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  1. ReThought Ideas

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    I was going to set up my 33 gallon as a reef. I have decided to put this on hold for a little bit. I have the 33 gallon. I also have few other pieces, a 700 gallon overflow kit, a mag 7 pump, a reef octopus rated for 250 gallons(I know), and some other odds and ends. My new plan is to redo my 30 gallon freshwater tiger barb tank first. I will upgrade them to the 33 gallon with a smaller overflow kit and return pump. I will also get some much needed experience building a sump out ...

    Updated 01-11-2010 at 02:57 PM by melev

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  2. Killer snails offer pain relief drug

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    From AAP:
    The snails have a cocktail of powerful agents in their venom, which they use to immobilise their prey, explains Professor David Adams who is director of the Health Innovations Research Institute at Melbourne's RMIT.

    Research is under way to isolate those agents - peptides - which, he said, could be used safely to treat pain in humans as a less problematic alternative to morphine.

    "In some of the old medical reports ...

    Updated 02-04-2010 at 07:04 PM by Jessy

    Tags: snails, venom
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  3. No Skimmer, No Algae - The Natural Solution

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    Updated 02-10-2010 at 01:34 PM by slovak (Added reference pictures of hammer coral, picture labels)

    Tags: algae, skimmer
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    NEED HELP STAT! , ‎ Water Chemistry , ‎ Feeding
  4. Converting a T12-VHO setup to T5-HO

    A buddy of mine has a 72 gallon corner bowfront that he has had for about two and a half years. Like all of the corner aquariums, lighting them properly can be tricky. His is particularly difficult as this aquarium has a flat back making it rather long, skinny, and tall. There is not much room is place lights and yet it has to be bright enough to punch to the bottom of his aquarium.

    What he had been using with some success was several T12-VHO lamps. He had two 3' 95 watt lamps in the ...

    Updated 03-11-2010 at 12:29 PM by melev

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    Electrical , ‎ Lighting
  5. Vortech Rattling? This is the solution

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