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[rtk]

I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
the page:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Sal****erStuff/SW7.html

rtk

(the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)

[Chris C.]

Very nice job keep up the good work.
Chris Carney
www.exotic-aquatics.com

rtk wrote:

> I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
> because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
> cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
> but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
> like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
> enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
> with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
> their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
> polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
> enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
> my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
> almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
> the page:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Sal****erStuff/SW7.html
>
> rtk
>
> (the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
> on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
> in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
> how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)
>

[Marc Levenson]

It looks darn good to me! Way to go Ruth. Keep up that attitude of yours, and
you'll be helping tons of people when they have questions too. :)

Marc


rtk wrote:

> I think I'm done. Famous last words, I know. I added a hob refugium
> because I couldn't have the sump/refugium I wanted in the too small
> cabinet. I didn't really need it because the mandarin is quite plump,
> but in the spirit of not leaving well enough alone, I added it. I'd
> like to think the obsessive stage of this tank is over and I can simply
> enjoy it now. Everything seems okay and the only thing I wasn't happy
> with were the maxi jet 900s that seemed to blowing corals right off
> their rocks, but I turned them both upwards and I hope the sparse star
> polyps will now proliferate after their excessive exercise. Oddly
> enough, this little sal****er tank seems to require less attention than
> my other tanks, certainly fewer and less extensive water changes and
> almost no window cleaning. If you have dial-up don't even try to open
> the page:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Sal****erStuff/SW7.html
>
> rtk
>
> (the light seems very bright because I cheated and put a tungsten lamp
> on each side of the tank for its portrait. The lamps are back in place
> in the room and the tank looks as you expect with 2x65 pc + I don't know
> how much pc over the hob refugium - 18? 36?- it's coralite 20" single.)

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[Dragon Slayer]

"rtk" > wrote in message
t...
>
> If you have dial-up don't even try to open
> the page:
>
> rtk


it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only took
about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump hanging
in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.

kc

[rtk]

You're right and I told the lfs guy that Rios have a terrible rep,
couldn't he get another one for me. Well, it came with the CPR, so he
suggested that I just use it until it fails and then we replace it.
That seemed extravagant to me, but it's part of the package, so I seemed
to be stuck with it. I hope it doesn't do anything worse than fail.

Ruth Kazez


Dragon Slayer wrote:

> "rtk" > wrote in message
> t...
>
>>If you have dial-up don't even try to open
>>the page:
>>
>>rtk
>
>
>
> it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only took
> about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump hanging
> in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.
>
> kc
>
>

[Dragon Slayer]

well there have been tons of tanks crashed from Rio's melting and spewing
their innards (nasty chemicals) into the tanks. I'd yank it and replace it
with a maxi jett when $$$ allowed for it myself.

hth
kc


"rtk" > wrote in message
t...
> You're right and I told the lfs guy that Rios have a terrible rep,
> couldn't he get another one for me. Well, it came with the CPR, so he
> suggested that I just use it until it fails and then we replace it.
> That seemed extravagant to me, but it's part of the package, so I seemed
> to be stuck with it. I hope it doesn't do anything worse than fail.
>
> Ruth Kazez
>
>
> Dragon Slayer wrote:
>
> > "rtk" > wrote in message
> > t...
> >
> >>If you have dial-up don't even try to open
> >>the page:
> >>
> >>rtk
> >
> >
> >
> > it might have been because I have dial up and opened it anyways (only
took
> > about 2 min to download) but it looked considerably like a Rio pump
hanging
> > in there on my dial up connection, I'd replace that if it were me.
> >
> > kc
> >
> >
>