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  1. Can bristleworms harm your hand?

    all of the above is true as far as i an say but i have a bristle worm that is about 17" extended. really neat but i don't see him very often. and i have had problems with the larger bristle worms' spines but with the little ones their spines are like peach fuzz. a fingernail works well to...
  2. Blow it or Suck it?

    well if you want to get technical you can only pull -14 PSI (one atmosphere) before you get a complete vacum, but on the other hand a highly effecient propeller can pressureize a space aka the hood up to about 500 PSI or 35.71 atmospheres. so i would blow not to mention the cooling qualities...
  3. Help With these #@$%#@ BUBBLES

    DanConnor "Microbubbles have always always improved for me after the tank aged a while." haha salt creep and slime! i have a refugium and a display tank. the refugium produces so much oxygen that i get a lot of little bubbles. but after the refugium's light shuts off it usually clears up...
  4. Feeding Corals...Naturally!

    well i am not sure as i do not really feed my filter feeders other than the detritus form my fish food. mostly i am replying to get the thread back to the top but i have also been looking in to the water quality of the San Marcos river(i live about a mile from it). but it is one of the largest...
  5. anyone with Red Sea 175W 10,000K MH info?

    I am looking for information on Red Sea 175W 10,000K MH. i am interested in longevity reliabilty and any other info related to these bulbs. thanks in advance.
  6. caulerpa

    my freshman college botany class said that plants use the dark period to take all of the sugars made during the light period and regenerate and grow off. in other words there should be a dark period but as to how long i do not know. hope this helps.
  7. caulerpa

    my freshman college botany class said that plants use the dark period to take all of the sugars made during the light period and regenerate and grow off. in other words there should be a dark period but as to how long i do not know. hope this helps.
  8. Xenia spreading, but not extending...problem is...?

    i too had a problem with the heat but i made up for the heat with 3 liters of ice and cutting the metal halide photoperiod in half. i found that if you deprive xenia of light it will "trumpet" like mushrooms in low light and extend to try to get to the light. i am not saying that you should do...
  9. poll on angry apartment renters

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 2poor2reef: <STRONG>I rent myself but I would bet that a lot more damage has been done to landlords by tenants aquariums than vice versa. Have you ever been a landlord? Dealing with tenants...
  10. poll on angry apartment renters

    <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by davelin315: <STRONG>Also, if you live in a large metropolitan area, there are probably free legal services for tenants, so if you're paying for an attorney for something as simple as this, save...
  11. college tank

    same here about the volume thing here.
  12. poll on angry apartment renters

    Hello i was wondering what bad experiences (if any) people have had with their apartment managers and what kind of maintenance problems they have experienced. I live in texas and i have been out of air conditioning for a week and a day. there are lots of people moving in and out of this...
  13. Totally silent overflow setup?

    almost never. my astrae snails will climb on it and clean it off. but one of my floats has no direct light to promote the algae.
  14. Chiton pic

    great pic and a great algae eater too but if you keep it in an acrylic tank it will etch the plastic while feeding. i know from experience. just thought that i would warn you.

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