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  1. Tom Owens
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    Help with algae

    Want a cheap reactor? Use a regular old back hanging filter, put a bag with phosguard in it and you're done. Works wonders. Put a bag with carbon in...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 10, 2012 in forum: Algae
  2. Tom Owens
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    I need help please!! DINO?? not DINO? how to fix it!??

    I give up.
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Algae
  3. Tom Owens
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    I need help please!! DINO?? not DINO? how to fix it!??

    PVC can not be used on a hot water line or in any cookware. Reason: the heat causes the chemical release. Same with number 7. PVC is used in...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 5, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    I need help please!! DINO?? not DINO? how to fix it!??

    Yes, in fact, they do. That is why all plastics that you drink or eat from are "PP" or "LDPE". The VAST majority of plastics used in most containers,...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    coralline growth?

    AGAIN: What COLOR lights? All whites? All 50-50's? What? You folks are saying "lights" like there's only one spectrum of it available. It's not...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 2, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    Can anyone ID this sump/fuge/skimmer

    That looks like the top end of a Top Fathom skimmer. I've got one in the basement somewhere. Let me see if I can find it. ADDED: Nope. That ain't...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 1, 2012 in forum: ID This!
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    Can anyone ID this sump/fuge/skimmer

    A thousand pardons, but I'm just not seeing a skimmer at all. What it looks like to me is a bag chamber; where you put nylon bags of phosguard,...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 1, 2012 in forum: ID This!
  8. Tom Owens
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    id this clam/rock/mussel/i don't know

    No offense, but videos are much harder to sort through and far more time consuming than pictures. A couple of nice clean pictures would be far more...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Dec 1, 2012 in forum: ID This!
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    I need help please!! DINO?? not DINO? how to fix it!??

    That is a massive, huge, gigantic, and in all ways GARGANTUAN problem. Those things are made to be decorative for the outdoors. They're designed to...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Algae
  10. Tom Owens
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    coralline growth?

    Are you saying you ONLY run white bulbs? Like the 50/50's?
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Algae
  11. Tom Owens
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    coralline growth?

    In my experience, no. It is not. Typically, those who run a ton of lighting always have problems with the pinks, purples and especially blues. Greens...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Algae
  12. Tom Owens
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    coralline growth?

    Careful with additives. You don't need them. What sort of lighting are you running?
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Algae
  13. Tom Owens
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    Norg's frag system (Big update pg 42)

    I'm very sorry to hear that. I'm still getting over cancer surgery. It's just awful. I can't say "I know how you feel" but I can say "I understand"....
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  14. Tom Owens
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    Small Feather Dusters?

    That's not good, is it?
    Post by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012 in forum: ID This!
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    Small Feather Dusters?

    Hi folks! I'm just getting my tank back up and running. My rocks have been stored in an old 29 gallon that was NOT properly maintained. At any rate,...
    Thread by: Tom Owens, Nov 30, 2012, 9 replies, in forum: ID This!
  16. Tom Owens
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    Does anyone know how to tune a bak pak cyclone?

    Ask, and ye shall receive: The quality of foam in the collection cup can be adjusted by sliding the “O” ring up or down. If the foam is too wet,...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Feb 22, 2007 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    FAO Nemo79

    ...and I usually add phytoplex and zooplex Be careful with that stuff. Your corals don't really need that as much as the bottle/sales person tell...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Feb 12, 2007 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    FAO Nemo79

    Equip: 55g,aquaclear filter(sponge/carbon,200gph) 1-mj1200,1-mj400, t5 ho 4 x 54w w/lunar lights aqua c remora w/ mj1200 35lbs LR(lost count could...
    Thread by: Tom Owens, Feb 11, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: General Reef Topics
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    nitrates high..update

    Really? I thought you were supposed to rinse your carbon weekly? And then replace it every few weeks. Everyone says with the filter media you should...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Feb 11, 2007 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    So just how critical is temperature?

    For example, a 10 degree swing down to 68 and a coral will more than likely live. A 10 degree swing to 88 is going to have a bigger impact on the...
    Post by: Tom Owens, Feb 10, 2007 in forum: General Reef Topics
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