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    Best Valentine's Day Cards!

    Sending cyber Valentine cards saves trees! Can you think of a better card? I don't think so! Send an E-Postcard from the Monterey Bay Aquarium C
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    Help me avoid a cycle:

    Ok, I've got a 14 gallon bio-cube. Currently my emerald crab and a maroon clown fish live in it. So do tons of aiptasia and macro which is covered with aiptasia. The back wall has a good bit of red slime on it. There is a ton of sand in there too. I want to remove all of the contents...
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    Seahorses in the News

    Very cool article: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20023-how-the-seahorse-gained-its-shapely-body.html
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    RODI Plumbing Question:

    OK, I'm the plumbing idiot so I need help. I've got a RODI unit hooked up. I want to make it such that I don't have to keep turning it off and on. I got one of these: and hooked it to a bucket but my water just sprays out of it when the thing is supposed to shut off, like I've got too...
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    How many watts...

    Ok, I've got two lights and I can't figure out which is more intense because I've never figured out how to figure it out. gaaaa light 1: Coralife: has one bulb in it that has 4 prongs/ tubes. On the bulb it says: 50/50, 96 watt. My LFS guy says this is one heck of an intense light. It...
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    Fish/ invert ideas...

    Hi gang, I'm looking to add something to my 14 gallon biocube. In the tank: 1- maroon clownfish 1- very, very large emerald crab. This crab is a known killer. I've seen him throw small rocks out of the way to get to bristleworms (to eat) and I suspect he killed one of my horses. 1-...
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    How to move a mushroom...

    I need to move about 6-7 mushrooms off the rock they've got a hold of. How can I get them to let go? C
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    EEK! What's this?

    Found this little guy on my glass this morning, any ideas? Thanks! C
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    What's this fish?

    I got this fish as a hitchhiker about a year ago. I think it's some sort of blenny? anyone know what kind? He's the happiest little fish. C
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    Seahorses in Space

    Sci-Fi Seahorses: APOD: 2009 March 23 - The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic Cloud
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    Killing my rock

    I have a bunch, I mean a bunch, of rock that is covered in aiptasia and bristle worms. I want to remove the aiptasia and the bristleworms without killing all the good stuff on the rock. Is this possible? I suspect it isn't possible. So I'll ask the next question. How can I kill, I mean...
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    Responsible Tiny Tank Ownership....

    Deco Tank Participants, I'm really, really sorry to throw a wet blanket on everyone here and I'm very tired of being the witch that rains on everyone's parade. Evidently, our enthusiasm for stocking our Deco tanks is overshadowing the basic science of marine aquariums and the responsibility...
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    How to Shoot your Deco....

    I would like to offer a class or two on shooting your deco. We will address the special aspects of shooting tiny including, helping the lighting without using a flash, how to get great compositions and how you can set your camera (or use a macro) to get big shots of your tiny treasure. We...
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    Catherine's Bowfront Rebuild

    Since my 55 gallon suffered 2 near-fatal crashes over the summer, I decided it's hexed and I'm emptying it. I lost a couple ponies in the process and picked up some insidious red slime. Yuck. My 28 gallon Bowfront is still set up but not doing much so I'm rebuilding it. Monday, I moved the...
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    Seahorses in the news

    I hope seahorses can survive our idiocy: Egypt: Chinese passenger attempts to smuggle sea horses - Bikya Masr tragic.
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    Team Seahorse Contest Deco

    I know I said it last time. This time, I'm older and wiser. Spent the last year researching the mystery of gut-loaded baby brine shrimp and I'm ready to make the plunge. My pico will be a dwarf seahorse tank: Hippocampus Zosterae! I got my tank in today and I can't wait to get it...
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    what is this fish?

    got this fish as a hitchhiker. he eats mysis and likes to perch. sorry the pic is so awful, he darts away whenever he sees my camera. thanks C
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    I need to make changes...

    So, I almost burned down the house. This morning, I found one of my plug strips melted. The strip was mounted under my tank in the stand. The area around the plug strip was charred. There was ash all the way across the room and I can't seem to get the burnt electrical smell out. I have...
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    Glass AND Acrylic tank?

    Is it possible to make a little nano tank with an acrylic back only? the front and sides would be glass the back would be acrylic. I know there are some problems with acrylic gluing to glass well, but if it is a nano tank say 5-7 gallons and I reinforce with some rebar it should work, right...
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    Acrylic tanks, Love or hate them?

    Ok, I'm looking at making a little tank and I'm thinking about building it out of acrylic. I've never had an acrylic tank. I know people feel strongly about this. If you love them or hate them, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts! C
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