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    Disaster strikes

    unplanned maintenance That's always the fun part of projects. You start doing one thing and then there are a whole lot more that you realize need doing. I was helping a friend do something in his attic and we realized that all the bathroom fans and the kitchen exhaust fans just vented into...
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    BCT182 is gonna be a father!

    It's a great ride! But, it's been hard to balance parenting and a kid. I was just getting a new set-up going when my daughter was born. That lasted about 5-6 months. I stopped being able to do PSAS meetings and upkeep. I had crappy equipment so it took a LOT of maintenance. Now, I'm...
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    bb tanks pics, lets see them

    And Great White Sharks. Don't forget the naturally occurring sharks. Ooh, and seals! ;) In all seriousness, while I prefer sand for many reasons, there are as many ways to make an artificial tank work as there are people to try it out. There are few "Have to's". Cheers, Josh
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    sugar for cyano

    In addition to all the great advice that Treehugger just gave you, adding carbon in various forms will fuel bacterial growth. In some specific cases, in extremely careful applications can provide more bacterio-plankton to the corals for food and increase the amount of skimmate. The main...
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    Little girl needs a bone donor

    You're a good man, Paul.
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    Well Guys I'm outta here!

    Thank you for your service to our country. Come back safely! Josh
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    Which Tunze wavebox controllers & Tunze pumps & how many

    I've heard good reviews of both the Vortechs and Tunze pumps. There are of course as many opinions as people on here, but if you already know that a closed loop is out of the question, I'd lean toward the Vortechs. Member Roscoe on here has a similar sized tank and uses Vortechs, though I...
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    my zoa's are sick

    I can't comment on the dipping part, though I CAN say that I'd listen to Finn as far as zoa's go. He has been keeping them for a long time quite successfully. I do know that snails lay eggs, and many of them will reproduce quite happily in our aquariums... Best of luck with the zoa's...
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    feed your reef

    I believe the "spice" is metaphorical. Amino acids are added for coloration and coral nutrition as part of some food mixes.
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    kalkwasser left on tank crash :-(

    Sorry to hear about this. As Myteemouse said, there's been a lot of this lately... I'm just getting back into the hobby and it's a little disturbing that your Tunze unit failed AND a BRS unit failed at the same time. For now I'm just dripping Ro/DI water to top-off, but would like a...
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    A new way to cycle a tank?

    I didn't watch the videos, but I decided to read the articles for kicks. I have no idea what the products that this guys sells contain, which automatically make me avoid it like the plague. No "mystery" ingredients get to go in my tanks. However, it's striking how this looks an awful lot...
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    Lighting XM Bulbs

    I've not done business with him, but have read about his farm builds over the last few years over on another forum. Seems to be pretty consistently on that forum, with lots of positive interactions with other users FWIW.
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    A new highly efficient, super bright mini-light bulb.

    Price So, I was quoted $1000 for a demo unit from the company listed in the OP. They have two units; one with a very low CRI and one with a great CRI. I didn't bother asking about the low CRI unit, but buyer beware when fixtures become available to the public. The low CRI ones will be bright...
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    Apogee PAR meter group buy

    I just stumbled across this on another board. I am in no way affiliated with this group buy other than as a customer. Chuck, I apologize if this violates a Reef Frontiers policy, but it seems more in the nature of good info for hobbyists. At the very least, my intentions are good...
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    when is it time for a calcium reactor?

    Thanks Don! This is more of the useful info that I was looking for. I've been involved in the hobby for a decent chunk of time and know the theory behind most pieces of equipment, but theory and practical application are VERY different animals. Without your and Mike's input, I would have...
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    when is it time for a calcium reactor?

    I didn't say I recommended NOT using a protein skimmer, just that I didn't have one back in the day. Anyway, that's another discussion. Cheers!
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    when is it time for a calcium reactor?

    I definitely agree with the keep it simple philosophy. In fact, I never had a protein skimmer or a calcium reactor on my tanks back in the day. Thanks for taking the time, because I will probably start a tank that will eventually need a calcium reactor of some sort, and both Mike and Don...
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    when is it time for a calcium reactor?

    Okay, thanks for the info Mike! I'd always thought about it in the reverse way. In other words, a stable CaRx is what provides more stability in a system than manual dosing or water changes. I can see how setting it up too early could throw a system out of wack. Just to make sure I'm...
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    when is it time for a calcium reactor?

    How would you know if it's too early? And what parameters are you meaning? I can imagine how it would be easy to end up dropping the pH if a calcium reactor is not dialed in properly, but what else could go wrong? I'm mostly asking because I've never run a calcium reactor, but probably will...
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, Everything

    Since no one else has mentioned it... Caulerpas and Chaetos both have significantly more water stored in their tissues as a percentage of overall mass or volume. Turf algaes are relatively "dry" meaning that what you throw away is essentially more concentrated. So, you can't make a one-to-one...
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