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  1. Mr. Bill
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    Feather dusters

    Definitely need a pic. Might be colonial hydroids. Featherdusters don't typically grow over coral.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    live rock to dry rock

    I hear people repeat that over and over, yet the one time I bought bagged live sand and used it with all dry rock to start my tank, I could not get...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: Live Rock
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    Help ID this microalgae

    +1 You need to get rid of them before they spread.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: Algae
  4. Mr. Bill
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    Algae! I need a plan!

    For the long-term, RO/DI is the way to go. Since you already have the RO filter, you only need the DI unit. You can find them sold separately...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 10, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    Toadstool not opening.

    True, you won't kill it, but you will piss it off for a few days, which makes it hard to determine if you actually helped it or not. Mine took...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: Soft Corals
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    What have you done to your set up today?

    Other than the daily routine of topping off and feeding, I moved my red mushroom next to the blues hoping it might encourage both to multiply and...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    De-Nitrator Recycled to be a chiller

    Excellent job. K+ for recycling. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: I made this!
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    water softener vs reverse osmosis system.

    The short answer is no. Water softeners/conditioners only buffer the water. IOW, just more unwanted chemicals for your aquarium, IMHO. Even the best...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Will/Can sleeper Gobies kill an entire tank?

    What size is your tank? In a smaller tank, yes the gobies would deplete the sandbed of all infauna then most likely starve. I'm assuming, however,...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 9, 2012 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    John's 75 planted new plant photo 4-20-13

    Absolutely stunning, John. I'm just in awe every time I see that tank.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: The Planted Tank
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    Algae! I need a plan!

    Phosphate is not the only impurity RO alone won't remove. You should also have a DI filter with that unit. That would give you zero TDS- nothing but...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    My 29g biocube

    Looks great, Steven. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    are reactors necessary?

    I, too, have no reactors or skimmer. I run a small amount of GAC in a mesh bag in my HOB filter to help reduce DOCs and remove toxins released by...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Is there a such thing as bad Hermit?

    Clibinarius antillensis Being sold now as "very reef-safe". I beg to differ. Clawing their way over coral, chewing on featherduster tubes, killing...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Inverts
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    I need some help please-chemiclean questions

    That's wonderful news! Glad to hear. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 8, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    Is there a such thing as bad Hermit?

    Yes. In fact, there are more bad hermits than good ones. Some species are predators that can get huge. Most are medium-sized shoreline scavengers,...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 7, 2012 in forum: Inverts
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    How to catch peppermint shrimp

    If you can corner them away from corals and other sessile inverts and squirt them with a turkey baster full of RO/DI FRESHwater, that will shock them...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 7, 2012 in forum: Inverts
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    clownfish vs damsels.

    One person's story does not reflect the decades of trial and error on which this hobby has been built. Plenty of folks on here, including myself,...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 6, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    clownfish vs damsels.

    +1 Exactly. Couldn't have said it better, myself. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 6, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Petco brand premium salt mix for saltwater aquariums

    +1 As a large chain retailer, I seriously doubt Petco actually makes their own. I don't know what salt mix they rebrand, but their Petco NSW is...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Jun 6, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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