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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 04-18-2008, 07:26 PM
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Posted By Melina
65g reef for sale in Northwest BC

65g reef with 20g sump, Tek T5 light fixture, EuroReef 100 skimmer, 70 lbs live rock, assortment of healthy corals (soft, lps & sps), 2 picasso clowns, 2 cleaner shrimp, assortment of snails, tuxedo...
Forum: Reef 02-07-2008, 07:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,039
Posted By Melina
No, I have not been able to learn more about...

No, I have not been able to learn more about these critters. I still have them. They are still on the shells... have not separated.
Forum: Reef 11-14-2007, 08:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,039
Posted By Melina
snails/worms? living on my astrea snails?

I don't have a picture, but living in the shells of a few of my astrea snails, are these long, thin black things. They have their own little shells (same color and texture as the snail's shell, but...
Forum: Reef 10-23-2007, 08:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 705
Posted By Melina
Thanks guys. The tank is a 65g. I won't do it.

Thanks guys. The tank is a 65g. I won't do it.
Forum: Reef 10-23-2007, 07:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 705
Posted By Melina
got 2 picassos, can I add 2 black percs?

Hi,
I recently got 2 juvenile captive-bred picasso clownfish. I've had them 2 weeks. I would really like to get 2 juvenile cb black percula clownfish and I'm wondering if introducing them to the...
Forum: Reef 10-15-2007, 11:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By Melina
Oh and we are planning to add a refugium to the...

Oh and we are planning to add a refugium to the system. In the meantime do you think I could put a light over my sump and just throw some chaeto in there? Would that help?
Forum: Reef 10-15-2007, 11:50 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By Melina
Currently my photoperiod is 10 hours but I'm...

Currently my photoperiod is 10 hours but I'm considering shortening that. I've got an assortment of snails for a clean up crew and a tuxedo urchin but I've only had them 3 days, so they haven't made...
Forum: Reef 10-15-2007, 09:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By Melina
algae in new tank

My tank is 1 1/2 months old, and currently there is a huge bloom of green filamentous/hair algae on all the rocks, the glass, everywhere. I hear that an algae problem is a sign of something wrong...
Forum: Reef 10-12-2007, 12:01 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 729
Posted By Melina
PH is 8.3 they are actually looking a bit...

PH is 8.3
they are actually looking a bit better right now...
Forum: Reef 10-11-2007, 11:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 729
Posted By Melina
It was under T5's in the other tank, and I have...

It was under T5's in the other tank, and I have T5's as well. It has moderate flow.
Forum: Reef 10-11-2007, 10:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 729
Posted By Melina
xenia frag not pulsing in new tank

I got a xenia frag from a local reefer yesterday, it was pulsing in his tank. Put it in my tank, after a 2 hour drip acclimation, and it has stopped pulsing and doesn't look too good. Some polyps are...
Forum: Reef 10-07-2007, 08:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,164
Posted By Melina
Thanks for the advice. I'm going to take it. ...

Thanks for the advice. I'm going to take it. I'm scrapping the crabs. :biggrin:
Forum: Reef 10-07-2007, 05:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 740
Posted By Melina
Good to know about the UV sterilizer. I just...

Good to know about the UV sterilizer. I just learned that seahorses do best with temps around 73-74F, cooler than my reef tank, so plumbing them together is not an option. Maybe I'll set up a...
Forum: Reef 10-07-2007, 02:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 740
Posted By Melina
seahorse tank/refugium?

Hello,
I've been thinking about plumbing a refugium into my 65g (20g sump) reef set up. I love seahorses and would love to keep them. Would a seahorse tank, (with a deep sand bed, planted with...
Forum: Reef 10-04-2007, 06:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,333
Posted By Melina
I don't like the idea of using bleach. No matter...

I don't like the idea of using bleach. No matter how much I'd rinse afterwards, I'd still be paranoid that there'd be some bleach residue. I first blasted mine with the garden hose, got most of the...
Forum: Reef 10-03-2007, 11:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,164
Posted By Melina
My tank has been up and running with the live...

My tank has been up and running with the live rock for exactly one month.
The reason I want the crabs is because I've got an algae problem... I want this green filamentous algae GONE... but maybe if...
Forum: Reef 10-03-2007, 10:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,164
Posted By Melina
stocking question

Hey guys,
My 65g is a month old. I have a 20g sump. The live rock I purchased was very well established and my cycle was very short. I never had an ammonia or nitrite spike. Right now these are...
Forum: Reef 10-02-2007, 10:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,333
Posted By Melina
Well after a few hours, it settled down, and now,...

Well after a few hours, it settled down, and now, my skimmer is functioning normally. The water is crystal clear and I am feeling very relieved. I wonder what exactly it is that causes the skimmer...
Forum: Reef 10-02-2007, 07:30 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,333
Posted By Melina
It was fresh out of the box from J&L Aquatics...

It was fresh out of the box from J&L Aquatics (had it shipped to me), I didn't put anything on it, I didn't lay it anywhere where it could have gotten dirty or anything... no...
Forum: Reef 10-02-2007, 07:12 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,333
Posted By Melina
filter sock affecting protein skimmer?

Hi, if anyone can help me understand what happened today, and help me fix it, I'd really appreciate it.

I put a 100 micron filter sock on the pipe in the sump that drains my overflow. (65g, 20g...
Forum: Reef 10-02-2007, 05:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,182
Posted By Melina
Thanks. I will do this. Hopefully, like you...

Thanks. I will do this. Hopefully, like you said, I'll be one step ahead in catching it so soon. Wish me luck!
Forum: Reef 09-30-2007, 06:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,182
Posted By Melina
Botryocladia skottsbergii ID confirmation

Is this Botryocladia skottsbergii (red bubble algae)? Has anyone had experience with this? Good or bad, should I remove it asap?
Thanks!
Forum: Reef 09-24-2007, 10:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By Melina
How do you drain it?

How do you drain it?
Forum: Reef 09-23-2007, 01:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 894
Posted By Melina
rinsing sand tap water OK?

I got some Caribsea Aragonite sand. It says to rinse it prior to putting it in the tank. Is it OK to rinse it with tap water, or do I have to use RO/DI water? If I rinse it with tap water and let the...
Forum: Reef 09-20-2007, 12:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,068
Posted By Melina
I recently got some beautiful rock from Hidden...

I recently got some beautiful rock from Hidden Reef.
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