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    Medicine cabinet for fishes

    in General Discussion

    Good point. I put in boiling water to disinfect then let dry out.

    That's a good point! I would also let the sponge soak in freshwater and then completely dry out before putting it back into your sump to recolonize with bacteria for your next QT. If not you could transfer some prozoan or bacteria into your display.

    Quantum Reefs

    in Vendor Experience

    I'm sure I must have visited on an off day when I went but it wasn't stellar to me... I felt a bit like an outsider and honestly there were alot of dead fish (meaning 10-12 either just dead or being eaten, not tankfuls). I will probably try again but since it's an hour away it may be awhile. They did have really cool stock though - some things I don't normally see without special ordering.

     

    What's funny is I probably would have dropped at least $200-$300 (plus the IM ATO) if anyone would have really bothered. It was burning a hole in my pocket. Better luck next time!

    This is a relaxed store. If you ask, Vince and Steve will talk to you for hours about your set up. If you say your just looking they will let you until you ask. This is a place where you can just come in and look and hang and learn if you want. Go back and talk to them.

     

    Sometimes no fish will die after acclimation, but sometimes any LFS is unlucky.

    Help with a friends tank set up (in myrtle SC)

    in General Discussion

    My parents and daughter live about 20 minutes away in Shallotte, NC. Spend a lot of time in the area. There is only one shop anywhere close. And I think they are only open like 2 or 3 days a week in the evening. They are the ones that do maintenance on a lot of hotel/restaurant tanks in the area. Think Wilmington, NC has one but that's 60+ miles up 17. I'll let you know next time I go down. Usually every 3rd weekend.

    As far as the 9011 goes. I had one on a heavily stocked 120 with 40g sump and it worked very well.

    I would manually dose Kalk as needed. No stirrer. Seems like a waste of $$$ for a stirrer or dosing system for that little use.

    Do I need another EB8 for my Apex?

    in General Discussion

    1 splitter for the heaters.

    I have my stand light and longest running display light split together. That frees up a port.

    What kind of ATO set up are you using?

    And unless you have a water on the floor sensor I see no point in a main return pump plugged into the controller.

    LFS burns down

    in General Discussion

    Very sad to hear about the loss. I wonder, were all 3 places old buildings with old wiring?

    2 were old to include the LFS. It had been in that one spot for 38 years. Other house was about 10 yr. old

    LFS burns down

    in General Discussion

    Hey all. Driftwood Aquatics and Pets in Tappahanock burnt down early Tuesday morning. The store is a total loss and all animals except Gordon the Tortoise perished. I visited with Gavin the owner for a bit today. He is very hopeful that they will reopen in the near future. Fire started with some old wiring up in the attic and had nothing to do with the tanks or reptile set ups.

    However, this is the 3rd fire involving someone I know in the last couple months and all have been do to wiring. And all have lost pets. And all have been total losses of the structure. Please spend some time this weekend and go over all your gear and check those wires and connections.

    Who can help me kill Aptasia ??

    in General Discussion

    How many do you have? I'm using insulin needles maybe 2 -3 fill ups will not do anything to your tank. Don't just pour it on them with a shot glass or something. You won't lower your ph at all provided your not trying to kill 200 aiptasia at once.

    Exactly... And use white vinegar.

    How much do you worry about levels during cycle?

    in General Discussion

    If cycling from dead base, then I wouldn't worry much. If cycling from live rock that has a lot of life on it (plants, sponges, etc.) - such as the kind of stuff you can get from Tampa Bay Saltwater - I would do water changes to never let the ammonia level exceed 1 ppm because of the cascading killing effect it can have on that life which in turn just raises the ammonia level even further.

    Exactly. If cycling LR some people need to do near daily water changes and run a good skimmer. The critters in the LR cannot handle the high ammonia and nitrite just like any other. If you do not do water changes you will kill nearly every organism and with that you might as well just start with all dry rock.

    Bulkheads

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by mr.x-ray

    The size hole that you drill is going to be bigger than the actual bulk head size by I believe 1/2". ie you want a 1" pipe you have to drill a 1.5" hole. Bulk head supplier should have something out there to help you out also.

    SHOUT OUT FOR QUANTUM

    in Vendor Experience

    I went in there for the second time on Monday. BS'd for probably an hour and half with these two. Went to get food and left with three new corals. Frag off of the HUGE m.confusa, 4 headed neon green Trumpet, and a awesome SPS frag that I will have to get the name of again. You guys rock.

    Barry's 300 double D

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Wow, what a nice tank. I am always happy to see the big tanks that don't look barren. Yours is stuffed - I love it.

    I like the rock work also. Like how most of it only goes about half way up for some good swimming room. Roughly, how many pounds is in there?

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