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05-02-2007, 12:07 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hesperia, California
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Has anybody ever heard of G.A.R.F?
I am thinking about settingup my 40g tank and I was thinking of using this product and was curious if anybody has tried it.
http://www.garf.org/
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05-02-2007, 12:12 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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That's kinda cool. I know garf.org is a very respectable site so I don't see them selling a gimick. Maybe someone out there has tried it tho.
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05-02-2007, 12:48 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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What product is it that you are referring to?? That link doesnt specify
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05-02-2007, 01:30 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hesperia, California
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If you explore around the site you will find a ton of information regarding there product. I have been looking at it for 4 years and I am starting to lean towards it......
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05-02-2007, 05:51 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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what part are you thinking about using. they sell many things.
most of it you can do your self
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05-02-2007, 06:03 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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I assume he is talking about the linking rocks that it is talking about in the paragraph below the pic.
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05-02-2007, 07:01 AM
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Penguin is gonna get it
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maine
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i like their sites, i have spent a lot of time reading there... can't say i've taken much from it, but its my fault, not theirs 
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05-02-2007, 09:02 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Augusta Georgia
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Great people who really care. There frags are smallish but take off in a hurry. All their corals are farmed so it is hardy stuff. If you chat them up on the phone they tend to throw in extra corals free. Their site is an organizational nightmare but is packed with really cool, fun info and pictures.
These guys are the real deal and are very committed to the hobby. I think they will be open until they are too old and decrepit to continue. I have placed three big orders with them over the years and have never been disappointed.
Jim
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05-02-2007, 11:21 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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I have heard good and bad things about their so called "bullet proof" tank method. Some people had good success, others could not keep it going. Keep in mind that it is a plenum system which may have some serious drawbacks over time as waste and nutrients build up down there. As far as their corals and GARF grunge are concerned, people generally like them but most consider it expensive for what you get. I think there are better values out there if you are looking to buy frags. GARF grunge may be no better than a scoop full of sand from any established tank. That's MHO. |
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05-02-2007, 11:23 AM
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Great TANG LOVER!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jefferson City, MO
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I have had NEGATIVE experience with the GARF Grunge. I think all other products are fine, however, VERY pricey!
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05-02-2007, 11:47 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by salt-rookie
I have had NEGATIVE experience with the GARF Grunge. I think all other products are fine, however, VERY pricey!
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if i may be so curious... what happened ?
J.
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05-02-2007, 11:54 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Kent, OH
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i orderd grunge awhile ago and i had never seen pods in my tank until 2 weeks after i added the grunge to my tank and sump, i havent really noticed too much else but im not really looking all that hard. thats pretty much what i got it for. only negative thing i can say is it was a little more $ than i wanted to spend and they're kinda hard to order from if you're not used to using a phone
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05-02-2007, 11:58 AM
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Great TANG LOVER!
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Jefferson City, MO
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It was just overpriced and very nonuniformly sized sand/mud that was not al ALL beneficial to the tank. I'd NEVER believe that there was ANYTHING live in the stuff! HOWEVER, when I set up my 180...I used cups of seed sand from other fellow hobbyists..THIS was FREE and VERY GOOD!
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05-02-2007, 11:58 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UseSkaForEvil
i orderd grunge awhile ago and i had never seen pods in my tank until 2 weeks after i added the grunge to my tank and sump, i havent really noticed too much else but im not really looking all that hard. thats pretty much what i got it for. only negative thing i can say is it was a little more $ than i wanted to spend and they're kinda hard to order from if you're not used to using a phone
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Originally Posted by salt-rookie
It was just overpriced and very nonuniformly sized sand/mud that was not al ALL beneficial to the tank. I'd NEVER believe that there was ANYTHING live in the stuff! HOWEVER, when I set up my 180...I used cups of seed sand from other fellow hobbyists..THIS was FREE and VERY GOOD!
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thanks.
i've looked at their site a few times myself, and as stated before, it's quite the challenge to find something there. not the most user friendly interface there is 
i was thinking of picking up a cup of sand from the tank of one of the LFS... but both of them have aiptasia all over their tanks... so i'm a little hesitant to do that.
J.
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05-02-2007, 01:12 PM
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Rockin-Roll Mod
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coal Valley Illinois
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Sally has been around a long time check this out! her site got me into salt water.
http://www.garf.org/sally3.html
Brent. 
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