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Doc_Polit

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  1. Well......

    I have been wanting to start a salty tank for some time now.

    Yesterday, my fiancee's uncle gave me a 50 gallon tank, stand and AC70 for free. :thumbs:

    SCORE!!! :smokey:

    Looks like I saved a few bucks to spend on other equipment. BTW, I will be leaning on all you saltwater folks for advice in the not too distant future.

  2. Well......my hatred for washing sand led me to be innovative and I came up with an easy method.

    I stopped at my local hardware store and picked up one of these.

    Then I attached my 1/2" drill and Voila! :thumbs:

    I filled a 5 gallon bucket halfway with sand, clamped my garden hose to the edge of the bucket, let the water run and mixed until the water ran clear. So much simpler than the other "tried and true" methods. :rofl:

  3. I also run the 300 watt unit on my 90 gallon and it is rock solid. No variation in temperature and been running for 1 year hassle free.

    Pisces (Calgary) and Big Al's (Edmonton) are 2 sources that I know of locally to get them. Others?

  4. This site is growing so quickly, I can hardly keep up to this part of the forum so...

    To all of our "newbies" I'd like to say :welcome: to Alberta Aquatica.

    Enjoy your time and thanks for contributing to an already terrific online community.

  5. I am completely at a loss.

    I cannot keep Ancistrus (BN) Plecos alive in my all-male Hap/Peacock tank.

    I have now lost my third. This time, a 5" wild-caught that leapt out the gap between the glass top and tank frame. When I found him, he was dead and had no eyes.

    Their prior victim was a 4" Albino BN. They also picked out his eyes before finishing him off.

    What the ????

    Has anyone else had similar problems with their cichlids? I have no idea what I can keep with these guys as a clean-up crew.

  6. im sorry for all the questions and i know it may be frustrating for some because i post on almost the same stuff. But it will help me out in the long run and hopefully with someone else on here, in the future if they have the same problems.

    No worries, Dalray!

    I am watching your threads carefully because I will soon be plumbing my sump with 2" drain and 1.5" return as well. Only difference is that I have 1 center overflow. I am hoping the Durso will work for me but it may interfere with my return line.

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