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    Pictures of new AquaC EV120

    I have had nothing but frustration with the larger EV-180, just like the post above, the foam collapses randomly (in addition the the expected collapse after feeding mysis shrimp). Just when it gets going good and I get a tiny bit of foam going into the collection cup, I lose the foam pushed...
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    Ogles Mesoscope

    Am I the only one that can't read that website content? Tiny red letters on black background etc... or am I just old?
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    What Type of snail is this (Red Foot)

    Beautiful snail. I recently had very bright green snails appear in my tank, and are rapidly reproducing. However, my favorite are my small, dull looking snails that appear to spin a thread from behind and slowly travel the open water of the tank like a spider or something. Anybody know what...
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    Protein skimmer recommendations

    Last year the plastic on my AquaC 180 started cracking and crazing within a few months of installation, so I reported this to the manufacturer. After going round and round for 4-5 months, I finally got a new one from them but it did not have the John Guest fitting like it was supposed to. I...
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    Thinking of Running Ozone

    When I first hooked up my Red Sea 200 mg ozone generator and probe, the ORP of my 60 gal seahorse tank + 22 gal refugium registered only 65. Everything was happy and healthy. It took about 4-5 days to reach 300, and now struggles to stay above 290 with all the mysis shrimp the seahorses miss.
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    Ozone alters Skimmate???

    When I started using ozone, it pretty much shut down my oversized EV180 skimmer. Any skimmate in the cup is pretty clear, and I always wonder how it got there, never seeing any foam. My tank water is crystal clear and beautiful.
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    Fun! Field Trip to LFS Sponsor!

    Nice post Connie. I love the grounds at Clear Creek nursery too. I hope you seriously studied the bank of pumps and big filters they use to drive the artificial creek and waterfalls, sorta like I want for my next aquarium :) The landscaping rock for sale is wonderful too, especially the red...
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    Whats up with my skimmer?

    I have the exact same problem with my AquaC 180. It seems starved for air somehow but I have cleaned everything repeatedly. My little Prizm has been the best skimmer I've ever owned.
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    weight of tank/floor damage

    Weight was a concern with my old 100 in my apartment. It was up against the living room wall, but after 3 years the front was lowering a little bit and leaning out. So, when I tore it down and replaced it with a 120, I added a 1/2" wooden strip under the front stand, which pretty much evened...
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    Starving Lawnmower blenny

    My lawnmower blenny won't eat algae any more, instead insisting on frozen mysis like everybody else in the tank. He likes live ones too. And I put him in there to do some work!
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    New Niger Trigger

    I had one years ago that also had loads of personality. He loved carrying gravel around in his mouth and then spitting it out in his special place in the corner. Once in awhile, I would put some feeder goldfish in there for him and his tankmates (panther grouper, snowflake moray eel). He...
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    Pump Advise

    I really like Gorman Rupp pumps, they make a huge variety of industrial pumps, just look at their website! They have 3 (used to also have a model 510) for the aquarium market. I have 2, a 510 and 520. The 510 I used constantly for over 3 years before the impeller stripped a little bit while...
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    attracting larval fish-LED moonlight ok?

    I have always wanted to find a way to collect the pods out of the cheato and other macroalgae I pull out of my refugium and throw away. If I ever take the time to pick through it, there are plenty of pods hiding in there. I would love to devise a trap or attractor of some kind. I even tried...
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    Cyclopeeze thoughts

    A while back I compared frozen vs. freeze-dried Cyclopeze under my microscope. The frozen had all the little legs knocked off, and was just the rounded ball of the critter with legs that fouled the water. The freeze-dried, however, still was bristling with all the legs and spikes etc....Too...
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    i think i got liked shocked or posioned or something

    I tore down and sold my large reef tank this winter partially because I kept mildly poisoning myself. Now I just keep seahorses with a few mild corals. I never felt I had to go to the doctor, but I missed several mornings at work. For safety, I asked my doctor to indicate in my file that I...
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    seahorse forum

    Just got in 4 large and beautiful H. comes (Tigertails), my lawnmover blenny has got to go! He keeps mouthing the newcomers. Now that I see these new adults, I can confirm that the mother (RIP) of my 3 newly-raised teenagers was definately a H. comes, not sure what species the father was...
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    ID this hitchiker!

    Your Nudi seems like a cool dude, I hope all works out for him.
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    mh lighting problem

    I had problems with my electronic 400w MH until I noticed the spring pushing out the center connector in the mogul socket was sideways, so the very tip of the bulb was not connecting very well. They are in there loose so check it to make sure it is pushing out the metal strip well.
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    seahorse forum

    If you want to breed seahorses of any kind, I would avoid buying anything at all from Ocean Rider. They apparently sell a fine product, but claim legal rights to any offspring, even threatening to prosecute anybody selling or trading the offspring. Perhaps that is difficult to enforce, I don't...
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    seahorse forum

    I just did a major cleaning of my tank today, and I feel kinda dumb. I ended up sucking out half of my CarribSea substrate from the back half of the tank, behind the rock where it is hard to get to. It was full of black organics and as Lewis and Clark would say, "contained an odor most foul"...
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