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Bump - still available.

There's a new site out there that's dedicated to the care of azooxanthellate corals. The full Glassbox write-up is here. Should make for some cool reading.

I bought one of RCA's surplus tanks a couple of weeks ago that they had for sale as a result of their remodel, then lucked into a steal of a 110-gal yesterday. As a result, I no longer need the 75-gal. I'm selling an undrilled Marineland tank that has a painted blue back, and I'm asking $40, which is even less than I paid for it.

I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it yet. Triggers are fairly bullet-proof as reef fish go, and my blue jaw would get detritus stuck in his slime coat from time to time that would always freak me out when I saw it. Keep an eye on it, and if it spreads, you can start looking seriously toward medications. Even if it IS ich (and I'm not convinced at this point), as long as he's eating well, he should be able to fight it off on his own. My only suggestion would be to consider upping the QT to 20 or 30 gals if possible in the future - ten's a little small for such an active swimmer. However, moving him now might create more stress than it's worth. Good luck!

The owner's manual on my Aqualifter doesn't say anything about limiting the flow from one side or the other, so I'll try moving the needle valve to the incoming side. My KH isn't staying put because the effluent rate from the reactor keeps changing, but it doesn't sound like my solenoid is turning on and off very often. I'll dial the bubble count back once I stabilize my effluent rate.

Ok, time for an update on this. I dialed the outgoing pressure on the CO2 tank down to about 10psi and set the bubble rate at about 2/sec. The pH controller turns the solenoid on and off as needed. I also had a bad connection between the controller and the power outlet which wasn't helping matters. Once I reseated the wiring and dialed down the CO2 pressure, that part of the equation seems to be working fine now. Thanks to everyone for their advice. The only remaining problem is that, even after installing the $40 needle valve, I'm still not getting a consistent effluent rate. The drip slows over the course of a couple of days to the point where it stops altogether. I keep having to open the valve up to reestablish the drip, which isn't exactly "set and forget." Any ideas as to why the valve won't give me a consistent output? Thanks again, everyone!

Shawn, did Troy hook you up? If you're still looking, send me a PM and I'll get you some.

Send me a PM, Koe - I've got several frags of my pink birds nest available right now.

Does the clownfish host in an anemone?

One of the ballasts on my Odyssea light rig went out, and I don't have the time or experience to fix it. If anyone with electrical know-how wants a free 250W ballast, come and get it. First come, first served.

I guess it depends on who's behind the counter that day. I walked out with only a $5 tube of Weldon 16 just last week.

Wish I had the room. I had a red tail some years ago that was 6-1/2' when I finally had to get rid of her. These are GREAT snakes for anyone hesitant about pulling the trigger on this.

Regal Plastics at Metric and 183 carries it, too, but I don't know if they have weekend hours.

I'm in the early planning stages of a new tank, and I'm interested in doing a Calfo instead of a full-height overflow. I'd love to hear from those of you who are using them. Please give me the pros and cons in your experience, and photos would be a bonus! Of particular interest would be anyone who has cut down the back panel of a tank in order to install an external Calfo overflow off the back of the tank.

Thanks for the skimmer, Greg! I've gotta make a couple of sump mods to make room, but I can't wait to set it up.

Guys, my intention is to eventually run this through my Milwaukee pH monitor/controller, but the controller is moot until I get consistent output from the CO2 and effluent, right? What's the controller going to control if my CO2 is out of control?

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I'm looking for advice on two different problems I'm having getting my calcium reactor dialed in. The reactor is a Knop C being fed by an Aqualifter pump. The CO2 value is a brand-new single-stage Milwaukee with a solenoid and needle valve, connected to a 5# tank. The first problem is that I can't get a constant bubble rate from the CO2 valve. I've got 800 psi coming in and 20 psi going out. I'll set the bubble rate at about 20/min, but when I come back a couple of hours later, it's dropped off to 10/min or less. I can't find any kinks in the tubing, so I'm at a loss as to why the bubble rate won't stay constant. The second problem is with the effluent drip rate from the reactor. There's no built-in effluent value on the Knop C, so I've tried a couple of different approaches. I first ran the effluent line through a simple ball valve, but fine adjustments were tricky, and the flow rate would drop off over time. I next tried a simple air line valve to the end of the line to control the drip rate. Same problem - the drip rate falls off over time. Anybody have any suggestions for me (other than going back to dosing two-part)?

Does it know how to host in an anemone?

I've tried making my own food a couple of times, but I've never been happy with the results.

I saw on GlassBox that PE Mysis finally came out with blister packs, so they're definitely on my to-try list.

For starters, please don't take this thread down the "I hate frozen, and here's why..." path. I understand that there are pros and cons to using frozen, and I've made the decision to accept the cons for the sake of the pros. I'd rather save the use frozen/don't use frozen debate for another thread. Having said that, what's your preferred frozen food (specifically, which brand/vendor) and why? I've been using SFBB varieties with good results, but I'm looking for something that uses fewer binders. I'd like to hear others' experiences with other brands.

Likewise! Can't wait to see how these guys do.

Bump - each is now free, but trades are welcome!