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    Best way to eradicate Paly's?

    They are on a large, dense, hard rock. It would be very hard to get them off intact. They are ugly brown ones and I'm not sure anyone would want them anyway :)
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    What salt mix are SPS-ers here using?

    Kevin. When you say you've had problems doing large water changes when changing brands.....can you elaborate?
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    PFO vs. Orbitec lawsuit is over

    It's also sad news for the people that paid a lot of money for Solaris lights that will have no support or warrenty service now.
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    Best way to eradicate Paly's?

    I have a patch of Paly's that are growing rapidly on a live rock. I would like to get rid of them. I can't take the rock out of the tank, so that being said, what would be the best way to get them out/kill them? Can I inject them with something? Thanks so much! Woody
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    Fan Placement on Canopy

    So can the bottom illustration be considered tank cooling and active bulb cooling? When you talk about "tank cooling", are you referring to a fan blowing directly on the water for evaporation cooling?
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    Fan Placement on Canopy

    Hi all. Below is two designs for fan placement in a T5 canopy. Which option would give the bulbs better cooling?
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    Advice on MH/T-5 combo's

    I know this may be a hard question to answer, but I'm looking for opinions. I currently have a MH/T-5 HO combo fixture and I want to change the bulbs around. The reason I want to do this is because I want a bit stronger light spread over the entire tank. With the way I have my aquascaping, I...
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    Sump DSB or sulfur denitrifier?

    Hello all. I just got back home from a trip to southern Maryland where the wife and I attended a lecture by Anthony at the Calvert Marine Museum. It was hosted by a local reef club. That was the second time I've had the privilege of hearing Antohny speak, first time was at my club (Hampton Roads...
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    10k vs 14k Metal Halide?

    Would corals color up better under 10k or 14k 250w metal halide?
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    But the valve would never kick in unless the peri pump started siphoning...... LOL....I have the Aqua Medic SP 3000 Niveaumat.....
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Roger that! I'm with you know...perfect sense. Thank you :) Well, I've revised my plan. I'm going to go back with the peristaltic pump for the top off, and I'll feed it through the Kalk stirrer, then to the sump through the float valve. I'll set the peristaltic pump float switch right below the...
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Ok, you lost me on some of what you were saying. Could you explain more about the float valve short cycling the RO? I could go back to my old top off, but when I did that, I had a float valve in the garbage can I kept my RO water in so it always stayed full.... That would cause the same problem...
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    I forgot to mention that my PH is about 8.4 out of the tap....
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Yep, very good float valve with a shut off solenoid at the RO unit. My tank is pretty much all SPS, so i guess kalk is good. Maybe I'll just keep a 5 gallon ro bucket in the garage next to the salt water trash can and dose it using the kalk stirrer and pump...... But then again, that will lower...
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Roger that. I was afraid of that. I have my top off system run directly from my RO unit and the kalk stirrer cant take the pressure. I was using a dosing pump kinda like on an IV machine to top off and dose kalk, but it had a bad habit of creating a siphon from the ro reservoir and over filling...
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Thanks Don. I'm sorry, I mis-spoke. I have a kalkwasser stirrir. It sucks water from the sump, runs it through the kalk stirrir and then back into the sump near the return pump.
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    Dosing Two Part and Kalk...

    Hi there. I just received the bulk kit of Two Part and will mix it up this afternoon after work. I have two questions..... 1. Since I'm using two part to maintain Calc, dKH and Mag, will it benefit me to dose kalk as well? 2. If so, I have a closed loop Kalk reactor and will set it up to stir...
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    Anthony - your thoughts on Purple Up?

    I have an order for Two Part Solution on the way as we speak. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
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    Anthony - your thoughts on Purple Up?

    Roger that Don. Thank you. What two-part do you recommend?
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    Anthony - your thoughts on Purple Up?

    Hi Anthony. Can you tell me your opinion on the product "Purple Up". I'm not so much interested in it as a coralline algae supplement as a supplement for calc , mag and iodine. What are your thoughts on this product? Thanks so much! Woody
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