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02-03-2006, 11:08 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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Don't go to a petstore. Just wait for the meeting and have Chuck bring you 10gal. of his water. He is the one who started this club so its the least he can do  I love volunteering others  . Otherwise we can break in to Loris and Jeffs once we found out where they live and still some of their pristine water. Of course if you like the natural look of the ocean and want to duplicate it in your tank, I would love to give you as much of my water as you want (and the beautiful green hair algae will be free of charge)  Let me know....
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02-03-2006, 11:56 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,147
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Wow you guys are awsome here. Greg Have you just been filtering your own water. Has anyone used the city hard water through the filters. I would just like try to start off this tank on the best possible feet.
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02-04-2006, 12:14 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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I have not and thats why I have the hair algae in my tank. It would be nice to get an R/O unit if you can fit it your budget but if you are thinking about a fish only tank my PERSONAL opinion is that you will do fine with city water. You will need to add some dechlorinators and some essential elements but city water will do. The rest of you reading this take a deep breath and dont start shooting nasty responces  . That is my opinion. If you need to find a good R/O unit at a reasonable price ask Tim DevilBoy where he got his  |
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02-04-2006, 05:26 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,147
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Wow I guess I was a sucker there Greg you have another?
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02-04-2006, 05:35 PM
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Keeper Of The Zoo
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Posts: 689
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[quote=Greg S]Don't go to a petstore. Just wait for the meeting and have Chuck bring you 10gal. of his water. He is the one who started this club so its the least he can do
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02-04-2006, 05:59 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,147
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I guess that means chuck is offering huh  |
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02-04-2006, 06:06 PM
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Keeper Of The Zoo
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Eau Claire, WI
Posts: 689
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02-04-2006, 07:03 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,147
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lol Greg "Don't go to a petstore. Just wait for the meeting and have Chuck bring you 10gal. of his water. "
Doesn't someone who wrote that have a store"
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02-04-2006, 10:46 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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I have an aquatic store not a petstore  Actually it is not even a store. It is more of an excuse to store all my tanks and play with my fish, just dont tell my wife. I think in order to be a store I have to try to sell stuff to people and tell them that they do need the best R/O unit in the market, the most expensive filter and light (that I know they can not afford) and when something goes wrong deny any wrong doing and blame them.  That should be my mission statement posted in my walls  . By the way I am sorry now I have to charge you for this reply as well You will be receiving an invoice in your PM inbox.  I am having too much fun with this smiley faces. I better stop before they start charging me for every time I use them |
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02-05-2006, 02:15 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 1,147
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Dang! Sorry Yes aquatic area. I would write more but all the smiley faces are distracting me right now And as for  I have had enough of that tonight . Hopefully I will be able to stop by tomorrow. |
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02-05-2006, 04:03 AM
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SPS Farmer
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: California
Posts: 436
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I use Bio-Sea Marine Mix
www.aquacraft.net
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Tank Specs: 125g (48x25x25) acrylic built in overflow, 40 gallon acrylic custom refuge, 2 400w 20K , Euro Reef ES5-3, " live sand bed, 150p of LR, 3" live sand in refuge, 45watts atinic in refuge, 1/3HP Prime drop-in chiller, 3/4" sea swirl, two Seio 620's and one 820, 2 Bartlett's Anthias, 1 Diamond Watchman goby, Several inverts, sps, lps
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02-05-2006, 09:59 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Posts: 3,168
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Wow Greg you sorta sound like Jim... sheesh, someone has to hit you upside the head and straighten you up.... |
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02-05-2006, 11:36 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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I see....Hhhhmmmm, Tim you just lost your discount privileges |
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02-05-2006, 11:36 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Eau Claire
Posts: 118
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I see....Hhhhmmmm, Tim you just lost your discount privileges |
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02-06-2006, 04:34 PM
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squid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Bloomer
Posts: 4
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I'm rather anal when it comes to salt and mixing. I've used all the other salts and have stuck with Oceanic. It dissolves better, mixes better and is much more stable. I've not had any trouble with flucuating pH or Ca++ precipitating out. All my water is through a RO/DI 4stage first, then Osmo Prep and heated to tank level. Fresh sea water is always caustic and needs to stabilize for no less than 2 days. Adjust your buff 1st, then add Ca++ and trace elements. I don't believe in short cuts. Your corals and inverts are worth the extra time.  |
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