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  1. ssgatbliss

    Refractometer comparison

    So I have a RHS-10ATC refractometer and I've been very happy with it for years. I recently read where the new DD H2 Ocean refractometers are more accurate for SW because they take into account all the other elements in it. While cruising my LFS they had one so I picked it up. Same basic...
  2. ssgatbliss

    Which salt mix do you use?

    I'd love to be able to use NSW. I lived in Lompoc, CA. about two miles from the beach and I thought about starting my first SW tank there. The water there (from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo depending on the tide) has a lot of tar in it from the off-shore oil rigs. It didn't seem to affect...
  3. ssgatbliss

    Which salt mix do you use?

    Recently switched to ESV's BI-Ionic 4 part mix. I'm going to test it this morning. I still have about a half bucket of Salinity but there is something about the chemical smell and the black residue it leaves that makes me want to switch.
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    thinking of purchasing a-HOB Reef Octopus BH 100SS

    They do hit you in the wallet a bit more, but I'm on skimmer #4 because I went cheap the first few times around. (not saying you are going cheap) Granted some people might think the SWC or even Octo's are junk compared to some of the insanely priced skimmers out there but I just refuse to pay...
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    thinking of purchasing a-HOB Reef Octopus BH 100SS

    I don't think it's too big especially if you plan on getting a bigger tank later or have a heavy bio load. I'm running a SWC BH 500 on my 29 gallon long. It says it's for up to 125 gallons. I choose that over the SWC 100 which I assume is pretty much the same as the Octopus 100SS, they look...
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    seahorse, could someone help

    Seahorses are probably the coolest animal I've had in my tank but they require attention EVERYDAY. They must be fed everyday (mine ate frozen mysis with no problem). I had two in a 29 Long with some favia, and leather corals, a clownfish, and hectors goby. Had to make sure the clownfish...
  7. ssgatbliss

    Return pump recomendation

    Done deal, got an Eheim 1260, zeovit coral snow, and some of the new ESV B-Ionic salt mix from Premium Aquatics.
  8. ssgatbliss

    Return pump recomendation

    JR, Yep, I'm running it submerged also. Looks like it's going to eb the eheim! I'm ordering tonight with express delivery, not sure the MAG 5 is going to make it more than a day or two. Damn thing is clicking and popping. Thanks CJ
  9. ssgatbliss

    Return pump recomendation

    JR, I was looking at the Eheim 1260 or a quiet one 2200. The 1260 is $150 the QO 2200 is $54. Big price difference for 100 GPH more.
  10. ssgatbliss

    using copper to help control a tank?

    Yep, always heard that copper isn't something that you want to add. Most invertebrates (aka without a backbone) will perish with high levels of copper.
  11. ssgatbliss

    Return pump recomendation

    I need a new return pump. Had a MAG 5 that lasted 4 years, last two Mag5's keep seizing up once the pump is turned off. The old pump had a metal spindle, the two newer one's have a ceramic spindle that seems to get stuck. I'm tried of dealing with it and would like your opinion of what I...
  12. ssgatbliss

    Show off your clownfish!

    They seem to be getting along much better. When I first released the new Black Perc the True Perc came over and snatched it right up carrying it in it's mouth around the tank. I thought, "Well that's some expensive live food." Now they are showing typical (from what I've read)...
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    Show off your clownfish!

    My old True Perc with a new juvi Aussie Black Perc (got it yesterday). http://cid-9255b732f3a3d504.photos.live.com/self.aspx/SW%20tank/Nemo%20^0%20friend.jpg
  14. ssgatbliss

    User name origins

    I was a Staff Sergeant when I left the Army in 2000 at Fort Bliss, Texas. I needed an easy to remember user name and e-mail so all my old friends could always find me.
  15. ssgatbliss

    loss of water?

    I have a 29 gallon long with a small (5 gallon??) refugium below and I go through approx 5 gallon a week keeping the tank at F. I have a JBJ ATO (my DIY skills are iffy and didn't want to risk a flood) with an Aquarium systems mini 606 pump adjusted for min output 80 Gph). The ATO flow goes...
  16. ssgatbliss

    Operation military service member identifier

    Name: Chuck Service: U.S Army Length of Service: 13yrs Air Defense Duty Stations: Fort Bliss, TX Germany White Sands Missile Range, NM Korea Vandenberg AFB, CA Deployment: Saudi Qatar
  17. ssgatbliss

    Pep Shrimp had brood

    Thanks, thought it was pretty neat myself. It's probably happened before and I just never saw it.
  18. ssgatbliss

    Pep Shrimp had brood

    So I'm just about to call it a night and stopped to look at the tank. The moon lights were on when all of a sudden one of my peppermint shrimp started darting around the tank. Next thing I know the water was filled with little specs and my clown fish is going nutz darting around the tank...
  19. ssgatbliss

    Which salt mix do you use?

    Salinity here as well.
  20. ssgatbliss

    best HOB skimmer

    When I went up to Denver I initially was going for the SWC B100F but when I compared it against the BH500 I went with the BH 500. Almost the same in physical size the BH 500 had a larger skimmer cup and pump for $40 more.
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