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Forum: Reef 01-24-2012, 10:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,190
Posted By George
The first one looks like Alveopora rather than...

The first one looks like Alveopora rather than Gonipora because there are 12 pedals (hard to see from the blurry pictures but you should be able to count the pedals yourself). Fortunately Alveopora...
Forum: Reef 01-23-2012, 07:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,970
Posted By George
API calcium test kit known to be inaccurate,...

API calcium test kit known to be inaccurate, usually reads high. I will suggestion you testing it with a different test kit (elos, hanna, or salifert), or bring your water to your LFS and ask them to...
Forum: Reef 01-19-2012, 11:52 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,637
Posted By George
In theory, GFO can absorb all of phosphate in...

In theory, GFO can absorb all of phosphate in your tank eventually (if you change your GFO frequently). At the same time, the bacterial triggered by carbon dosing also needs both nitrate and...
Forum: Reef 01-12-2012, 09:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,861
Posted By George
It's definitely having some kind of problems. If...

It's definitely having some kind of problems. If it's a new fish, I will say it's swim bladder. Swim bladder problem will usually show up not long after the fish being collected (days or weeks)....
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 01-03-2012, 03:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,168
Posted By George
hey Mojo, welcome to canreef. Hope you can come...

hey Mojo, welcome to canreef. Hope you can come here often.
I have a sro 3000 int on my 180G. Although I am generally happy about it, I sometime feel it's a little under power for a 180G tank. I...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-03-2012, 03:40 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,818
Posted By George
Some of these fish will get too big to be in a 90...

Some of these fish will get too big to be in a 90 gallons, and I feel those are a lot of fish for a 90G. If you want to get some ideas about what size tank is good for a particular fish, you can go...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-02-2012, 03:07 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 14,068
Posted By George
In no particular order: Scribble Angel ...

In no particular order:
Scribble Angel
Venusta Angel
Majestic Angel
Multicolor Angel
Multibar Angel
Forum: Marine Fish 12-27-2011, 07:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,277
Posted By George
Aquarium food containing sponge is not available...

Aquarium food containing sponge is not available in Canada. If you really want it, you can go down to the states and get it yourself or ship to a US address. Either way you have to go down south to...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 04:31 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,300
Posted By George
Aquarium trade can drive a species out of...

Aquarium trade can drive a species out of extinction, especially if that species has limited range. Take Banggai Cardinal for example. It's "Endangered" on IUCN red list, thanks to aquarium trade.
Forum: Reef 12-05-2011, 08:54 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,224
Posted By George
It's most likely because of their diet. Both CBB...

It's most likely because of their diet. Both CBB and MI are very specific about what they eat in the wild. Therefore their digest systems are adapted to what they eat. If you feed some foods that not...
Forum: Reef 11-29-2011, 10:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,490
Posted By George
Insane color acro

I was browsing through another Canadian reefing site and came across a vendor, whose name shall not be mentioned here because its cursed ;), having some acro with some insane colors. Has anyone seen...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-25-2011, 11:19 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,507
Posted By George
I don't have first hand knowledge of flagfin. But...

I don't have first hand knowledge of flagfin. But I am into angelfish in general and read a lot about all kinds of angelfish. From what I gather, flagfin is more on the hit side (destroying your sps...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 11-23-2011, 08:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,310
Posted By George
I doubt you will find any individual in the lower...

I doubt you will find any individual in the lower mainland that has true oregon tort frag for you. True Oregan tort grows painfully slow and it starts to show up in the lower mainland a year or 2...
Forum: Reef 11-23-2011, 08:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,797
Posted By George
The best elegance coral study in the aquarium...

The best elegance coral study in the aquarium industry was done by Eric Borneman. The study lasted from 2004-2007. He concluded that pathogen was responsible for poor survival rate of elegance corals...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-17-2011, 08:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,208
Posted By George
Ich and flukes usually start from fish gills. You...

Ich and flukes usually start from fish gills. You can't see the other symptoms at that early stage. I would start treatment ASAP.
Forum: Reef 11-15-2011, 03:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,464
Posted By George
Go to melevsreef,...

Go to melevsreef, http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html, everything you need to know about sump and how to build one is there. From simple one to some very creative one, and anything in between.
Forum: Marine Fish 11-10-2011, 10:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,390
Posted By George
Take it out of the display tank and put it in a...

Take it out of the display tank and put it in a hospital tank. If you don't have a hospital tank or a quarantine tank ready, use a spare salt bucket with a heater and a power head. Don't put it back...
Forum: Reef 11-06-2011, 02:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,167
Posted By George
Keep the water quality high and it will go away....

Keep the water quality high and it will go away. The virus spreads through physical contacts therefore watch out for aggression among fish. Keep maracyn-2 on hand to prepare to deal with secondary...
Forum: Marine Fish 10-25-2011, 08:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,341
Posted By George
Have you checked ammonia? There are signs of...

Have you checked ammonia? There are signs of ammonia poison, not eating, fast breathing, red spots, etc.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 10-19-2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,382
Posted By George
LOL, Coris formosa will grow to maximum of 60 cm...

LOL, Coris formosa will grow to maximum of 60 cm (close to 2 feet) in the wild.
http://fishbase.org/summary/Coris-formosa.html
Forum: Reef 10-14-2011, 05:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,835
Posted By George
How big is your tank? What light are you using? ...

How big is your tank? What light are you using?


I hope your SG is 1.0252 ;) BTW , what device do you use to measure SG to get an accuracy of 0.0002 ;)


Do you measure any of above...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 10-05-2011, 04:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,782
Posted By George
I did a test with a par meter comparing ebay bulb...

I did a test with a par meter comparing ebay bulb 15K 250W (artemis?) with a 10K XM 250W. They had similar par at the beginning of life cycle. It was over 6 months ago. I need to re-test them.
Do a...
Forum: Marine Fish 09-30-2011, 04:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,914
Posted By George
You have been doing this trick for 10 years and...

You have been doing this trick for 10 years and no problem!? Not even any diseases without any QT? hm....half of angles on your list known to be mean through thousands of years of evolution. And you...
Forum: Marine Fish 09-28-2011, 05:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,698
Posted By George
I have a P. flavoguttatus for more than 2 years....

I have a P. flavoguttatus for more than 2 years. I love the color and the pattern of the fish. The major issue with the fish (or maybe just the one I have) is that it only comes out of its cave...
Forum: Marine Fish 09-20-2011, 12:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,318
Posted By George
I wouldn't trust a lionfish (dwarf or not) with...

I wouldn't trust a lionfish (dwarf or not) with cleaner shrimps. If you see when a lionfish yawns or captures pray, you can't believe how big it can open its mouth.
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