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You just got that new {insert item here}, is it safe to put it in your tank?

The short answer is no. No matter what new thing you purchase, it may have something on

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Quarantine & Dips
melev | 21 November
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This is a very old page I compiled way back in 2004 to help organize a lengthy thread about a DIY calcium reactor. I'm reposting it because all of the included pictures, but I'

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DJ88's DIY calcium reactor
melev | 21 November
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You need to break out the Yellow Pages and look up "plastics"... call one up that seems near you, and ask if they sell AcryLite to the public. Most do. You want acrylic, not

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DIY Overflow Box (Weir)
melev | 20 November
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I recently shipped out a Smartphone Floater to a customer that has a Samsung Note8 phone. His immediate

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Top down photos with a smartphone
melev | 19 November
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The iOS version of Reef Trace has been out for a few weeks. The Android version comes out next, work starts on it next month. Reef Trace has partnered with Melev's Reef, and

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The Reef Trace App is here!
melev | 18 November
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Green Hair Algae (abbreviated as GHA for this article) - Derbesia - is a form of algae that looks like its name. It is usually dark green, grows quite long if left

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Getting Rid of Green Hair Algae
melev | 18 November
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4/24/08: For years, I've heard from many of my online friends about the various corals they'd order online. I'd think about the money they spent on their exotic frags, and go

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Ordering corals online?! Here's my experience
melev | 17 November
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Each day when I roll out of bed, the first thing to greet me is my reef. The actinics are on, and I get a nice view to start my day. As I work in my office, this is my view. Of

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This view never gets old
melev | 15 November
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I installed the Reefbrite Lumilite on my frag system's refugium a couple of months ago to see how it would do.  Honestly, I had a feeling I'd need two of them to handle that

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Product Review: Reefbrite's Lumilite
melev | 13 November
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You know how you put off some tasks because they are going to take more time, or because they aren't easily accessible?  I'm not immune either.  I knew that my calcium reactor

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Doing All The Things
melev | 13 November
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