Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-11-2009, 04:55 AM
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Thank You
Thank you to whichever Mod fixed my photos. I can never get this magic technology stuff to work for me.
Jon
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-11-2009, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-02-2009, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 5
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Calgary - Tank Breakdown
What I have to sell includes: (POTENTIALLY SOLD)
-An unknown quantity of live rock @ $4:00/lb. There is no coraline algae, but no pests either. Lots of pods. I would guess 50lbs but if you can bring...
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Forum: Lounge
02-04-2009, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 21
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Does that make sense?
Not to question the big wigs, but that is a relatively shallow tank with a huge amount of surface area. Even if there was no water movement does low O2 make sense?
Unless bacteria started using...
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Forum: Reef
01-27-2009, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,188
Right Sorry
Right, Sorry,
I meant top ups not water changes.
With the lid I wont have to top up water as much. This will make lugging RODI water a little more manageable.
Thanks again guys.
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Forum: Reef
01-26-2009, 03:50 AM
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Replies: 34
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Message Recieved Loud and Clear.
Message received loud and clear. Stop using Tap Water and Get a RO/DI.
Hi Myka,
I will give you the results to my calcium values when next I go into my LFS. I had to leave but he said he...
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Forum: Reef
01-25-2009, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 34
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I figured it out.
So thanks to Syeve's suggestion I went and got my water tested. All I have for specific Grav is a red sea hydrometer. It was reading 1.026 which is perfect as I understand it.
When the very kind...
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Forum: Reef
01-25-2009, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,188
I hate my tank a little less.
Thanks everyone for the Support. I will try and answer the questions in order.
1)I will try to give my tank more love. Its unfortunate she is such a cruel mistress.
2)I am just using tapwater...
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Forum: Reef
01-25-2009, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,188
I hate my tank!
Sorry this is a bit of vent with a few questions at the end.
First the specs:
-72 gallon with a 20 gallon sump
-Single strip of Power Compact Fluorescents (New Bulbs)
-Vertex 100 Skimmer....
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Forum: Reef
01-14-2009, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: JL Aquatics
11-12-2008, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 5
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Back to square one
Thanks for that link Albert,
Just when I thought I had my mind made up.
Jon.
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Forum: Calgary
11-10-2008, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,879
That helps
So it looks like its not chloramine.
That table will also be helpful when I start dosing Calc and Mag as I will know what the water generally contains allready.
Thanks,
Jon.
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Forum: JL Aquatics
11-10-2008, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Calgary
11-09-2008, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,879
Thanks.
RO/DI will be in the future.
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Forum: Calgary
11-09-2008, 03:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,879
Calgary Water
I was just wondering if anyone knows how Calgary treats its water?
For my fresh water top ups I am simply letting a bucket of tapwater sit for at least 24 hours so all the chlorine evaporates....
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
10-02-2008, 02:35 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Reef
10-01-2008, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 3
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Macro Algae Light Requirements
I was trying to find information about Macro algae light requirements and came across the following really good general artical on Macro Algae...
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-01/sl/index.php...
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Forum: Reef
09-23-2008, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 52
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Forum: Reef
09-22-2008, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,183
Thanks
Thanks Myka and Zylumn, I checked out that web site and it looked really good so I bought some. As most live rock I see now days does not have any interesting life on it anyways, I will just seed...
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Forum: Reef
09-21-2008, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,183
Base Rock
I am interested in using Caribsea Reef Rock from JandL as base rock for my tank.
The website does not talk about the average size of each peace. Has anyone bought this stuff? I want average...
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Forum: Reef
09-21-2008, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 1
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Clip on metal Halides
So I want to purchase a clip on metal halide. Here are the two options I have found. Can anyone comment on the quality of either manufacturer.
Viper by JBJ
-Aprox. $250
-150 Watt
-14000K...
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Forum: Reef
09-21-2008, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 10
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Exact same situation
Funnily enough I am in the exact same situation.
What I have decided to do is partially because I had some existing equipment and the fact that I am cheap.
Single Coralife Compact floresent in...
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Forum: Reef
09-15-2008, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,115
Thanks
Thanks for the replies. I have it at 1.024 right now as that was in the middle but will make sure I have it checked with a refractometer. I wonder why Red Sea says to keep it so low.
Jon.
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Forum: Reef
09-15-2008, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 8
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Noob Salt question
I just bought some red sea salt and Hydrometer and they are saying that I should keep my specific gravity at 1.021 (at 27 C). On the web I have read it should be 1.026 at that temperature.
The...
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Forum: Reef
09-08-2008, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,251
Thanks
I completely agree that algae is a natural part of the system but there are definitely nuisance algae’s that I would like to avoid. I am pretty sure that Bleach is not a detergent but is actually...
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