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05-02-2007, 02:14 PM
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Many think that GARF Brooks is a FINE counrty singer, but I disagree with that statement too!  
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05-02-2007, 02:20 PM
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05-02-2007, 03:57 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NJ
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GARF is great for sharing info. Definately a site to browse over a cup of coffee. Some of the articles and such are newer developments and have not been around long enough yet. I bought some grunge and didn't get anything from it. I guess it's all a matter of what scoop you get haha. Cetainly in my top 10 favorites.
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05-02-2007, 03:59 PM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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05-02-2007, 05:00 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by akaatomic
GARF is great for sharing info. Definately a site to browse over a cup of coffee. Some of the articles and such are newer developments and have not been around long enough yet. I bought some grunge and didn't get anything from it. I guess it's all a matter of what scoop you get haha. Cetainly in my top 10 favorites.
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Maybe I haven't visited their site lately but I wouldn't say they have many "new" developments. The site has been essentially the same for the past several years. The coloring book is new though.
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05-03-2007, 01:39 AM
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Location: Northern California
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My brother and I have both used GARF for reef janitors (hermits and snails) and for grunge. I added grunge to my new 75 and it cycled almost instantly. No cyano, and diatoms for about 3 days. I did have cured live rock from my existing 29 that I added as I slowly changed over. As far as pods go, I am not sure if more came from my existing rock or from the grunge. One does have to like the "rubble" look for their substrate though.
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05-03-2007, 09:44 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Kent, OH
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i just mixed about 10lbs of grunge with 50lbs of home depot play sand and it turned out nicely.
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05-03-2007, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by ros_sco
My brother and I have both used GARF for reef janitors (hermits and snails) and for grunge. I added grunge to my new 75 and it cycled almost instantly. No cyano, and diatoms for about 3 days. I did have cured live rock from my existing 29 that I added as I slowly changed over. As far as pods go, I am not sure if more came from my existing rock or from the grunge. One does have to like the "rubble" look for their substrate though.
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I suspect that the live rock from the previous tank was more responsible for little or no cycle. The grunge would contain a culture of the bacteria required for denitrification, but they multiply at a specific rate following a mathmatical formula.
Garf has no special secret ingredients, they just have one method that they have refined over time, it's one way, not neccessarilly the best or only way
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05-03-2007, 10:41 AM
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I am ...MOVED ON...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Fort Myers, FL (SWFL)
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its a great site, they have a good amount of info on coral propagation techniques.
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01-23-2008, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dewey, AZ
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GARF - Shipped 7 dead coral skeletons :-(
I had read about GARF on their website and they seemed really great, after about 3 months of following their tank build setup things are going great so I ordered 5 corals (3 free) 2 sets. (10 paid and 6 free). Well apparently Leroy was out of town or something and they sent me 7 dead coral skeletons and one rock with literally nothing on it.
Leroy swears that it was a new intern but I have called them 5 times to rectify the situation (I paid about $450 for about $98 dollars of coral frags) and Leroy keeps putting me off and never does actually ship the reparation order which he said they would gladly do.
He seems like a reasonable individual, the problem is he does not do what he says and that left me burned by about $350 dollars. I would definately NOT order from them again, there is a Fish Store in Huntington Beach, CA ( I live in Prescott, AZ) that I would rather drive the 7 hours each way to get what I pay for. |
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01-23-2008, 03:51 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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GARF....Got Alot of Recrecational Funds?????
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01-23-2008, 04:01 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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haha funny funny motorslave
but yea ive heard of them and bought some frags from them very respectible
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