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I get my 20# filled at the local Coca Cola distributor. About $25 to fill and no waiting. Usually full before I get it paid for. Vic

The user name and passwords are stored as cookies I am told. I use a utility called CCleaner that removes cookies, temporary INTERNET files, etc. Ergo, I have to type in the password and user name each time I use CC. This is the same on all of the boards I access. To me, it is a small price to pay for the security and cleaning up the shrapnel from the INTERNET. Vic

When do they get their Colours????????????????????????????????

No. Petsmart and Petland. Both on the south side of the city. Vic

Yep - 20# aluminum certified. Edmonton, not Calgary, store.

Go see these folks, they will deal. I bough my 20#, totally refurbished and certified for $60 (I think). Don't use e-mail, they all go to Calgary and the Calgary prices are quite a bit higher than Edmonton. Vic Edmonton Office: The Recharge Centre 5152 - 75 Street Edmonton, AB Canada T6E 6W2

I have purchased from aquariumplants.com with great success. They ship Canadian orders from the operation in Manitoba. Really speeds up the process by avoiding the international transshipping. Vic

I would suggest that you check with Rex Grigg here: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/ Or alternatively find the Clippard site and see what they have to say regarding maintenance of solenoids. I would appreciate your sharing any maintenance requirements that you discover. Vic

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A corner box filter will likely work, if such a thing still exists!

I checked a number of hardware stores in Red Deer with no luck. Then I got the yellow page directory out and chased down a water bed store. They had the venturi and the reducer for the sink faucet for less than $10. Vic

No S*** Sherlock: We had to euthanize out 14 year old Siamese spay female about 6 weeks ago. The food she innocently ate caused chronic renal failure. Some pissed to say the very least. Boycott sounds about perfect to me. Thanks Neil for the headsup. No effect on me as I am feedin fresh vegies, frozen blood worms and NLS. Vic

Normal. If it concerns you, put one of the plastic check valves in the line close to where the line goes in the tank or to an external diffuser. If you have a bubble counter it likely has an integral bubble counter that will protect your regulator. HMMMMMMMMMMMM, would be a good idea to make sure that you have a check valve in the system. If not use a brass check valve placed as noted above. Vic

Sorry, I can't find the freaking site again, so you get my short form instructions! Start with distilled water, no impurities. I made mine in a well washed 710 ml coke bottle, sealing top. Add to about 2/3's full with the distilled water. Then gradually add bicarbonate of soda, test the KH after each addition. Try to get the test results as close to 4KH as possible. If you go by the 4KH point you have enough room in the coke bottle to gradually add water to get back down to 4KH. This reference solution you put in your drop checker to the line on the bowl of the drop checker. Then add sufficient reagent to get a clear blue indication, zero CO2. You do not need to be precise in terms of drops as the reagent is neutral and will not effect the accuracy of the CO2 level measurement. Put the lid on, carefully - no leaks, invert the drop checker and stick to the inside of the tank about 4 inches below the surface and in a place where there is water circulation. This should last several weeks. Be sure to seal up your reference solution as evaporation will cause a variance in the KH of the reference solution. I have attached a link to the Red Sea web site. Their drop checker is second from the bottom. I am not espousing that this is the premium drop checker. I am simply saying that this is the one that I use and it works well with the determined KH reference solution and their reagent. Vic http://www.redseafish.com/co2_pro.asp If you are using the test strips, I would strongly recommend that you invest in a non strip test kit. The strips are notoriously inaccurate.

Don't remember exactly however, I will find it this afternoon and either post the directions or a link. Vic