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    Casualties from Sandy

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by Kevin Garrison

    I think Aquatic Obsession had one the last time I was in.

     

    I don't even think power flickered here in Centreville, but I think in the entire time I've lived here we've lost power at most for a couple minutes.

    No Power Backup... Storm on it's way... Local Generators Sold Out... What are my options?

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    · Edited by Kevin Garrison

    For me, I don't need my heater attached, my basement is the warmest area of the house... probably from the humidity of the fish tanks, so my temp stays up pretty well when the lights are out. If you are just running the pumps a battery back up should last a while.

     

    This is what I'm running:

     

    http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=3007

    No Power Backup... Storm on it's way... Local Generators Sold Out... What are my options?

    in General Discussion

    Computer battery back ups for circulation and air pumps. I have 750va 500w units set up on both my tanks. I may not have return pumps, but I'll have circulation and air turn over. I can always plug in the return pump and skimmer as well for periods of time. But I don't think we've lost power for more than a minute or two in Centreville the entire time we've lived here.

     

    Closest place is going to be Micro Center in Vienna.

    Tank Crashing :( Is this 100% Silicone reef safe?

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by Kevin Garrison

    If you've got a pump to run it, I have a large external chamber I use for running carbon when I need it. I'm in Centreville as well, you are welcome to use it. Just need a new mesh sleeve for the carbon, I've run entire 30oz containers of carbon in this filter before :) Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

     

    Reason I say if you have a pump, is because the pump I was using died.

    Anemone

    in New to the Hobby

    Another possible method if the rock is not "large" is to hold it upside down and tap the rock with a hammer, sometimes this will make the anemone let go because it doesn't like the vibration of the hammering.

    Pakistani Butterfly

    in General Discussion

    I had a small one once, I was never able to successfully get him eating prepared foods. He was eating small amounts and I thought it was going to be okay, but he just wasn't eating enough to sustain himself. They are absolutely beautiful fish in my opinion, but better in a fish only environment.

     

    I second what Dave said, make sure you see it eating prepared foods or be prepared for an arduous task to get it eating prepared food.

    Life! Be in it!

    in General Discussion

    Bob,

     

    Being a lymphatic cancer survivor all I can say is welcome to the club, sort of like Tom your opening lines really did give me a feeling of dread. I'm extremely happy for you that you've kicked it and sent it running. God's speed to your recovery and enjoying your additional 20+ years as a WAMAS member.

     

    Wishing you an even speedier recovery than you are already experiencing.

     

    Kevin

    WANTED -- COMPUTERS

    in Blue Ribbon Koi

    I would be intersted in the first two, they are borderline of what I am looking for but they will work just fine. Let me know what you are interested in and we can set it up. I think I am ok on the monitor if the other deal works out. Let me know when you can come by and what your coral interests are so I can bring some from home as well.

     

    John

     

    John,

     

    I believe I have the RAM you would need to bump those machines up to 2gb of RAM which is what that model maxes out at.

     

    Kevin

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