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  1. Mr. Bill
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    noob questions

    The size of your sump will help determine the actual flow rate you want, but it will not hurt anything to trim it with a valve.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 7, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    What lighting should I get?

    IIRC, Marineland recommends that you use a glass top with their fixtures.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 7, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
  3. Mr. Bill
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    Freaking nitrates!

    Totally agreed- your tank is still in it's infancy. It can take a year or more for bacterial blooms and die-offs to balance with the nutrient...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 6, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    noob live rock question.

    Most buy dry rock and just 1 or 2 small pieces of live to seed with. It's a lot cheaper that way, and there's less chance of getting harmful hitch...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 6, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Help me find the perfect t5 bulbs!

    If you're set on keeping the Actinics, you can try 12000 or 14000k with them. If you check out my tank thread, you'll see 12000k and 460nm Actinic as...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Don't act like your flakes don't stink...

    FTR, that's an old myth from back in the day before the dietary needs of many fish were known. Like us, most need more than one source of nutrition....
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: Fish Food
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    Don't act like your flakes don't stink...

    I used to be a big advocate of frozen foods, but after seeing how many others feed flakes and pellets, along with the hassle of rinsing frozen foods...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: Fish Food
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    LED degradation over time

    Ah, ok... that would be a bit more tolerable. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    LED degradation over time

    Hehehe... We're cool. Not much debate left, really. LEDs are definitely the future. I'm just one who prefers to wait for the technology and the...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 5, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    LED degradation over time

    I assume you haven't read my other posts, Tom... I'm already having issues with acclimating my coral to my new ATI T5HO bulbs. I don't need to spend...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    LED degradation over time

    I do agree for the most part- I'm NOT anti-LED; But for myself and others with smaller tanks and soft corals only, the technology is just not there...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    Are peppermint shrimp reef safe?

    +1 Exactly Mine got my Rock Flower Nem. If you look around this site, you'll see plenty of cases where they've attacked healthy LPS corals.
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: Inverts
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    Happy birthday kacy

    Happy Birthday, Kacy! ;)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: The Bucket
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    LED degradation over time

    Exactly. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    LED degradation over time

    Actually, you're just a little off. 1- 30" 2 x 24w Nova Extreme = $85 2- 24w ATI Coral Plus bulbs = $40 The bulbs easily last 12 months, and right...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    Is there a benefit to providing sand and gravel in substrate if it isn't a DSB?

    +1 While some burrowers would simply line the entrance to their dens with the larger pieces, sand sifters would have a rough go at it. Is their a...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: Sand
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    Happy Birthday Reefmonkey!

    Happy Birthday, Mike! Hope you have a great day, Bro. :)
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: The Bucket
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    LED degradation over time

    So in the 10 years of it's perceived lifespan, a LED unit should be expected to lose 50% (HALF!) of it's original output?? All I can say is "Wow"!!...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    Not Quite Sold on LED Lighting

    Why would you "set aside" these real-world possibilities that are the norm in so many cases? With fixed-spectrum units, we have no info on what or...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 4, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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    LED degradation over time

    +1 Exactly. I've seen LEDs dim and fail rather quickly in other applications as well, and I refuse to switch until I see long-term success with the...
    Post by: Mr. Bill, Mar 3, 2012 in forum: LED Aquarium Lighting
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