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Does anyone want to carpool from Sunnyvale?? PM me in RC...same handle!

Does anyone want to carpool from Sunnyvale?? PM me in RC...same handle!

can I be included in the distribution?? policetickets95624@yahoo.com Thanks!

Yeah Ive heard the fish is quit prevalent in that part of Mexico and produces hundreds offspring, per fish, every year!!? -ergo the irony of the fish being a broadcast spawner~!

T5's can produce your "shimmer" effect too~! -just depends on your bulb configuration and the manufactures you choose~!

http://www.icecapinc.com/

+1 T5 Suntubes are talked about producing inadequate PAR readings...

I would venture to say that with a fish that is "rare in human hands, especially in urban centers of mass consumerism" could be targeted by breeders themselves thus improving upon the moralistic and ethical issues we all come face to face with...2 cents! -Also wasn't this fish collected prior...

REALLY good read~!

When chlorine "evaporates" it leaves behind one caustic element and one other element that our tanks dont need. Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) -being the caustic and table salt or Sodium Chloride (NaCl). The white powdery substance left behind is a combination of the two. Both of these elements...

Wait I'm confused...So you DO dechlorinate plastic plants and the like but not your filter socks?? I would imagine the dryer (and the washer) introduces all kinds of elements, organic and non that we wouldn't necessarily want in our tanks...any reasoning behind using the dryer??

I have used both as well but seem to go with whatever has a "lifetime warranty"~! The Visi-Stealth heaters are what Im currently using...made of Thermal Plastic. (A Spectrum Brand product) Spectrum

I would recommend a soak like the Purigen (Seachem) brand filter media suggests if your going to be using bleach with any aquarium product. Using a dechlorinator to remove chloramines after the use of bleach...just my 2 cents~! Purigen copy/pasted: Directions Rinse before use. Use in a...

This is my favorite Aquascaping picture I've seen: This is my tank's Aquascaping: There's a CL powered by a Mag 12 that my rocks hide...1" drain in the back right corner and the 1" return is split once on a OM squirt...cant see nathan~!

LOL..that's why I didn't say 'don't bring em!'