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    Published on 01-03-2010 01:16 PM
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    For about 6 months now I have been making my own food. When, I started my goal was to purchase as much of it as possible from the local grocery store in order to keep the cost down. In November, I did a teach for my local on the food recipe. Here is the recipe and a video that I made to go along with recipe.

    MASM Food Recipe

    Why Make your Own Food:

    1) Allows for variety of diet: You can mix different things together in feeding. Your fish get variety
    2) Cost effective solution. Most items in the recipe are at your local grocery store.
    3) Can tailor your recipe to your own specific tank.

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    by Published on 01-01-2010 11:59 PM
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    If you do a brief search in Google1 or Wikipedia2, you’ll get the general overview of this photosynthetic algae-like bacteria, discovering that it has been around throughout history. Scientists have documented its existence in freshwater, brackish and marine water, and discovered it hidden in fossils as well. Often referred to as “blue-green algae,” it is non-motile because its cells do not contain cilia, yet has the ability to spread via filamentous branching that bud and form new colonies elsewhere. Each cell wall is made up of a thick gelatinous membrane that helps hold it all together in the sheets we often observe in our aquariums.

    GreshamH being attacked by a
    super-sized cyanobacteria strain.

    It feeds on nitrogen and carbon, using ...
    by Published on 01-01-2010 11:59 PM
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    1. Equipment
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    Stray electricity in the aquarium is unsafe for you as well as your livestock. Usually the only time it is noticed is when a person reaches in the tank with a nick on their finger, quickly feeling a tingle or even a jolt. After that unpleasantness has passed, it's time to determine what is causing it.

    There are worse scenarios, such as that acrid smell, sparks, or even fire. Let's assume that is not the case, because if it is you should be calling 911 rather than perusing Reef Addicts.
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