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John Roescher Lockhart Police Dept. 512-398-4401 You have to call Monday, rest of the week is taken.

Bristleworms:http://johnroescher.com/Sump.aspx

I use one of these: Less than $5.00 in the bargain bin at the local hardware store. You refill it with butane you can buy at any convience store. Go slow, take your time and be careful not to overheat any one spot. It's really easy.

These work very well. Glass only though. It's really easy to use. I don't know if any local carries them. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/m...e=Algaecleaners

I see tangs in the picture. My tangs eat this stuff like candy. I used to have a large growth like you have pictured until I broke off pieces to give away. As soon as I broke off a piece, the tangs went after it. Now everytime I put more back in, they don't eat anything else until they've finished it off.

I haven't had an incident with a bristleworm, but cactus thorns are a way of life here. Duct tape works pretty good for them.

slip or SLP is the smooth joints that you glue together with solvent. FPT is threaded. Female Pipe Thread. True Union means it has the screw together joint with the O-ring seal. The True Union joint can be taken apart and put back together. If you put a check valve in, your going to want to be able to take it out to clean it regularly. Every bit of advice I've seen on plumbing an aquarium says not to use check valves. They are prone to fail, or at least leak because of the buildup in the pipes, and they restrict the flow. I've never used one, so I'm only passing on what I've read. It came from the internet so it must be true

Link to MSDS sheet. http://www.saftlok.com/stl/msds/ib/accelerator.htm

Once....maybe twice. But by the 10th time I surely would have gone somewhere else.

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I understand that prop pumps must turn the correct way, and it' 50/50 as to which way it starts when power is applied. I have the MJ mods and it's pretty brutal sounding when they try to start the wrong way. But impeller pumps, at least the ones I've seen for aquarium use, run correctly regardless of which direction the impeller turns. I do know that on some larger pumps the impeller is designed to turn a certain direction, trash pumps for example. I've always assumed it was the start up torgue that eventually separated the impeller from the shaft as it's just plastic pressed onto a smooth metal shaft. BUILT CHEAP!

I'd love to have some, but I won't be in Austin until the frag swap. If you can keep a piece until then, put my name on one and I'll get it then. If not, don't worry about.

What is the problem with most pumps that they can't be used on a wavemaker? Does something wear out, break, overheat? I'm not sure what the difference is in my turning it on and off using them for water changes and stuff, and a wavemaker turning it on and off making waves.

You can 'install' an RO unit to the end of a garden hose, check this out: http://www.purelyh2o.com/product.php?produ...=255&page=1 I think most off of the suppliers sell this option. And, I don't think you can use the Hydor's on a wavemaker cycle. The only cheap pumps that you can pulse are the maxijets.

Gabriel, How do you have your filter sock mounted in the sump, and how do you clean it?