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Chill dude, I'm asking you to substantiate your claims, not saying anything personal. Keep this civil, or you won't be taken seriously, no matter who you supposedly represent. And I reiterate that I have nothing to do with Aquapharm and am not taking anybody's side on anything. But it bothers me that people when pissed, even if they have good reason to be so, start making general statements without giving proper detail. And, based on just the emotion and vitriol found in the statements, we're somehow supposed to believe these people's side of the story. I don't think so. I'm equally interested to know the truth behind this saga, and if indeed Aquapharm is guilty of all you claim, I'm sure you'll succeed in pressing your claims through legal means. But how does starting a flame thread in sgreef help anything? More facts please Chemifish, but do tone down your posts.

Please clarify if you are referring only to the filtration media that they sell which is the PUR-II product, or if you are referring to ALL aquapharm products including the other additives. You may have reason to be upset by what you say are unethical practices, but it is another thing altogether to take broad brush and attack every product brought in by a company. I am not defending Aquapharm, but I don't think you have given any basis for your sweeping accusations apart from your personal opinions.

sorry but i disagree. 1) who knows if the "customer" is telling the truth or is a friend who is lying to cover for the dog farm owner. 2) so what if they were really found in the drain and someone else is responsible for abandoning the dogs? the condition that the volunteers found them in the farm, and the desperation of the dogs there proves that the farm owner is at least equally, if not more, responsible for the cruelty. they should arrest him and question him + his "customer" and expose the bullsh*t

whoa. if boyd's allegations about the quality of aquapharm's products are true... that's bad news. i'm sure lots of local reefers use some of it. however, his comments seem to be directed at the filtration medium and not the other products like the coral food and tank supplements. shall await more breaking news...

congrats!!

upz. people have reflected the cost of transport. so i'm lowering the price to $120. pm me if you're interested.

Reading that thread on arofanatics, i found it quite amusing that someone was saying that perhaps it is an sg company saying the product is made in the USA so that people will trust it more as people here tend to think US/European products are better. He goes on to say that we should be proud of singapore products and their quality, e.g. Creative Tech. BUT, he ends by saying, "still, I feel cheated". That, to me, shows that for all his attempts to sound pro-Singapore products, in his mind he thought he was buying a US product and was disappointed to learn that it might be local made. i.e. he himself is biased towards foreign made things. Moral of the story: no matter whether you think it is ethical to advertise a locally made product as being a US product if only a small part of the process was done outside sg, you have to admit that Singaporeans STILL largely think that overseas made things are better and will more readily pay for such a product. Thus, marketing people will be tempted to brand things as imported. It's an old trick, but still highly effective because of how people like us think (yes, i am guilty too).

it's along jalan kayu about a minute's walk away from the thasevi prata place, on the opposite side of the road, nearer to seletar camp direction. you can't miss it, it has a bright white sign with a red fish outline on the outside of the shop that can be seen from the road.

upz tank going for $150. Self collect at near serangoon gardens. First person to commit to this price gets it. PM me pls if interested thanks.

pmed you

upz. not selling for very much, mainly need someone to take it away as it is sitting around doing nothing

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Description: 5' x 22" (w) x 28" (h) tank, 10mm thickness, eurobracing top and bottom 1' long internal overflow box that can contain filter wool and coral chips Internally mounted return pump (around 600 l/h) 5 months old (bought it brand new in mid july) About 20kg of coral chips optional with tank (free) Reason for sale: Upgraded my tank to new one with an external overflow so I can run a sump Collection: Self-collect near Serangoon Gardens. Anytime starting today. Price: PM your best price pls.

petmart has got a few. mine is from there. those big shallow blue ones i presume?

worse, papers are reporting that World Idol has been cancelled... so Taufik's victory is even more hollow now

ya ya i like kronos, especially becos people who don't look carefully think i'm wearing nikes!!

actually this year they did announce the bonus in the middle of the year as 0.5 month in july and 0.5 month in dec. what they did yesterday was simply adjust the figure by adding a 0.25 month special bonus on top of what had earlier been announced because of the good economy. so the actual bonus is just 1.25 month, considering that the 13th month is not really a bonus, it is basically the deferred portion of your monthly pay.

Sly... gross Three cheers for Taufik!!

a DSB is what people consider to be 4" - 6" of sand. The purpose of this is to create an area at the bottom of the sandbed where there is little to no oxygen available, leading to the growth of anaerobic bacteria. This bacteria derives its oxygen for metabolism by breaking down nitrates (NO3) into harmless nitrogen gas (N2) which then slowly escapes the tank via the water above. Therefore, the purpose of a DSB is to process nitrates (produced by fish waste and other decomposing matter in the tank) into nitrogen. Note though, that a DSB can take anywhere from 6 months to a year to mature, ie. become effective at what it is supposed to do.

IMHO apart from missing cisse, baros and garcia, liverpool probably played with the best team it could field (even if the injured players come back) and certainly this is the defence i would like to see in the long term. Traore and Josemi really sux bad and I can't understand at all why they even get a game. Both being injured to me is a real jackpot, and now Liverpool have no choice but to field Riise and Finnan, which I've always felt are much more solid. It's no fluke to hold Arsenal to 1 shot on goal the whole game. If you watched the match you would've seen how little space the fullbacks gave the Arsenal wingers. People are quick to say Arsenal played badly, but maybe Liverpool played well and threw them out of the rhythm, so they looked like they played badly but maybe they did ok considering how tough Liverpool made life for them. It's also a measure of the high standards expected of Arsenal that when they lose two away games to teams as tough as Man U and Liverpool, people say they are in crisis. C'mon, they didn't lose to Norwich or Blackburn, you know. Give them a break. They'll still be chasing for the title right to the end.

I'm a Liverpool fan! That's why I'm used to mediocrity

i always see this fella... is he the one making the pictures or is someone else just making fun of him?

Nice to know that's how people's comments are viewed.

awww justin you poor fella!! means you can't play half life 2 as well? awwwww

personally i would suggest you got for the coralife 12x. anything less and you might as well save your money, it won't be as effective in combating parasites (which are hardier than bacteria). adjust to the flowrate recommended for parasites and you will kill harmful bacteria too, but note that this flowrate tends to be quite low so might take a while to process all the water in your tank.