look healthy and are eating? Thanks
  2. SaltyinSeattle

    Attacking Aiptasia

    If the kalk. doesn’t work try some Peppermint shrimp. I had an outbreak of Aiptasia a few months ago and could barely get rid of the Aiptasia that was visible, let alone the ones hiding behind all the rocks. I put in 3 Peppermints and within a couple days, all were gone from what I could see...
  3. SaltyinSeattle

    Shipping Corals

    Great advice Sid. Not sure if it will make it there in 18hrs so looks like i'll have to bag it with water and air. What kind of heating packs are typically used in the box? Also, anyone know where the best place to find styro lined boxes? I checked at the local UPS store and they dont carry...
  4. SaltyinSeattle

    Shipping Corals

    I was thinking of sending a few of my softy's off to Oklahoma to get my dad started in his new hobby. Possibly a Leather Toadstool and some extra Colt Coral for now. What is the best way to ship as far as packaging and temperature control goes? Not sure if it will be worth the price but...
  5. SaltyinSeattle

    Auto top off

    Can anyone explain how I can set up an auto top off for my storage water bins? I recently purchased an rodi filter and already made the mistake of forgetting to shut it off after my container was full and ended up with a garage floor full of water. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
  6. SaltyinSeattle

    nothing but hair...

    Yes, after I installed the lights and scrubbed the rocks the first time it never came back. Whatever was left on the LR after it was scrubbed eventually died off on its own.
  7. SaltyinSeattle

    nothing but hair...

    I had battled hair algae also for month with no success despite trying everything anyone had suggested. Switched to RODI water-no change; built a sump and added cheato- no change; added a foxface -he spends all his time sucking air from the top of the tank and blowing bubbles under water, but...
  8. SaltyinSeattle

    Need to replace light fixture

    Thanks guys for all the suggestions. I just picked up the two 250W ballasts from Demandrid today. Could pass up free equip. Thanks a ton Demandrid. I look forward to getting it set up hopefully in the next week or so and will let you know how it turn out.
  9. SaltyinSeattle

    Need to replace light fixture

    Demandrid- Just sent you a PM
  10. SaltyinSeattle

    Need to replace light fixture

    Demandrid - the existing transformer is an Advance Transformer. The only info I can identify on it is 120V 60 Hertz. I runs 1 MH, and 1 fluorescent bulb. One of the extra bulbs I received with the tank states that its 70W.
  11. SaltyinSeattle

    Need to replace light fixture

    Thanks for the heads up. How difficult are they to set up? Also, can a daylight as well as actinic blue lights be ran in them at the same time? Aaron
  12. SaltyinSeattle

    Need to replace light fixture

    About 7 months ago I purchased an aquarium from another individual who is an electrician who made his own ballast with no identifying marks in terms of power output. There are also no marking on the bulbs so im essentially stuck. I have no idea how long it had been since he last replaced the...
  13. SaltyinSeattle

    Custome made ballast

    So I purchased this aquarium last November and think it’s about time to replace the MH bulbs. The only problem is that the guy who owned it prior to me was an electrician and made his own ballast so I have no idea what wattage light I can put in it. All the writing on the current bulb is gone...
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