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thanks a bunch. i'll be making 3.25" holes. -reid

james - please describe your templates and how you make them - i might try this myself. tia -reid

has anyone thought about heating the reaction chamber - the theory being quicker, possibly greater solubilities - resulting in a supersaturated effluent?

bet you never thought you'd see this, eh? i obtained some slugs to rid my tank of Convolutriloba retrogemma, and they are more efficient than i expected. now i've decided i don't want these obligate feeders to starve. yes, i am in need of some flatworms. if you are willing to send me some...

i believe spears brand electrically activated 3way ball is rated at 75% (rather than 25%) duty cycle, if that helps.

yup, i remember that thread. i wondered if anything had become of the topic. with all the talk about mac conferences, letters from the wwf, usl, etc, i think that the INDUSTRY should be proactive on this as well. how can the industry begin to be cohesive without agreeing on definitions? many of...

what is this definition (for corals)? does first generation suffice? ie: frag from wild colony grown in a tank to marketable size. should it be second generation? ie: frag from first generation grown to marketable size. should "captive raised" mean specimen is 3rd generation? etc

yup, that's what i thought. i'm not really surprised they look for these. since t radiata occupies a hard substrate unlike other t, it's possible someone should not permit its importation. perhaps beaurocracies (see wwf thread) - CITES and F&W - really do work best? i support your efforts to...

you stated: right now Wellsophyllia is NOT a recognized genus of coral- it has been scientifically proven that it is Trachyphyllia. However, CITES still requires it to be listed as Wellsophyllia and Fish & Wildlife will go through any shipments listing Trachyphyllia to try to find an "illegal"...

it comes plumbed in/out at 1.5" (not 2.5")as per their website - i haven't actually checked myself because that's not really what i am asking. one may use adapters to go to whatever diameter is desired. i merely wish to resolve some head issues w/ my own plumbing design. any ideas? [...

i would like to employ an ampmaster 3000 for my saltwater tank. the problem is that i am forced to have three 90*s hard plumbed at the back of the tank, and i am worried this will create unecessary head. can i noticeably alleviate this by plumbing 2" lines instead of the standard 1.5" lines...

hth: http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/kwairstone.htm

i believe escobal also wrote that certain compounds need 2 minutes of contact time in order to be successfully skimmed, while others need much less. 2 minutes is a lot of time.

for usage in true union ball valve gaskets by various manufacturers. viton is more expensive - does it provide any benefit over epdm for aquarium use?

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