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So you want to start marine aquarium ?? What will you need ?? This was a short topic on Talkingreef Live and I... ...
"Nine Simple Rules"
Buying Healthy Fish and Keeping Them Healthy
(applies to coral and invertebrates, too)
By Richard “Dick” Hilgers (aka: Amphibious)
This article is dedicated to the memory of my mentor, Robert P. L. Straughn, deceased.
We've all done it!!! We’ve all regretted it!!! Buying a fish on impulse, only to be sorry and poorer a few days later. Money wasted in an expensive hob
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While this article will specifically address BTAs (Bubble Tip Anemones), or Entacmaea quadricolor, many of the care requirements will apply to marine anemones in general.
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Once your tank is set up with water, sand and live rock you will need to complete the initial nitrogen cycle before you... ...
Bulkhead tips:
1. Always install bulkheads clean and dry, no silicone's, teflons or thread lubricants. Silicone's and lubricants cause the gasket to scoot out or not seal properly. Have you ever removed an old automobile windshield or other gasketed glass? The rubber vulcanizes to the glass with time and creates a perfect seal without any help.
2. Before installing the bulkhead take a few minute
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Rob – thanks for your work in presenting podcasts 105 and 106 regarding RODI systems! There are always lots of questions on these systems and you provided a lot of good information. I want to touch on a few of the more important issues that came to mind while I listened and watched the podcasts.
Regarding the amount of water produced by RO membranes
For sake of discussion, let’s talk about a 100
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sounds good, i just moved about three weeks ago my tank went through a small cycle but i think its pretty much done all the algea growth is dwindling down and starting to go away, so I will get one... 
Problems with Nuisance Anemones
thanks everyone, its a bummer to loose a couple hundred worth of livestock, and many many hours of painstaking and loving care, but its all for the greater good i guess. live and let die i suppose.
well, made it to michigan..........kinda.
WOW... the illegal aliens pay taxes to fill Obama's secret stash so she can get a welfare check and not work.... I would guess that she also believes that Bush was personally responsible for not...
Stupidest Caller Ever
LOL...you don't stick your hands in my tank without gloves on. I'm no expert by any means but I consider them a benificial part of my CUC. I've tried hermits and snails a few times but the hermits...
Bristle Worm.. Nothing to worry about?
Dottybacks, psuedochromis are supposed to eat the little ones... Oh, and never touch them. Let me tell you, the pain can be horrible. I was cleaning off some caulerpa infested rock and got hit by one...
Here is a great article on cycling. http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic23945-9-1.aspx
What Is the Cycle?
CarmieJo on 08-30-2010