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"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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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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Here is a great article on cycling. http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic23945-9-1.aspx
What Is the Cycle?
CarmieJo on 08-30-2010