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    so where is the Marine Photograpy Workshop today ? google maps gave options?

    one location was beltway 8 on west side of houston , near westheimer .... is this the correct one ? another location was beltway 8 on south side of houston , near 288 ... or is this the one ? ok, thanks
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    Moody Gardens back stage-can we still sign up for sunday ?

    Hi , i just registered for sunday for my lisa and I , and it said it took registration for 2 .. at 4:45p today .. so is there really still space ? so how did things go today at Moody Gardens ? i have not been in a long long time. ok, thanks, JOe
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    do you think my ROI water too polluted to use now ?

    hey, just found a big coachroach dead and decaying in my made up roi tank... about 30 gal water in 40 gal tank. water not cloudy , but dead roach decaying for a while. would you use this water ? or should i pull tank out, clean it up , start over with more ROI ? i was going to do...
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    my wife found a cool new fish for our reef tank ..

    i had never seen one before and it looks and swims really different ... it is a MIDAS BLENNY. she found it in one of Dennis tanks at FJW aquarium . he is really getting lots of new stock and my wife really got a kick out looking around. this is a good thing to keep spouse excited about "our...
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    how much heat generated by submersed VS external pumps ?

    hey, I have 120 total watts of return pump, skimmer, 2 power heads. All of them submersed in the water. So question ? With 120 watts , how much is turned into real heat in the water ? Is some watts turned into doing work of moving water , so this energy is not heat ? Or is all the 120 watts...
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    will reef tank survive heat with power loss from hurricane ?

    Hi everyone, i wanted to start getting setup for hurricane season this year. this will be my first huricane season with a 60 gal reef tank with sump. we live near galleria in houston , with lots of trees around , so we loose power alot during high wind hurricane. question ? i was going to...
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    so are these really eggs ?? see attached pics ...

    Hi , not sure what these are,, looks like eggs ? we have pair of clowns and another pair of small fish ,, snails ,pair of cleaner shrimp any thoughts ? oh ,,, pic looks better if stand away from monitor or zoom out of pic i attached file .... not sure if you can see pic ? thanks Joe
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    found baby starfish, should i take it out of main tank ?

    Hi , found very small starfish ,,, 1/4 inch dia ,,, in main tank,,, i have big cleaner snails , starfish ,,, cleaner shrimps,, should i put the baby starfish in sump ? or some other small container ? would like to be able keep track of it an see it grow too !! thanks, Joe[/img]
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    what to use for aquarium pad between aquarim & tile floo

    hi , i am using acrylic aqarium for roi water tank , will be sitting on tile floor . so thought best to to put in some kind of pad with tile floor not completely flat. did not want to chance cracking the tank. any one seen anything off the shelf at home depot type store ? thanks, Joe
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    what local houston stores carry Tom Aqualifter pump ?

    hi everyone, just trying to find this pump at local store , anyone seen it recently in a store ? thanks , Joe
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    would 75 watt heater work ok on 58 gal reef tank ?

    hey, i was going to purchase heater ,,, and from previous post i saw ... i liked idea getting the lowest wattage heater which would work ,,, so if anything went wrong it would take awhile to get hot enough to do damage to the live stock. i am using T-5 lighting . think 75 watt would be ok ...
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    what are lots of white fleas/ticks water in tank-see pic ??

    found lots of small white specs on glass and in water in tank today .. they are size of feas or small ticks. with magnifying glass i can see legs on some just like a small white tick. the tank is ~ 5 weeks old,,, finished cycle few wks ago ... used 70 lbs live rock but today is first...
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    emerg cut off for heater gets stuck ON ... ???

    with cold weather now ,,, looking at heater install but only with a backup shutoff if temp starts going too high. something completely independent of the heater . sounds like some have cooked their tanks with heater malfunction. are there off the shelf , independent temp controllers which...
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    any manufacturer make a low cost 12 volt PowerHead/pump ?

    looking for 12 volt solution so do not need to use power converter when 120 volt power goes down. so any one seen other manufacturer for 12 volt pumps and power heads ? the Vortech power heads are so expensive for a low level battery backup solution. or possibley looking at going 12 volt...
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    aluminum ok for custom bracket for flour light fixture ?

    any one know if aluminum leaches bad suff into tank ? i need to make mounting bracket to place flour fix to sit on top of tank, so it make get some salt water splash over time. will home paint job do ok job to seal aluminum bracket ? other option is plastic/pvc ,,, then where to buy thick...
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    causes of big water leaks from tanks--what have you seen ??

    Hi , just getting my tank going with sump. also roi unit and auto top off all located in the house. just trying to see what odd issues to WATCH OUT for to prevent coming home to sitting water in the house ??? one issue i heard was heater unit staying on (overheating) , and was touching wall...
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    local purch replacement water filter-10"cartridge DI

    HI , i have a typical 4 stage 10" canister type ro/di water filter . just looking to replace the DI filter media on one of the 10" cartridges. anyone know of local store carry this ? thanks, Joe
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    How much waste water from ROI water filter vs clean water ?

    Hi everyone ,,, first time using 4 stage ROI water filter... just looking at output , no measurments .. looks like twice as much waste water produced as there is clean filtered water. does this seem correct ? is there normally more waste water output than clean water ? ok, thanks , joe
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    how can see if my marshreef membership is paid this year ?

    Hi everyone, thanks for providing such a great resource !! not sure where to post this ... so here it is. i have been looking around my profile and account info on this web site... but i did not see if i was paid up this year. so is there just a quick spot to see this ? thanks, joe
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    undecided about external skimmer vs sump and skimmer ?

    hi everyone, I am trying to decide to go ahead and run a sump with skimmer or just run external filter and external skimmer on tank. My goal right now is to just keep a few fish and “EASIER” to keep anemones and soft corals. 60 gal reef tank. It sounds like external filter and skimmer is...
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