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Miro-4 T5.

I saw a few eyeless tangs on R2R over the months.

I would like 50 nassarius snails.

Let me help you.

I would put in a request for this fish, but my QTs are full at the moment.

Skimmer Fallback ON Set ON If Outlet Return = OFF Then OFF <when return pump is off, the skimmer shuts down> Defer 002:30 Then ON <skimmer is delayed 2:30 minutes before restarting> If FeedA 000 Then OFF <skimmer shuts down immediately for defined feedA time> If FeedB 000 Then OFF <skimmer shuts down immediately for defined feedb time>

Due to its inherent risks, I do not recommend ozone for inexperienced hobbyists.

You could implement a mechanical filter, such as a filter sock to polish the water. Do you have a thin film on the top of the water surface that does not get skimmed? Is the system turnover (tank to sump) at least 400 gph?

Have you tried running the skimmer a litter wetter?

Under normal conditions, Acropora axial corallite is shaped like an eraser on the end of a pencil, relatively square. Some hobbyist experience burnt tips or deformed axial corallites when alk is high in relation to nutrient levels. The deformed corallite may look like it collapsed on itself or become round instead of the square eraser shape. The rounding effect is due to tank water flow. I believe the coral builds its skeleton at a pace that the symbiotic algae can not keep up, preventing the tip from strengthening. Low nutrients and high Alk = building bricks without straw

Did you see the fish at MACNA lit with black lights?

Acrylic tanks are like black or white sports cars, they look wonderful when clean, but dirty, not so much. There are trade-offs with glass and acrylic tanks. I would hate for you spend approximately $2K for an acrylic tank and three years later have regrets. Recommend talking to acrylic tank owners with three or more years of service.

11. What is arguably the most important factor in who wins the battle for territory? a) Who is the largest fish. b) Who was there first. c) Who has the brightest color. d) Who has the sharpest spines. 12. Clownfish are able to live within the stinging tentacles of anemones because a) the anemone recognizes them as friends. b) clownfish can never be stung by anemones. c) the mucus on the skin of clownfish prevents the anemone from stinging the fish. d) as long it is not hungry, the anemone will not sting the clownfish, this is why clownfish feed the anemone. 13. What is the function of the lateral line of a fish? a) to smell the water to detect the presence of other fish b) to produce mucus that guards the skin of fish c) to provide a ferntastsinn sense d) to do all of the above 14. If you have a "Turbo" in your tank, you have a) a very fast snail. b) a clam in the genus Turbo. c) an efficient protein skimmer. d) a small snail that is an efficient herbivore 15. When selecting a blue starfish, Linckia for a marine aquarium, it is important to a) pick the largest specimen. b) check for tiny clam-like parasites under the arms. c) make sure that the star has five arms. d) make sue that the water vascular system is pumping water under high pressure

Answers to the first 10 questions: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. B

9. What makes seawater salty? a) Only one major salt, sodium chloride (NaCL) gives the sea its salt. b) Hundreds of compounds, many of them salts contribute to the density of seawater. c) Seven major salts are always present in the same ratios in oceanic and coastal seawater. d) none of the above. 10. If you have many Aiptasia anemones which is the best way to remove them? a) smashing them with a hard object b) using the sea slug Berghia to eat them c) adding the copperband butterfly fish to eat them d) stroking them with an elegance coral

7. Specific gravity is a measure of the amount of salt dissolved in sea water. a) True, the more dissolved salt the higher the specific gravity. b) False, specific gravity only measures density. c) True, but only if corrected for water temperature. d) False, specific gravity is a measure of the volume of pure water in the solution. 8. In which of the following groups are all three part of the sea plankton? a) diatoms, copepods, kelp b) dinoflagellates, Caulerpa, rotifers c) diatoms, copepods, bacteria d) plastic bags, fish eggs, swimming crabs

5. What causes the great water flows known as tides? a) the wind patterns that circle the earth b) the great conflict between Neptune and Poseidon c) the gravitational forces of both sun and moon d) the gravitational forces of the moon. 6. Which composes 3.5 percent of sea water? a) nitrogen gas b) salts c) organic matter d) phytoplankton

3. MACNA is the acronym for a) Marine Aquarium Council for National Action. b) Maritime Action Conference for National Aquariums. c) Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. d) Meaningful Activities Colloquium for Northern Aquarists. 4. Ethology is the study of a) reef structure. b) the ethics of ecology. c) marine ecology. d) animal behavior.

Have fun with the following questions. I will occasionally add new questions. The correct answers will be provided. 1. These are the products of the process of nitrification in the order of the their appearance. a) ammonia, nitrite, nitrate b) mineralization, nitrification, denitrification c) nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen d) nitrite, nitrogen, ammonia 2. If you add carbon dioxide to seawater the pH a) quickly rises. b) quickly drops. c) usually stays the same and then rises. d) usually stays the same and then drops.

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It is a collectors market. Depending on what corals you like, there were some good deals. Looney Toones went for $1,000.

Never had a need for conductivity probe or calibrate temperature probe.

You are not the only one. Maybe the 10 pm to midnight slot will be exciting.

Let's get ready to rumble.