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showing my age.. about 1968 mc cleallens in lakewood and can't remember the name in signal hill/Long beach. cost 25cents to feed the arowanas hooked on large tanks ever since. had a 100 gal in my bedroom in 1970. Pet town in Downey since about 1976. Still supporting them.

my heater was set at 74 and chiller at 78. checked my temp this afternoon....74. forgot to set my heater for 76 in the summer. in a month i will set it back to 74 for winter.

I have read lots of threads on SCR about members doing their own diy leds. I could easily build one myself. Then i read about someone dropping more than a couple of hundred dollars in parts and not happy with the results. the experience comes with the ratio of colors and the experience of...

Thanks Eric. Come back anytime. Work your wife for a 300 and then"settle" for a 125. LOL

i have an orange monti cap you can have if you come by to pick it up. It is about 10 inches in dia. lmk in Downey

Maybe when you talk everyone listens.

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I agree. unless the "toxics" can be eliminated, sooner or later they will choke everything out. I ran a skimmer for years. I started reading and experimenting with various alternatives. My first try with mangroves didn't make a difference with the amount of skim i was cleaning. I continues...

I try to keep everything EASY. The only equipment i run is an iwaki 70 return pump and 6 powerheads in my display tank (300 gal) and a large powerhead in my sump (300 gal) a small return pump from my mangrove tank to the sump. maybe 600# of live rock. Deep sand bed (crushed coral) about 12...

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I think he is training you. Every time you put your hand in to feed him, all he is seeing is a larger meal attached to the other end of that hand. LOL

You must be doing something correct. You haven't killed them yet.+1 on patience+1 more blues with your lights. 20 k bulbs make a big difference. Try led high lighters if you don't want to change your 10 k's.

I use the Hannah. Purchases from Brock. Only drawback is it has to be calibrated every time you turn it on. I use distilled water. I lost corals because of faulty readings, so the Investment was worth it. I did not pay $179.00 it was way less. Try contacting Ron or Brock for a price.

Mangroves are plants that eventually will grow into trees. Lots of info on the net about habitat and what they do. Mangroves can be found growing in salt , brackish, and fresh water. Like all plants they will utilize nitrates. phosphates,etc to grow. Some people add them to their sumps to...

I can cut loose with some mangroves. How many are you looking for?

Coralife 125 went with my old tank Asm g3 currently in the garage rafters. Skimmers are way too much work. Mangroves don'have to be cleaned.

In the long run we saved money by hiring someone to clean the pool. personally, i don't want to spend an hour sweeping the pool and cleaning the tiles once a week. We have a pool sweep but it never seemed to cover everything. pool is 18 x 38 diving pool ( dug 10 ft in dp end 20 to 25 ft long...

We cleaned our pool for about 10 years. fought algae constantly. Spent a fortune at the Pool Supply. Shock, Algaecide, you name we bought it. Finally got tired and hired a pool person. When he quoted the price I asked him about extra chemicals. His response "if the pool needs extra...

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recently changed over from 4 250w mh and 4 96w pc to craiglist purchased 3:1 dimmable leds. the coverage is much better with the leds and my corals are happy. I could not purchase the parts for the price i paid for these units. You may want to think about going this route. btw my electric...