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  1. Paul B

    Has Anyone considered using our Ocean"s Water???

    Yes, maybe I will.
  2. Paul B

    Has Anyone considered using our Ocean"s Water???

    I would never do that. I am just having fun. :)
  3. Paul B

    Has Anyone considered using our Ocean"s Water???

    Jason, I have been collecting water in New York since the 60s and the fish and corals don't seem to know the difference. I also collect amphipods under the ice here in NY when it is 6 degrees and in those same tide pools when the water approaches 90. The water chemistry is the same as the oceans...
  4. Paul B

    Has Anyone considered using our Ocean"s Water???

    There are no walls in the ocean between your house and where your corals come from. Trust me, I have been there
  5. Paul B

    Degrees of interest.

    Yes it does, thank you. Most people would just respond with something like "Duh" or "What"
  6. Paul B

    Has Anyone considered using our Ocean"s Water???

    You should be asking if anyone wants to use ASW or fake water. Virtually all of our animals came from real water. And you don't have to go out 30 miles or even 30'. I started my reef with NSW 42 years ago right near Manhattan and I still collect it every year. The water 3' out was 30 miles...
  7. Paul B

    Degrees of interest.

    There are varying degrees of interest in this, and all hobbies. I don't exactly where I fall in this because it is not really a hobby for me but a way of life as I have always had a tank of some type. But I think many people get into this when they are older and see a beautiful tank and want...
  8. Paul B

    What SPS additives do you use?

    Basically nothing but baking soda and driveway ice melter.
  9. Paul B

    Help with Stocking

    A lot of good information here. I would not add all those fish at the same time for a couple of reasons. First, that is a couple of hundred dollars worth of fish and second your tank is not cycled to add that many fish. I don't care what it says on your test kit a tank continually cycles in...
  10. Paul B

    Fish are smarter than us, well, some of us

    Thank You. I make it up as I go along. Dance
  11. Paul B

    Fish are smarter than us, well, some of us

    Why do I say that fish are smarter than us? Well think about it, we as 2 legged beings can go forward, backward and from side to side. Fish can do that too, but they can also go up and down, and they can do that just by thinking about it and barely moving a fin. If we get up in the middle of the...
  12. Paul B

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    You can DIY almost everything for your reef and save thousands. Rock is very expensive to fill a large tank and although I collected all of my rock in the sea, I have gradually replaced it with hollow home made rock as I have posted. It is better than real rock for a few reasons. It is...
  13. Paul B

    Cyano

    You can increase circulation or decrease circulation, remove phosphates, or add phosphates, it doesn't matter. It is very common in a new tank and very uncommon not to see it in a new tank. It is not a disease or poison and it won't hurt, or help anything. It will go away. If that didn't...
  14. Paul B

    What's te most water you have spilled & what caused it?

    About 8 gallons. I used to have an urchin collecting business and I had a lot of urchins and they would not fit in the refrigerated tank so I put 24 of them in my reef. They must of really liked my reef because all 24 of them spawned at the same time and made my tank look like whipped cream...
  15. Paul B

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    Thanks, and that is the actual size of it, it is a Nano/Pico
  16. Paul B

    Lets talk water testing equipment...

    Dam, :culpability: I knew that was going to happen.
  17. Paul B

    Lets talk water testing equipment...

    The first thing I do in the morning is touch the glass on my tank to check the temperature, and that's about it for me with testing equipment. Is that bad? Dance
  18. Paul B

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    For some reason I can insert tiny pictures, but not from Photobucket where most of my fish pictures are. But I will work on it. Of course I could just become a member, but that is the easy way. This is cool. Just put your face close to the monitor and squint. Or double click on it
  19. Paul B

    Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

    Look at that, I got a mini Picture posted. OK, that is not even a real picture. Let me try something else. Oh, I forgot, I got one of these last year, and another one a few weeks ago.
  20. Paul B

    Lets talk rock and aquascaping

    Yes, but I have lived a long time, some people call me simple, and I am still waiting to be beautiful, well handsome anyway. :o
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