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    Manufacturer?

    Hi. Can anyone recognize the manufacturer based on the overflows?
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    DIY Cheato Reactor

    I just wanted to share! Sorry for the sideways pics.. After 1 week of growth! I haven't seen a noticeable reduction in nutrients yet, however my ATS has slowed down in it's growth. I hope to take it offline at some point..
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    Huge Snail!

    Had this guy for 2+ years. That's a MP10 for reference. Thought I would share!
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    Found in Overflow!

    These guys may have been in here for months!
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    JBJ LED Upgrade

    So my JBJ 28 Pro has a few daylight strips that recently died. I am looking to replace with a rapidled kit. What do you guys think of my layout? Suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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    ID Please, Pest?

    Any idea? I haven't seen an aptasia or mojano this good looking before.
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    Gyre Advice Please

    Hi Friends, Yesterday I installed a new Gyre 130 in my new DB 80 and have a couple of questions. Placement? For now I have it vertically in the front right corner and the overflow is on the back left corner, pushing water across the front of the tank. What do you guys like? Also what setting...
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    DB 80 Plumbing Advice

    Friends, I picked up a Deep Blue 80 and it came with the stock plumbing kit. So a couple of things I need advice on please. 1. The bulkheads that came with it, the threads look stripped. I read other posts of replacing them with BRS ABS bulkheads due to their low quality. However I do not see...
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    My Santa Monica Hog 1x, we have growth!

    So I bought the 1x on the last GB. It ran for about a month and I accidentally left the light on 24/7 and had to start over. Its been going about 2 months and suddenly within the last couple of weeks it has really taken off!
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    Black Bubble?

    Anyone know what this is? It's firm to the touch..
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    What happens when your ATO runs dry

    This happens!
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    Extend the life of your DI Resin - Degassing RO Water Works!

    I learned this from BRS and have applied it to my own water making system. I purchased (2) 65 gallon storage containers at Farm & Fleet. I run my RO system and fill the first container. I then have a 1/4 inch rigid tube going to the bottom of which I run an air pump through it. I bubble the...
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    Sug's 30l Display Tank

    Hey Y'all, I am cycling my fourth tank! I picked up this IM 30l from another member on here a few months ago and just got it going recently. It has an Aquaticlife T5 Fixture, CAD Lights Nano Skimmer and Real Reef dry rock. Here is a pic, I will update once I have some fish and/or corals going in.
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    Biopellets Clumping

    So my older/used up biopellets are very small and are clumping at the top of my reactor. All of the larger biopellets are tumbling fine. Every couple of days I turn off the reactor and try to get the smaller ones un-clumped from the top by shaking it but it appears they are settling into larger...
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    Chicago aquarium closing sale

    5040 N. Clark Closing, everything must go. Currently 25 percent off everything, 35 percent off seachem. Mostly freshwater. .. They did have a 93g RR Marineland cube with stand and top for 695. A few biocubes and nano equipment. Lots of bulbs on the wall too.
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    Aqua Lifter Pump Question

    So I have set-up a de-gassing water station where I de-gas one tank with ro water and then pump through the di filter and into a separate tank. I set up a Toms Aqualifter pump to draw out of the first tank and push the water through the DI but its too slow, like less than a half gallon per hour...
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    LF - Water Storage Tanks

    Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew where to get vertical water storage tanks locally? I don't want to go the garbage can route and these tanks are extremely expensive to ship. I also don't want the wide horizontal ones that tractor supply has.. Otherwise I was thinking of ordering these...
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    What are these Octo Worms?

    Hi guys, I just caught these in my JBJ 28. What are they and are they bad? They look like worms with brittle star tentacles. Brittle Squid?
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    ISO Biopellet Advice

    Hey guys, I have a 55 gallon tank and sump with another 15+ gallons, Octopus sss1000 skimmer, JNS Alpha biopellet reactor, 7" filter sock, IM desktop GFO reactor. I cannot get my nitrates below 20ppm and Phosphate jumps around between .03 to .15 at times when in need of new GFO. I am at the...
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    SPS Dying! Need advice.

    Friends, a bunch of my sps are turning white rapidly, some even appear to be shedding its skin. I may have overdosed alk. How can I lower it? PH - 8.0 Alk - 12 Calcium - 480 Nitrate - 5.0 Nitrite and Ammonia - 0 I recently got a BRS 2-part doser and ran about 12ml alk per day which is a...
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