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    Its been a LONG time!

    Hello everyone! I have been away for years and was wondering who was still here from the old days.   I still have my 365 setup sitting dry in my game room and am ready to do something with it or sell it off.   So....whos here?  :)
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    Need ID please

    I had an outbreak of something red going across my sand bed and assumed it was cyano. On my last water change. I avccuumed it out only to have it reappear Now it is working its way up my rock work and isny slowing down. Recently, I took a close up look at it and it looks like some sort of tiny...
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    Algae in prop tanks - I need a solution

    I am having hair alge problems in the prop section of my system. The biggest problem area is the egg crate. Snails dont clean it and crabs just fall through.only take a is growing up onto the frags. What does everyone to do keep the algae at bay?
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    Anyone know of a good stand and canopy buider?

    I am STILL looking for someone to build my stand and canopy. Does anyone know a good one please?
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    Need to borrow a large koi holding tank.....

    Does anyone have a large Rubbermaid or similar tank that I can borrow? I am planning on rebuilding my koi pond and need a temporary home for them while construction is going on. Any ideas are greatly appreciated! :)
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    Need Help Moving New Tank

    Hello, I am picking up my new tank, possibly on Saturday. The time will be somewhere around 10 am at my house in east Plano. At this point I am looking for ~5-6 people, but wont knwo for sure until I hear back from others about the availablilty for that day. Anyone available...
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    Reeflux 12K's anyone?

    I am currently running 3 400W Reeflux 10K's. The color is very white and I would like a little more blue. I have heard some people say that the 12K's are comparable to 20K's, so I wanted to hear some first hand opinions. Also I am using Icecap electronic ballasts. Anyone running this setup?
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    My most recent addition

    I just thought I would share a picture of my newest coral. I have been looking for an out of the ordinary green Cynarina and finally found one.
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    Refratometer Calibration Help

    I read a couple of other threads on how to calibrate a refratometer. So I bought some of the 53.0ms conductivity solution and attempted to correct mine. On my refractometer it has 2 scales: one for d20/20 on the left and one for 0/00 on the right. I am assuming that the 0/00 is the same as PPT?
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    OK, how did you guys do that?

    I have noticed that several people of this board have there tank parameters from the controllers listed on their signature lines. I think that is a great idea. When you go out of town, all you have to do is log onto this site and see that everything is OK. How do you do this?
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    **Updated with pics**Who can build a metal light hood?

    As th topic states, I am looking for someone to build an enclosed light hood made from sheet metal. I have contacted several that I have found in the yellow pages, but none have panned out. Any ideas?
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    Look what I found in my Monti

    I bought this ecrusting montiopra a month or so ago and noticed there were lots of holes in the rock and the coral itself. After inspection I found nothing. But yesterday, this is what I discovered. :shock:
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    ID Anyone?

    I just noticed this yellow material starting to cover my rocks. I have not noticed it before today and now it is in at least 3 places. My first thought was that it was a sponge, but it appeared quickly and is filamentous. Any ideas?
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    Anyone switched from XM to Reeflux?

    It is time to replace my bulbs again, so I am conseidereing a change. I recently went to visit a another member's tank (Servo) and was very impressed with the color of the sps corals. I have been running 250W XM's for about 3 years and have been happy with them. I originally chose them because...
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    Is there any hope for these cup corals?

    I've had the pagoda cup for 6+ years and the yellow cup for 2+ years. About 3 months ago, the tissue started to recede and algae took its place. Any ides on how to save them?
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    Can you ID this creature?

    I just caught this tomight. It was being throwns around in the water column. Anyone want to take a shot? Man it amazes me to see the things that just seem to appear in your tank. Especially the thought that these things may have been in there for years undetected.
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    Difference between Starfire and normal glass for shielding?

    I need to buy a piece of glass to enclose my lighting canopy. I was just going to get a normal piece of glass cut to size. Then I looked at it from the side and saw how green it was. I then asked the man if he could get Starfire. The price for plain glass was $58 and the Starfire is $210! My...
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    Anyone runnung 250HQI Bal & XM mogul bulbs?

    I have been running 3 250XM single ended bulbs powered by 3 PFO 250W magnetic ballasts. It is now time to replace the bulbs and I was thinking about a change. I was considering going with the PFO HQI ballast and sticking with the mogul bases. In looking at Sanjay' Reef Lighting Info Pages, this...
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    Question about glass shielding

    I currently have a light canopy that holds 3 halides. The shielding that encloses the canopy is a 6' piece of acrylic. My current 250W bulbs have started melting the acrylic just below each bulb. I am currently looking to upgrade to an even brighter bulb and am considering replacing the acrylic...
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    WOW! RC's Feb Tank of the Month

    This one incredible tank. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/totm/index.php
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