Well, you could add carbon, phosban, purigen or whatever, you could add filter floss, but you'd have to clean it several times a week, or you could just leave it empty. No harm in that.
You guys make me feel loved I feel important lol. Do you guys ever try to get together after talking so much on this TR?
hopefully we are all going to be at Macna this year. that is about as close as it gets to us all getting together. i DO talk to Pearson on the phone every now and then though.
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this year it is in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Aquarium, and i also think that Atlanta is the home of the much sought after ATL. limited edition corals !!
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it is that largest Marine Aquarium conference in north america (probably the world) ... hence the name Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. it is a 3 day event that has everything marine aquarium related that you could possibly imagine.
It's Sept 5-7. It's a day drive for me, and I'm trying hard to get there, but my little journey to Beijing next month may use up all of my travel goodwill with my wife
It would be great meeting you at MACNA, Jenn. You will be blown away by the exhibits of merchandise, corals, the seminars, and of course your new friends from TR.
Dick
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Reaching my 70th BD, I realize that I cannot help but grow old. However, I refuse to grow up!!! My wife would tell you, "He may be 70 but, He's going on 17". Life is wonderful with a woman like that.
I'm going! I have my registration paid for and a room at the Westin reserved! Jenny, last year's MACNA in Pittsburgh was my first and I loved it! Not only are the displays and talks wonderful it was GREAT meeting my friends from TR!
One buys the live sand for the heterotrophic bacteria that may or may not not survive, but more importantly for the autotrophic bacteria that is present from the onset. With a viable bag of live sand, you can track the new tank cycle of ammonia and nitrite and never get a registered reading of nitrate.
OK, so I understand heterotrophic and autotrophic and the value of the bacteria. But I don't see how it can still be viable in a bag that has been packaged who knows how long and been subject to who knows what extremes in temperature?
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