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    DT's Smell

    Good Evening All - How should DT's smell? Occasionally when I buy a bottle at the LFS, they open it and take a whiff. I've had a clerk open and sniff up to 6 bottles before declaring one fit. Mostly though the clerk will just pull out a bottle and sell it to me. What is a good smell? The...
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    Weekly Water Change????

    I'm actually a little afraid to say this, but I have never done a water change on my 55 reef tank. It has been up now for 18 months, is stable, and everything is seems happy. I lose about .5 - 1 liter a day in evap which I replenish w/ RO/DI. I check the salt about once a week, and add...
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    Skimmer Problem

    Nick, Thanks for the info. I'll have to check the water depth tonight after work. Cheers, Dan
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    Skimmer Problem

    Brad, Where is the ER Forum at Reef Central? I've looked and cannot locate it. Figured it was under the Sponsors Section, but it's not there. Dan
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    Skimmer Problem

    Good Evening, After fiddling with this skimmer now for a few days, Ive given up. It's a Euroreef ES5-2, I've had it running since May 2004, onlly have had one problem with it prior to this when the top half spearated from the bottom half. That problem was solved painlessly with a coupler...
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    power sweep heads

    Mike- Everyone I've ever spoken to has said that at best they work sporadically, and then eventually not at all. Hope they work out better for you. Good Luck! Dan
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    Favorite Little Tank Gadget?

    Valium for my wife when I'm out of town and the tank is doing nutty things!
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    Euroreef Skimmer Failure

    Well I traded e-mail with Euroreef, and they are sending me a "coupler" to glue the two parts together. Heres a pic of the break BTW. Thanks again for the feedback. I'll let you know hpw the fix goes. Dan
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    Euroreef Skimmer Failure

    Thanks for the advice. I just e-mailed Euroreef. Well see what they say. Dan
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    Euroreef Skimmer Failure

    Good Morning all - Last night while removing the skimmate(sp?) cup from my Euroreef Skimmer, the seam just below the disconnect point failed. I couldn't believe it! Just sat there looking at it like, WTF?? :shock: I've only had it since last May, never had any problems and treated it with...
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    Mail Order Coral

    Hello all - Just cruious what the overall experience has been with mail order corals? High mortality?? Anyone better than the rest? Get what you pay for generally? Also, has anyone bought coral on Ebay? Experiences? I've only bought red mangrove via Ebay and was very pleasently...
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    Do You Drink the RO DI water

    Steve, Reverse osmosis systems can remove TDS (total dissolved solids) up to approximately 96% to 98% and higher for distillation systems. De-ionizing (DI) cartridges utilize a premium mixed bed of DI resin and a 5-micron spun bonded polypropylene post sediment element for increased...
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    Interesting Article w/ Pictures

    Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but there is a very intersting article with some great pictures at thie link: http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/pulley-ridge/index.html Enjoy! Dan
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    Water changes..Weekly vs. Monthly

    I'm picturing a Mexican Turbo Snail with a big mustache and bandoleros.
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    Water changes..Weekly vs. Monthly

    Nikki - Parameters are good. Wife actually got me a refractometer for xmas that I'm anxious to use. I add a two part buffer/calcium additive (whose name escapes me at the moment) several times a week, nothing other than that.
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    Water changes..Weekly vs. Monthly

    Agree. Probably on borrowed time. We'll see what happens. Everybody seems happy, shrimp have eggs on them, one of my starfish lost a leg and grew right back. Nobody seems stressed.
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    Water changes..Weekly vs. Monthly

    I've been at this since May 2004. Set up a 55G w/ a 20G sump. Used nothing but RO/DI water. Have had no fish or invert casualties. No signifcant algae blooms other than what feeds my Lawnmower and Sailfin. I have never done a water change. Only top off with RO/DI as needed. Is this just...
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    Help w/ ID

    That's what I thought, but it has a blue tint to it. Guess it's just a variation of the species.
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    Help w/ ID

    Thanks Thanks for the feedback everyone. Hate to wipe them out, but I guess I'll take them down to just one. Here is another I cannot find a comparible picture of. Also a pic of my shy Sailfin. Thanks again. Dan
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    Help w/ ID

    So based on the caption under the photo, this is a bad thing? I thought it looked pretty cool.
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