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01-09-2011, 12:32 PM
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Really liking the FTS man. Looks a bazilion times better (and roomier) without the old-school tunze on the wavysea brackets. Strange about the cloudy water perhaps it gets cloudy for some reason each time your sock gets full and it's not pulling stuff out anymore?
What are those pancake mofos you added from the bucket? Funny I've never seen them before in a thread. 
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01-09-2011, 12:52 PM
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rofl....pancake mofos..i just loled and startled the kid. theyre sand dollars
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01-09-2011, 02:53 PM
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Tony do those flat thingy's work and what do they do do they go through the sand bed cleaning
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01-09-2011, 03:11 PM
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The FTS looks great so glad to see fish in there  I think you're right the small wrasse should be fine if he has a few days to settle in first.
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01-09-2011, 04:40 PM
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FTS looks great Tony! And as for those filter socks: I warned you to go bigger. I wish I had. I'm going to rig up for a larger sock. Cleaning every two to three days is a real PITA. Anyhow, things are looking good.
PS. Brett, only a flatlander wouldn't know what a sand dollar is. Used to use those things as skipping stones on the beach when I was a kid.
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01-09-2011, 05:10 PM
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I am realy surprised you got the sand dollars Tony, they have a very pour survival rate in tanks and will compete with the fighting conch for food.
looking good though. Steve
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01-09-2011, 06:49 PM
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Just always wanted to try some sand dollars but never had enough open sandbed to try them so was never really an option. We'll see how it goes.
Yeah Lance I know you told me but you didn't tell me anything I wasn't already thinking. It was a matter of cost and what could be built: the glass sock holders were available for $20 each for 4" but a lot more for the 6" and would have to be fabricated. Plus all my 6" socks have broken rims so I needed to get all new anyhow and a few people convinced me to at least try the 4's. I've been using 6" for a long time now and I get a week before they need to be cleaned. Worst case scenario I'll just stop using socks, but I'll use them for now as they help clear the diatoms. But I'll switch to a larger micron size first as that would be an easy enough thing to try.
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01-09-2011, 06:54 PM
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I got lazy last week and again just ran my tank without a sock for a few days. Unreal how much better my skimmer skims but I really don't like the extra particulates in the water column.
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01-09-2011, 08:08 PM
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Tony, what's the largest size micron sock you've seen? I'd be interested in acquiring some too.
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