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Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-13-2013, 12:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,039
Posted By albert_dao
I don't work for them anymore (over six months). ...

I don't work for them anymore (over six months).

Ignore what the site says. It enables increases in PSI, but is mainly there to improve the water/waste water ratio.

I'm not sure what function...
Forum: Reef 01-12-2013, 09:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,111
Posted By albert_dao
The odd time this has happened to me was after I...

The odd time this has happened to me was after I left frozen food on the counter for a few hours... Then used it. Go bacteria!
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-12-2013, 09:10 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,039
Posted By albert_dao
Oh, okay. Umm, let's replace the phrase "poorly...

Oh, okay. Umm, let's replace the phrase "poorly engineered" with "behind the curve".

<___<

>___>
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 01-12-2013, 09:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,360
Posted By albert_dao
Interested in a trade? I have fruit loops,...

Interested in a trade? I have fruit loops, watermelons, LA lakers, dragon fires, all manner of acros, etc.
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-12-2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,039
Posted By albert_dao
The booster pump is to achieve the 1:1 ratio, not...

The booster pump is to achieve the 1:1 ratio, not to boost PSI...
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-12-2013, 07:21 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,039
Posted By albert_dao
Yes, seriously. What makes you think the...

Yes, seriously.

What makes you think the Vertex isn't 100% better than the Spectrapure for the same money?

Compare:
...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-12-2013, 11:24 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,273
Posted By albert_dao
So... Were you using Reef Crystals?

So... Were you using Reef Crystals?
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-12-2013, 02:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 8,882
Posted By albert_dao
Coralife Super Skimmer is a surefire winner.

Coralife Super Skimmer is a surefire winner.
Forum: Reef 01-12-2013, 02:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,519
Posted By albert_dao
Looks to me like you have a nice specimen of the...

Looks to me like you have a nice specimen of the purple laser godzilla starfish buster mythic dragon fire Acropora. Good catch!
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 03:53 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
My problem with this is the "oh sh_t, we don't...

My problem with this is the "oh sh_t, we don't want to say anything that would make us liable for anything, let's play it safe" level of caution that online authors subscribe to. Honestly, I've had...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 02:58 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Try to do it all at once. No squabbling over...

Try to do it all at once. No squabbling over pecking order.
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 02:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Why is that author's generalized commentary more...

Why is that author's generalized commentary more valid than my observation?
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 02:08 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Varies from fish to fish. I've had both shy guys...

Varies from fish to fish. I've had both shy guys and bar stars (well, the marine betta equivalents), lol.



Trio? Foursome? Quintet? Whatever's within your means and availability. They have a...
Forum: Reef 01-11-2013, 02:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,927
Posted By albert_dao
Well, in the event that sample size has any...

Well, in the event that sample size has any bearing on the debate, I've done thousands of each :)
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 01:33 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Chromis... don't... school. (in reef tanks).

Chromis... don't... school.

(in reef tanks).
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-11-2013, 01:32 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,039
Posted By albert_dao
The Vertex unit makes all of those other ones...

The Vertex unit makes all of those other ones look like they were engineered by grade school students.

Seriously, best value out of an aquarium-related product on the market, BAR NONE.
Forum: Marine Fish 01-11-2013, 01:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Well, yes, but you'd have to be talking SUPER...

Well, yes, but you'd have to be talking SUPER SMALL FISH and INVERTS. Think Trimma gobies and sexy shrimp small. And let's face it, what doesn't eat those?

For the record, I've kept them with all...
Forum: Reef 01-11-2013, 01:27 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,927
Posted By albert_dao
I have the opposite experience. I find Fromia to...

I have the opposite experience. I find Fromia to be legit sensitive, especially during shipping.
Forum: Reef 01-10-2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,927
Posted By albert_dao
HONESTLY, if your water was within a point or two...

HONESTLY, if your water was within a point or two of difference, the star was probably already on its way out...
Forum: Reef 01-10-2013, 11:41 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,270
Posted By albert_dao
Dude... Uncool. Seriously. One never doesn't...

Dude... Uncool. Seriously. One never doesn't simply tell a man he can't pee into his tank. Wars have been started over less.

Subman, on behalf of the rest of the internet, allow me to apologize...
Forum: Reef 01-10-2013, 11:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,927
Posted By albert_dao
OKAY. I haven't done this hundreds of times....

OKAY.

I haven't done this hundreds of times. My bad. Oh no, wait...

Look, here's the real problem: Collecting and shipping use to really suck. I mean it was TERRIBLE. This was a few years back,...
Forum: Reef 01-10-2013, 11:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,927
Posted By albert_dao
:/ Honestly, I just doublecheck salinity and...

:/

Honestly, I just doublecheck salinity and dump them in. That's probably bad advice, but I've been doing it for years without issue.

Linkias are hardier than people give them credit for as...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-10-2013, 11:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Foxfaces are like Angels, you get the one out of...

Foxfaces are like Angels, you get the one out of 50 that's a stupid outlier.
Forum: Marine Fish 01-10-2013, 11:07 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Look up Geniacanthus. They're less like angels...

Look up Geniacanthus. They're less like angels and more like overgrown anthias.

If you have a good budget, check these out:

• schooling* fish - small group of one of the nicer fairy/flasher...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-10-2013, 10:54 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 7,188
Posted By albert_dao
Get cardinals as your schooling fish. You can...

Get cardinals as your schooling fish. You can probably add 10 of these without too much issue.

Pick ONE species of clownfish, not two.

The blenny won't add much bioload. Go ahead and add one.
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