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  1. hdben

    Member of the Month - June 2008

    Congrats From V town to Bako congrats Dee, hope to see you soon.
  2. hdben

    Let's See Some Zoos!

    You always have nice corals D, looking gooooood:cool:
  3. hdben

    Nano advice

    I had sand before and switched to Bare Bottom. If I were to go the sand route again I would get Southdown. Then find some nice people in a local club that would be willing to donate a cup of "Live Sand" in return for new sand. Get several cups so that there is "Bio-Diversity" in your tank and...
  4. hdben

    Water Storage

    Just get yourself a "Brute" trash can with caster setup. If not try any food based company that brings in chemicals. They only use food grade quality that is easily cleaned. I work for a food company and I use the chemical drums for cleaning solution. They give them away alot of times since they...
  5. hdben

    Rena Xp4 cleaning? (how often on 100 GAL)

    What do you have in the filter? If you have any kind of media in there that's your answer. Do you have a protein skimmer?
  6. hdben

    Hyrogen peroxide for aptasia?

    The brand walmart carries is called "Mrs. Wages" in a green and white container. I say go this route.
  7. hdben

    Lost with sump/ Refug

    Some people go for the slower rate of 4-5x turnover (some even 3x) so that there is more contact time with the skimmer. But I run at 10x myself, I too want to set up a fuge and use chaeto. Keep researching.
  8. hdben

    I want to remove bio balls but HOW?

    Do you have enough room for a refugium? I ran a wet-dry for a year without problems in my reef but eventually got rid of the bioballs. Are you using a filter sock to help with the filtering? That is another one that I added that made a big difference. I change it out every 3 days or so, if not...
  9. hdben

    AquaEuro USA AE Skimmers

    How is the skimmer working out so far? What would you do different at this point? Different model, skimmer, mods or leave it just as it is? Thanks
  10. hdben

    What compound do you recommend to repair PVC

    If they have AquaMend epoxy putty try that, cures when wet.
  11. hdben

    please help revive my tank

    After doing a water change scrub the rocks off to remove hair algae (in old tank water). Even if your water reads ok I would bet the hair algae is holding all the nutrients. Giving them something to feed off while your changing the water trying to export residuals. JMHO, good luck.
  12. hdben

    Maxi Jet problem

    what type of magnet are you using to hold it in place? How is it being held in place.
  13. hdben

    Tank Is Crashing Please Help!!

    Sorry to hear of any loses, question though, how did you wash out that water container. I assume you are using ro/di water and you checked your fresh s/w for it's paramters before adding it.
  14. hdben

    Poll: Perferred salt mix for reef aquariums

    Just curious, what batches of RC was bad or low on CA?
  15. hdben

    Fuge lighting

    go to costco and buy the light box they have, cost is 9.00 comes with a PC light 6.5k housing everything. I think the name was All American Lighting, can't beat the pkg.
  16. hdben

    removing frag plug

    I learned through a local club meeting that when using Superglue GEL to dip the rubble or whatever in tank water in a seperate container. Prior to attaching your plug to help facilitate curing. At first it creates a skin of sorts but really helps it to attach. If your fish are curious like mine...
  17. hdben

    Copper Removal w/reactor

    I had a positive test for copper, the first indicator was when things went south fast. Took a sample of tank water and water from supplier and both were positve. Took water to LFS and they said the same thing. Water supply showed significantly higher so that is where I figured it came from...
  18. hdben

    Copper Removal w/reactor

    Thanks for the info Boomer, for now I am running cuprisorb in a reactor on its own. Everyone so far is still alive and doing ok, just have to keep up the extra water changes.
  19. hdben

    Another sad day

    Stuck and being paid is better than looking and on unemployment. Things could always be worse, there is a silver lining just hang in there.
  20. hdben

    Copper Removal w/reactor

    You know, dealin with some bad water. Getting ready to order a new ro membrane and new di as well. Friday the Eagle flies that's when I really know what I'm gettin. How are things down your way, Good I hope?
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