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| no need to cure the rock my friend as I understand it since nothing is dying or decaying. Simply give it a good scrubbing (tire scrubber, eg) to remove algae or sediments (you can go over polyps too... they'll be OK) and rinse. As for the skimmers... and of the three brands you are looking at would be fine choices IMO.
. Anthony Calfo
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| Posted 1/23/2006 5:34:04 PM |
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| Just FWIW, in my case, I was not successful removing all the algae in my initial vigorous attempts to scrub them clean. (A very good idea to wear gloves while you do this, BTW) Within a week or two of being placed back in the tank, small algae growths reappeared from the rock's many nooks and crannies. Frankly, it might have been managable at that point, but having seen the tank the rocks came from, with algae thick enough that it looked like a lawn, I wasn't about to take any chances. Also, this rock wasn't going in my main tank, so it wasn't like I had to put all my reefkeeping activities on hold while the rock was curing. However, I would suggest, should you choose to just scrub and reuse, that you keep a vigilant watch and act decisively at the first sign of any reappearance. And, in my opinion, checking out your RO unit would be a wise precaution regardless of how you proceed. - Mark
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| Posted 1/23/2006 6:25:32 PM |
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| understood and agreed, Mark. Good advice and more likely the circumstance that most folks are in versus my advice which was/is to go without light for a matter of weeks pending further nutrient export (tuning the skimmer). But for (themajority of folks) that have photosynthetic creatures amindst the algae... the nbo light advice is not practical  If finances allow too, one could barrel store the rock in dim or no light... goose it with calcium polygluconate to spur corallines and sell it off in a couple months. After having bought fresh new rock for the recently revamped display tank, of course
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| Posted 1/23/2006 6:34:16 PM |
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If finances allow too, one could barrel store the rock in dim or no light... goose it with calcium polygluconate to spur corallines and sell it off in a couple months. After having bought fresh new rock for the recently revamped display tank, of course 
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| Posted 1/23/2006 7:56:13 PM |
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| Another thought also to save my corals and one single coral banded shrimp is to set up a hospital tank if you will. Put my mentioned items in there for the time being. I still have my PC lighting to keep them going. Just have to buy a smaller tank. What size? I will add bio balls to my sump now for a week or so and turn the lights on for 6 hours or so to keep the corals living while the bio balls gather bacteria. Then make a make shift filter with the bio balls from my main display for the smaller hospital tanks. Need this hospitl tank anyway. Will this work?
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| Posted 1/23/2006 8:06:26 PM |
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ah, very good to hear about the QT  But do make this easier/better... simple get a used sponge filter and operate it with an air pump. It will colonize faster and stronger than bioballs for this purpose. Either way though, the small sometimes daily water changes in QT are fast, easy and easily insure good water quality. No worries.
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| Posted 1/23/2006 8:16:39 PM |
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| Wow your fast!!! How would I hook up a sponge, which I do have? Just put the sponge in the tank by itself? I do not have one in my main tank now. Would have to put it in to charge it first. Thanks again!!
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| Posted 1/23/2006 8:22:57 PM |
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| most any sponge filter can be sued/modified (really good bacterial media). but I suggest you just buy a pre-made sponge filter. You can see them online and at your local LFS. They are cheap and they run off of a small air pump. Tetra, Hydro-sponge and Jungle brands are all quite good sponge filters.
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| Posted 1/24/2006 8:23:09 PM |
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| Hi Anthony, This is a skimmer that someone in my C-SEA club has for sale. Just wondering if you have an opinion on it. I am trying to get a name brand. He wants $200. Or do you think I am better off buying a name brand? Thanks again for all your help. I think I am going to give this thing a little more time. 
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| Posted 1/24/2006 9:03:01 PM |
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do confirm the brand, mate, and we'll examine it closer. More importantly... do show a closer pic fo the internals so we can evaluate the water path and body proportions.
.Anthony Calfo
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