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Forum: Reef 04-21-2010, 06:47 AM
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Posted By shrimpchips
Crappy pics: ...

Crappy pics:
http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll255/ashikatani/Reef%20tank/P4204561.jpg

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll255/ashikatani/Reef%20tank/P4204560.jpg

In my friend's tank the...
Forum: Oceanic Corals 04-21-2010, 02:01 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,682
Posted By shrimpchips
Me too - I have about 6 frags waiting for a...

Me too - I have about 6 frags waiting for a gluin'.
Forum: Reef 04-20-2010, 08:28 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,508
Posted By shrimpchips
I'll get a pic tonight. Mine has a greener base...

I'll get a pic tonight. Mine has a greener base than the parent colony (which RTN'd during a friend's tank transfer) - which had a white base with brilliant blue tips. There was another frag of it,...
Forum: Reef 04-20-2010, 07:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,508
Posted By shrimpchips
Actually, something more like this: ...

Actually, something more like this:
http://www.oracorals.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ora-pearlberry.jpg

:D:D:D:D:D



Nice! Yeah, I just have a wee frag growing out now.
Forum: Reef 04-20-2010, 06:45 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 9,508
Posted By shrimpchips
"Rare" corals I have (just cause they're hard to...

"Rare" corals I have (just cause they're hard to get here):
Hawkins Echinata (a full colony :D)
Pearlberry
Red Planet
Montipora setosa
Icefire echinata
chili peppers montipora capricornis (not...
Forum: Reef 04-19-2010, 06:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,532
Posted By shrimpchips
Single vortech on a newer style battery backup...

Single vortech on a newer style battery backup for 24+ hours of emergency power goodness!
Forum: Tank Journal 04-18-2010, 03:11 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 24,674
Posted By shrimpchips
Get the peppermints - I don't have any aiptasia...

Get the peppermints - I don't have any aiptasia in my display or frag tanks because of them. Much cheaper than getting berghias from the states. Berghias are no guarantee either - they can be stung...
Forum: Aqua Digital 04-18-2010, 03:07 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 42,156
Posted By shrimpchips
Actually when you adjust the dosing it's much...

Actually when you adjust the dosing it's much better to run the calibration - it's actually quite simple.

Set up your dosing pump system and all the tubing as it will be when it's running. The...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 04-17-2010, 06:40 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,446
Posted By shrimpchips
They're foraminifera - harmless hitch hikers. ...

They're foraminifera - harmless hitch hikers.

The green stuff is algae :)
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 04-17-2010, 06:28 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,086
Posted By shrimpchips
Paypal sent :)

Paypal sent :)
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 04-16-2010, 06:40 PM
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Views: 4,695
Posted By shrimpchips
Gauging interest - Purple and Sparkling blue cespitularia (xenia)

Just wondering if people in the West woud be interested in frags of rare xenids: powder blue anthelia, purple xenia (cespitularia) and sparkling blue xenia (also a cespitularia). I have a few frags...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 04-16-2010, 06:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,086
Posted By shrimpchips
Pm sent!

Pm sent!
Forum: Tank Journal 04-14-2010, 07:45 AM
Replies: 280
Views: 72,729
Posted By shrimpchips
Pretty soon you're going to end up with a 1.5g...

Pretty soon you're going to end up with a 1.5g pico. And then where will your chaetoballs roll free?

Since all your creative juices weren't exhausted on desiging this build, I'm expecting some...
Forum: Everything Pellets 04-13-2010, 08:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 9,662
Posted By shrimpchips
Free pellets for all!!

Free pellets for all!!
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 11:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,872
Posted By shrimpchips
Thanks Ian! It looks even better now that it's...

Thanks Ian! It looks even better now that it's growing out healthily under crappy current USA 18" T5HO bulbs :D

I can agree that the light is no Powermodule, but it gets the job done in a format...
Forum: Reef 04-07-2010, 11:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,872
Posted By shrimpchips
Despite what people have to say about their...

Despite what people have to say about their experiences with the Current USA light on their nano tanks and it being "crap", I'll disagree. The bulbs are cheap (under $15 each) to replace, but they...
Forum: Reef 04-05-2010, 04:26 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,230
Posted By shrimpchips
The 8-bulb combo I was recommended as per RC's...

The 8-bulb combo I was recommended as per RC's GrimReefer is as follows:

Front:
ATI Blue+
ATI Aquablue Special
ATI Blue+
KZ Fiji Purple
UVL White Actinic/ATI Blue+
ATI Blue+
ATI Aquablue...
Forum: Reef 04-05-2010, 04:23 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,872
Posted By shrimpchips
Initially the LEDs would be more expensive, but...

Initially the LEDs would be more expensive, but I'd go with them - first, 70w of MH is really nothing; replacement parts are harder to get; bulb choices are highly limited.

With the LEDs, the...
Forum: Reef 04-02-2010, 09:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,428
Posted By shrimpchips
Doesn't it depend on the species and the nation? ...

Doesn't it depend on the species and the nation? I know softies are shippable without CITES permits as long as they're not mounted to live rock (so either free or on artificial bases) between Canada...
Forum: Reef 03-27-2010, 06:09 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,013
Posted By shrimpchips
Profilux 100% of the way. When I started...

Profilux 100% of the way.

When I started looking for a doser, I was in the same place as you - Big Al's was having a sale on the SP300 (or whatever the 3 pump version is called) and I was ready to...
Forum: Reef 03-25-2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,637
Posted By shrimpchips
White tips are usually growth, especaially if the...

White tips are usually growth, especaially if the polyps are out :) If not, then I'd look at your Alkalinity, as alkalinity burn can damage the tips of acros.
Forum: Reef 03-22-2010, 10:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,236
Posted By shrimpchips
what fish do you have? I have a Potter's...

what fish do you have?

I have a Potter's angel so some of the SPS keep retracted during lights on, but fully extend at night - others are extended no matter what time.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 03-22-2010, 08:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,415
Posted By shrimpchips
Myka, I'd get a Profilux controller and a slave...

Myka, I'd get a Profilux controller and a slave doser - get the Profilux with the LAN card so you can monitor things over the net and change dosing/whatever as required remotely.

FWIW, the...
Forum: Lighting Specific 03-19-2010, 09:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,130
Posted By shrimpchips
Aaron, if you're able to get the ATI unit, go for...

Aaron, if you're able to get the ATI unit, go for it.
Forum: Tank Journal 03-17-2010, 07:26 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 24,674
Posted By shrimpchips
Looking good! Try a sandwich - cyanoacrylate...

Looking good!

Try a sandwich - cyanoacrylate (crazy ) gel glue - epoxy - gel glue - frag/rock. Works like a charm. The epoxy gives an exact contoured substrate for the gel glue to bond the rocks...
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