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Its to be used in a DIY Calcium reactor (above and below the media)

Where can I get open cell foam filter block material? The kind used as pre filters on allglass overflow kits or the kind used inside fluval filters. What does everyone else use

I dont know if they were salt acclimated or not. I just stood them in a corner of my sump with good lighting. Nothing really happened for about two weeks and then at the same time they all started sprouting leaves. I have done nothing as far as maintaining them and they are growing fast.I see...

I got some mangrove pods from brian in hawaii back in december, I forgot to tell him to include heatpacks so I thought all was lost. All survived and are growing fast, I am going to trim them this weekend

Orange Capricorn was my first sps. I got it about a month ago from another reefer. It did nothing for the first couple weeks butnow has impressive color and growth rates. Sps need 3 basic necessities,Light,calcium,and alk.

Kent's phyto is dead and preserved, DT's is live and unpreserved. Kent will pollute your tank if overdosed,which really has nothing to do with recomended dosage but more to do with your tanks uptake of phyto. DT's is alive and continues to live in your tank therefore not polluting it. Both add...

I had one for 3-4 months. they are very colorful but without a harem the colors will fade. they need to be fed twice a day. Every time another fish even came close to mine, he would try to jump out of the tank. He was eventually successfl.

All are welcome. you do not have to have frags to take part. Just going to the AQ is inspiration.

Reefers meeting and frag swap sat feb 9 at NE Aquarium at 11 am

mine eats anything and everything I feed him, but always soak food in a vitamin supplement like zoe or selcon. Hippo's are very susceptible to HLLE from vitamin deficiency. Mine was the size of a dime when I bought him a year and a half ago (pet shop called him a blue hippo damsel)and is about...

mine (4 yrs old) has proven to be fairly indestructable and is under pc lighting

Champion lighting supply has good prices on salifert tests.Some people have posted bad luck with Champion but I've placed a dozen orders with them and have been happy with their service every time.

The stuff (100+ lbs) I got from FFexpress was crap

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I believe that with all the money being made by skimmer manufacturers using borrowed technology,(beckett, mazzai)They could invest some into designing an injector/venturi, as or more efficient for this hobby than what was designed for something else