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    Add to the Adage

    dunno that one, so heres another.. The idiots' mother is......
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    replacing external pump

    i need to replace my external pump, currently a gravity feed resun md 55 which does 72 litres/minute. Want to find an upgrade to at least 100lt/min which wont cost a fortune. Any ideas? (must be an internet buy as im in italy)
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    safe mosquito repellent?

    Anyone help me with a safe effective mosquito repellent to use indoors and outdoors which wont affect my tanks? I am having problems since a small lake was constructed nearby. Tiger mozzies by day and regular mozzies in the evening.Thanks. btw I already did a midnight raid last month and put 50...
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    I think I'll get a Parrot

    I breed parrots, have over 150; I would advise caution before buying- you are looking at spending the next 20 plus years with a permanent three-year-old!! If you must get one, start with a ringneck parakeet. they are robust hardy birds which talk well if you spend time teaching them. ( they love...
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    OK i like animals better than people but this' gone too far

    This woman was only BABYSITTING the kids, they werent even hers!!!!!
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    Things you never knew you needed...

    I thought the lobster was pretty cool too.with all the moving parts.
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    Things you never knew you needed...

    ..http://www.lunaparc.com/microscopics. a copepod brooch...?? I want one!!!
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    Parents and Me (long rant)

    Chores are a pain for you but while youre doing them with gritted teeth, REMEMBER you get more by sucking than you do by biting....
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    Dinoflagellates is EVIL!

    hi cheech, did you see SantaMonica's scrubber thread yet? cleaned up my small tank just fine with an outlay of around 50 euros(lighting), still waiting for dramatic results on the big tank,only set it up a month ago. for relatively low spend it could lend a hand while you address underlying...
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    Capros Aper

    we have them here in the med, i used to have a juvenile which one of the local fishermen gave me. unfortnately he was net fished and only lasted 2 days as he was pretty beat up. dont remember if hes really a local fish or one of the many which make it up the suez canal from the red sea.they...
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    'Dexter' brother and sister are husband and wife

    ****, here i was saving myself for him...
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    tropical/coldwater

    thanks for that critter, the above fishes all live and breed quite happily here in the mediterranean, we also have parrotfish and triggers which have migrated up from the red sea via the suez canal, so theyre acclimated to our colder water.any more suggestions most welcome...
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    Please help

    i had good luck using a syringe but swapping the regular needle for one of those tiny sharps used for injecting botox or insulin(1/3 mm x 14mm) you can hit them more than once before they retract.hope this helps.c.
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    tropical/coldwater

    anyone know of any fish or nems which i can use to brighten up my coldwater mediterranean tank. i have 8 anthias, plus chromis chromis which do very well in my tank(they were caught locally). my big problem is that med tanks are pretty rare even here in southern italy, nobody sells stock for...
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    Battery Powered Powerhead?

    i had a power outage for 3 days in december, used a live bait pump which oxygenates as well(off the boat) it ciculates 800 gallons per hour and it ran for nearly three days off one charge. cost me 45 euros,sure its going to be cheaper in the states.go to a good boat/fishing store and see what...
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    How many types of blue fish are there?

    chromis juveniles are electric blue, fading to blue/green with age.
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    sea urchin droping spikes

    dont put in ice, freeze a plastic bottle of water and let it float , so you dont throw the salinity off.
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    Presents? What'd you all get?

    Nothing marine, but I did get a slightly deranged and very hyper macaw whose VERY interested in helping out with tank maintenance.So far that just means he steals whatever Im using and runs off with it.I can forsee torchlight cleaning sessions for a while to come(hes a good sleeper). Maybe I can...
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    Mega-Powerful Nitrate and Phosphate Remover Replaces Skimmer, Refugium, part 1-4

    I am at 5 days with the scrubber on the big tank(350 gals). Iseeded with turf scraped off the pier pilings, easy to harvest with a penknife. Its starting to lengthen, no diatome so far. Lighting is 4 t5s bought from the chinese corner shop(cant imagine why they sell t5s, but they do...hope it...
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