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Hatton would beat your arse Eric. My money is on Mayweather. Pacquiao is an awesome fighter.

The one I got last week is doing great Dennis. Thanks

I'll take the eheim if you can ship it. It would really come in handy right now.

Hydroids are a danger to very few things. There are chemicals that will keep them away for years, but they do the same to all inverts for years. If your not keeping something that is in danger of the hydroids, rejoice in there presence.

The faucet adapter should work on any RO or RODI unit. It's just a hose size thing. I run an RO unit in my apartment out of my sink faucet. I leave the jugs in the bathtub. That way if I overflow, no biggie, it just goes down the drain.

Dude it is all about the sugar. I tried vodka, I would always run out. Sugar is easier to measure, and easier to keep on hand IME. Not being a drinker you might not have the same problem. I did vodka for a bit, it works, IMO sugar is just easier to measure. No syringe, just a spoon. Works just as well. I did not take the conservative increase method, IME you can go faster if you actually watch your tank.

Sorry Joel I was drunk . . . I thought you were cycling. They can change the spectrum on the bulb by alternating something or other. I forget the specifics. 6000K would be great over the refugium.

Pretty crazy stuff. I think the video is old, but exciting to see they are testing over corals now.

Quitter! Nothing but love buddy.

I worked wit a store that did with great success. They were kind of forced to with the wholesaler they were dealing with. I do prophylactic treat some fish for some things such as parasites before introducing them to my system. I use panacur and hypo. No copper for me.

Hmmm, I would have voted for all of those people for those roles. Very cool. Congrats, what a great direction we are heading in.

I'll be moving in the next two weeks so perfect time to redo stuff. I am looking at replaing my quiet one 4000hh with a new and quieter pump. Right now the http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_AquariumPage~PageAlias~pumps_poseidon.html is the best choice I have found. For that price it might be better to go with a Vortech MP20. I am looking for durability and quiet. Any help?

I just call them beautiful.

Picture of tank stand and canopy? Dimensions? Is the tank drilled, what's the overflow like?

I never make it up to Salt Water Fantasea's. I was there once, nice folks, but other side of town. I have been feeding Rod's as long as it's been available up here. I like it. Never tried Pat's stuff.

Thanks. They are open and lovin life. Great addition.

I'd love one. Are they ready now or do they need a few more days? How many heads of a frogspawn you looking for in trade. Would be happy to do cash as well.

A skimmer is going to do the most for water quality in your situation IME. I have run many skimmerless tanks, honestly I'm not a huge fan of skimmers. That said, the amount of macro algae you can grow in that space is going to do little to help you. Filter floss and refugiums are not so good together IME. I learned much of this from Leng Sy. Chaeto will do good for some nutrient control removing ammonia, nitrate, phosphate and some other toxins, it is also a great place to grow things like pods that will benefit your LPS. But IME/IMHO unless your refugium is around half the size of your tank you are not going to see great benefits from those little critters. There is just not enough room for them to multiply to a large enough population to be beneficial. That leaves you with cheato as a filtering option alone. With all other factors removed cheato vs. skimmer, the skimmer is better. JME

Joel's tanks look nice. I dream of owning one.

Damm I just traded mine with Waves. Funny I was looking for a clam out of it. If you want to sell the clam, I'd be interested.

Got pictures? If you need some I might now of a portrait photographer.

Called a gravity fed refugium Drawback is you have to have a pump in your display tank now.

If you decide to sell individual frags, I will take some off your hands

Unless there is an emergency just wait until Tuesday. I buy water cards from Waves to get the discount. I forget how much a gallon of salt water, but it's fairly cheap. Sometimes it's better for me just to buy it and save my time. JME

A salinity of 1.019 should not kill things by itself. If things are dying, something else is wrong IME. What does all other parameters are great look like in numbers? Not trying to give you a hard time, just trying to help you get you babies back.