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  1. mdlnewman

    My 430 gal build

    Looking great so far.
  2. mdlnewman

    Ideas for a 75G no brace canopy

    umm nope had it on there for a year before getting rid of tank and no rust, looks galvanized
  3. mdlnewman

    Ideas for a 75G no brace canopy

    I got a set for a 75 with brace, much easier to find. I then went to Home Depot and bought one of the frame pieces used to hang Drop ceilings with. Cut it to fit the spot and the glass rests on it in the middle...
  4. mdlnewman

    Getting Started. Please help!

    As far as the FX5 I have mine setup with the sponges it comes with and all ceramic bio rings for the rest. The charcoal and or any other granular stuff will gunk up too quick and cause other problems. You will love the FX5 it is virtually silent, mine is in my bedroom 4ft from my head. Don't...
  5. mdlnewman

    MonsterAquariaNetwork and Li need your help!!

    You don't exist so can't sign a petition. You are just a figment of our imagination.
  6. mdlnewman

    MonsterAquariaNetwork and Li need your help!!

    Same. I also sent my father in law an email asking if he would be willing to help. Nationally known patent lawyer, crossing fingers.
  7. mdlnewman

    Amonia still spiking.

    I still vote for take a sample to your LFS to have it tested
  8. mdlnewman

    Amonia still spiking.

    try another test kit just to be sure
  9. mdlnewman

    141x29x31 inch 360x75x80 work in progress

    Hehe no problem just wanted to be neighborly. ;)
  10. mdlnewman

    141x29x31 inch 360x75x80 work in progress

    Looks awesome. Thanks for letting us follow you on this wonderful trek as you made a masterpiece. PS what happened to your Futbal team??
  11. mdlnewman

    Green algae

    Yea that cyano that comes off in one piece is what I had in the discus tank, it has a fx5 so flow wasn't the issue it was nasty media in my case. I slowly over a few months swapped all the porous media out for new bio rings and no more cyano. I have a set of sponges to swap out still but the...
  12. mdlnewman

    Green algae

    Ah I see change the subject. I may be wrong about the nitrates building up in the media. I only have the argument that when I took out old media my cyno went away. This could be completely phosphate build up and not nitrate build up. Since I didn't have anything tested.
  13. mdlnewman

    Green algae

    Well since nitrates are eaten by anaerobic bacteria, not sure how these denitrifying(ie those that eat nitrites) matter one bit.
  14. mdlnewman

    New from Front Royal

    welcome
  15. mdlnewman

    glad to be a part of CCA.!.!

    Welcome
  16. mdlnewman

    newbie!

    welcome
  17. mdlnewman

    Greetings from DC

    Welcome
  18. mdlnewman

    1900 gallon tank idea help

    Actually pretty much noone in SW uses bioballs anymore. They are a nitrate factory in the making. Dunno if they do that in fresh water or not.
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