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COrtez: Will you offer a 10 day post delivery live warranty if you knew the fish were caught with cyanide?

If by closing the gap you mean thread in the whole threded lenght it will not happen as mentioned before the thread is tapered to improve the sealing. The threads on PVC fittings are not cut but molded so a hairline on the thread forms due to the mold and sometimes this make it difficult for...

As recommended use putty epoxy to join rocks together unfortunately that may not help with the unstable sand base. To correct that if you are up to it you will need to start all over and empty your tank. Once empty use 2" PVC couplings as stands to set the rock raised above the tank bottom...

Because Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals and Kent Marine are manufactured by Aquarium Systems and there has been a lot of speculation around their difference it will be ideal if the three of them could be in the same phase of the study and really find out if the difference in price of the RC and...

Probe start ballast will not work properly with the Ushio (German) Bulb. So if you select Ushio you will need to go either HQI, Electronic or Pulse start. Electronic IceCap or Hamilton and Pulse start Magnetic will give you a similar par as both are designed to run the bulb at it's...

If it was stress coat let it foam and collect the waste frequently which will be removing the stuff (The waste will be fairly clear) in about 24 hours it will return to normal. Another water change may help but the stuff will still be there so I recommend keep removing the waste and replace the...

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Just another reminder that your ballast must match the magnetic ballast to the type of bulb. Standard ballasts are used for probe start bulbs (Mostly northamerican) You will need pulse start ballasts for most European bulbs although HQI ballasts work for pulse start due to their operating...

First of all. Live sand in a bag should be a) Wet when you get it and b) should not be washed c) must have a due date on it as the benefical bacteria will die overtime. Note that this sand usually has all the necessary bacteria and helps to spped up but little or no critters (Amphipods or...

Could you verify the salinity reading? is it 1.24 or 1.024? It should be the latest as 1.24 is extremely high. If after performing the cleanning as described by "manny" you still have a problem look for the following: a) Added chemical to the water that may increase the surface tension. Things...

Another good book I would recommend is "Book of Coral Propagation: by Anthony Calfo. Although some sections are directed to coral farmers most of it details setting up, and describe piece by piece all the equipment and it's purpose as well as lot's of tips and tricks and good description of...

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Sorry for your loss. Yeah Gobies and Jawfish are jumpers mostly when scared. When I got my first blue spotted Jawfish I knew he was a jumper so I covered the aquarium with eggcrate. They are so small and streamlined that he jumped trough the holes and lost him less than 12 hours of his...

Sorry for your loss. Yeah Gobies and Jawfish are jumpers mostly when scared. When I got my first blue spotted Jawfish I knew he was a jumper so I covered the aquarium with eggcrate. They are so small and streamlined that he jumped trough the holes and lost him less than 12 hours of his...

I assume you want to use the controller to maintain the PH of the reactor's effluent. In that case as LOULE suggested you can hang a little cup on the side of the sump where it can overflow into it and place the controller's PH probe in the cup submerget at least 1 to 11/2" in the cup's content...