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  1. cowboycove

    Large big eye black bar soldierfish (squirrel fish) $20 or trade

    It's big. Probably 5 inches. In love it. It's very active and guns it around my tank all day. Bright red and looks spun as hell with his dialated eyes. Lol. Eat a lot. I throw a cube in and before others can eat he will destroy 80% of the food. Peaceful fish. Carnivore so keep with bigger fish...
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    What's the lowest water temp?

    I turned on my heater for the first time since the tanks been up. Been on for 2 days but the cold weather is dropping my tank temp to 70. The heater hasn't done sh!t. (300watt). Maybe it's because my sump is in the garage and not insulated and I have 40' of exposed plumbing under my house. It's...
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    Algae and phosphate?

    I've read in the past that phosphates are Introduce to the tank and doesn't grow on its own. I've been having tons of different algae blooms. This last one is funky and is taking over. I syphoned out as much as possible yesterday and plan on doing 30 gallons more tomorrow. My phosphates were...
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    Warpaint and bounce

    Ultra rare LE warpaint pumpkin and a bounce pumpkin. 2,000,000 each
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    Where to buy magnesium chloride locally? And is it necessary?

    I dosed magnesium previously but wasn't sure if it was just magnesium sulfate. I have a bunch of BRS sulfate but the direction says to mix it with magnesium chloride as well. But I Cang seem to find it anywhere except BRS . Dont want to order from them. Is the chloride really necessary. Or is...
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    Float valve link?

    Can someone hook me up with a foot vLve link? Everything I see online does say for reef but I see a metal looking screw. The one I have that I just screwed up has no metal on it or screws. Maybe it's titanium but id rather go no screws at all. ThNks.
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    What do you guys think about china turning reefs into man made islands?

    I myself think the Chinese are crazy and don't like to be told anything. I'm 25% Chinese btw. But screw the Chinese. The next world war which will be in our lifetime will be against china and Russia and north korea. Who thinks I'm crazy. Let's start a socalireef malitia.
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    36-48" retro (reflector or light, no ballast ok)

    I've been running 24" t5 on my 36x36 taNk thinking I can center it and cut off 4-6 inches off the edge. But Im Getting a lot of dark spots in the back corners. Looking for a pair of 36" or 48 I can cut to cover the corners. Center is OK with 24" since my over flow doesn't need lights. Please pm...
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    anyone local to Stanton have any?

    Anyone near me in Stanton or east aNaheim (work) have any sun coral? I'm also looking for some cheap filler. TaNk is still empty. Example. Xenia, kenia, anything large and cheap. Even cherry charms. 👈 I'll probably regret it. But I want to fill.lol Please pm me. Looking for bigger cheap...
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    Diy dosing (umm. Where were you all my life)

    Stumbled across this great article that could save us all millions. Simple as hell diy dosing. I know I was always afraid of using random products but looks like these people are smart enough to know what is OK for the reef tank. Sorry brs. Http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/
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    Alternative to band saw?

    Any other options? Need to cut a few acans. Has anyone used a regular fine blade hand saw? Or will it be a guarantee death? I've cut a single head off before with a coral clipper . but it didn't get a good cut at all. Heads survived but funky looking.
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    Free big prick damsel

    About 3.5 Inches. Pretty good algE eater I think. He's constantly pecking at my rocks. Also good at regulating. He's a prick terrorizes all other big fish. Very territorial. I want him gone asap. Or else I'm flushing this b@stard.
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    electric shock

    Came home today. Wondered why the hell my temp controller said 83 when its set to stay at 78. I figured mYbe it was just that hot. Didn't make sense. My corals were All unhappy. Though maybe because the lights just came on or the tank temp was too high so I just waited. 4 hours later (9p) I...
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    what's the best manufacture solar panels?

    Solar is a big market right now. And a lot of new guys are joining in. I'm looking for the most proven brand. People say 25 year warranty this. 25 year that. But its not good if they go out of business. Kinda like the road that jebao is taking. Sh!tty quality knock offs with no customer...
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    24x36 acrylic frag/qt tank 3x2 stand. Eurofill sump 30", cskim1800

    So my dumb@ss was in the middle of building a stand. Went to go clean the tank after a vinegar bath. Dumb me did it at 11pm and didn't realize I had some fine sand on my Mr clean sponge. Too tired to get it buffed. Tank has a 1" bulk head on the bottom with no overflow. I paid 120$ for the tank...
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    High end DC frags for sale

    Got so.e high end DC (dead coral frags for sale) 1000$ each. They're one of a kind. Will trade for other high end dead coral. Will meet up to 250 miles for the right piece. Happy fathers day everybody.
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    FML. WhT is this.

    My tank just finished cycling. After the first week. The top of all the surface turned brown and silky. I figured algae bloom. It started to go away recently but has this stringy hairy look. I'm holding not haIr algae. WhT do you guys think? I have no cuc in there and will be getting some. It's...
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    Big shout out to scout

    I was just at icg earlier. Nd maN oh man was I disappointed. I hope not too many drove a long ways for the sale. Well back to Scout (dylan). Homeboy hooked me up with a fat @ss sack (bag of frags). So I guess it wasn't too bad after all. Thanks dylan and cool gf Devin? Sorry if I got that wrong...
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    Fluval sp6

    Anyone have one of know much about it. Can't seem to find much info on it except very basic specs. And don't know how long it's been around. I'm looking for a new pressure rates pump. I am currently running a barracuda gold. But electricity is a killer. The fluval sp6 is only 135 w. And says...
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    Where are you

    Where are All the huge sale threads at with 5-10$ frags. What wrong with Socali. Lol. Jk. I need to stock up on small frags to fill my tank. Mad at myself for letting everything die. Only looking for cheap frags and local. Radio active dragon , eagle eyes, cat eyes. Zippers. nuclear greens...
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