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Forum: Reef 02-12-2010, 03:17 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,152
Posted By rayjay
I dump the quantity I want to dose into a larger...

I dump the quantity I want to dose into a larger container of top off water and then dump the top off water into the sump.
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 06:40 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,166
Posted By rayjay
What kind of fertilizer are you using? I don't...

What kind of fertilizer are you using? I don't use MG as the FAF f/2 is economical and doesn't have all the extras that don't get used up by the phyto, and thus getting dumped into the tank.
For...
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 07:42 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,166
Posted By rayjay
I don't use the disk's any more, I buy liquid...

I don't use the disk's any more, I buy liquid starter from ReefCrew.
While I grow a lot of nanno, I no longer use it for my tank. Instead, I feed rotifers to my tank about an hour or more after...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 02-05-2010, 08:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,859
Posted By rayjay
RC has had threads for a while about the better...

RC has had threads for a while about the better number of the standard I.O. now.
In fact there is a sticky with the figures posted that I.O. mixed to 1.026 generally produced calcium level of around...
Forum: Lounge 01-29-2010, 01:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,344
Posted By rayjay
Yes!!!! However, it's only one of so many...

Yes!!!!
However, it's only one of so many things that have decayed the moral structure of society since I've been around.
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 01-26-2010, 04:23 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,644
Posted By rayjay
Just be sure to make the change gradual. ...

Just be sure to make the change gradual.
Perhaps just add water mixed at 1.028 instead of your normal top up water (to replace evaporation) until the level comes up to where you choose to keep it....
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 01-26-2010, 04:00 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,644
Posted By rayjay
High is only in the eyes of the beholder I guess....

High is only in the eyes of the beholder I guess.
When I started seventeen years ago, it was normal to keep 1.026 for a reef tank as that is what the majority of the ocean water is at, where our...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 01-26-2010, 01:30 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,644
Posted By rayjay
The results you get are not typical of the new...

The results you get are not typical of the new I.O. salt mix.
If mixed to a s.g. of 1.0264 (35ppt) then you should be finding that the new IO should be about 400 ppm and 1350 ppm magnesium or so....
Forum: Reef 01-24-2010, 03:43 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,168
Posted By rayjay
OK, I finally got on albertaaquatica and rjsomers...

OK, I finally got on albertaaquatica and rjsomers replied for me in the thread that I can buy the bags from kensfish.com in the US.
It appears they will ship to me but slow mail cost is $20 shipping...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2010, 03:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,168
Posted By rayjay
A lady going by "firestorm" on albertaaquatica...

A lady going by "firestorm" on albertaaquatica posted that she ordered from someone named "Ken" and I'm assuming he is in Calgary as she is.
If I can find a way to contact her, I could find out who...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,168
Posted By rayjay
Thanks for the link, but at $30 shipped for 25...

Thanks for the link, but at $30 shipped for 25 bags it's too rich for my blood.
shrimpchips gave me a link to pricenetwork.ca so I registered and was confirmed after they sent my e-mail, but they...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2010, 12:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,168
Posted By rayjay
You can do it but the more often you do so, the...

You can do it but the more often you do so, the more risk you run of problem fry in reproduction, like underdeveloped or missing tails, stillborn, etc....
I think first born match probably won't be...
Forum: Reef 01-17-2010, 05:08 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,282
Posted By rayjay
Geez, if only I lived in Calgary.

Geez, if only I lived in Calgary.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 01-16-2010, 08:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,416
Posted By rayjay
Definitely not an Angustus! Angustus has more...

Definitely not an Angustus! Angustus has more prominent barbs, almost as much as H. Barbouri.
Most likely a Reidi or possibly one of the Kuda types.
Hard to tell with the head shot not being clear.
Forum: Reef 01-14-2010, 10:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,282
Posted By rayjay
I don't sell mine cheap. It's a lot of work...

I don't sell mine cheap.
It's a lot of work growing phyto, rots, and continual cleaning of the nursery containers over the time it takes to grow them out. Also, as they grow, they eat you out of...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2010, 03:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,282
Posted By rayjay
The seahorse fry don't eat phyto. You put phyto...

The seahorse fry don't eat phyto. You put phyto in to keep the rotifers fed and to process ammonia produced by the fry wastes and rotifer wastes.
I also use Cloram-X in the water as an insurance....
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 01-09-2010, 02:57 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,644
Posted By rayjay
Two more threads of interest from RC on the new...

Two more threads of interest from RC on the new I.O salt.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1714505

The second thread, while starting out about cost of I.O., gets into what...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 01-08-2010, 05:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,787
Posted By rayjay
If you find one that you have a problem getting...

If you find one that you have a problem getting it to eat, grate up beef heart to a real fine mush and feed that to it. They love it.
Forum: Reef 12-27-2009, 01:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,336
Posted By rayjay
$28.99 I know this is only good for local to me...

$28.99
I know this is only good for local to me hobbyists, but I ordered mine from Incredible Aquarium in London Ontario.
I don't know if they will be ordering more at that price or not but it...
Forum: Polls 12-20-2009, 09:49 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,204
Posted By rayjay
I just use 4 litre jugs and siphon the limewater...

I just use 4 litre jugs and siphon the limewater into the sumps using 3/16" airline tubing.
Forum: Polls 12-18-2009, 01:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,204
Posted By rayjay
For those with low pH, and if your alkalinity...

For those with low pH, and if your alkalinity readings are good, then you most likely have a problem with the air exchange at the waters surface.
Either there is not enough turbulance at the surface...
Forum: Polls 12-17-2009, 03:01 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,204
Posted By rayjay
I forget which is which but from what you say I...

I forget which is which but from what you say I use the #2.
I bake three 500g boxes of baking soda at a time and this makes 5 two litre bottles of additive.
I have changed the concentration of the...
Forum: Reef 12-08-2009, 05:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,630
Posted By rayjay
MY THOUGHTS ON SEAHORSE KEEPING...

MY THOUGHTS ON SEAHORSE KEEPING (http://www.angelfire.com/ab/rayjay/seahorsekeeping.html)
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 11-25-2009, 03:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,332
Posted By rayjay
It's very cheap to buy rotifer cysts from FAF and...

It's very cheap to buy rotifer cysts from FAF and it gets shipped in the mail.
As a side note, I've quit using phyto to grow rotifers because they consume so much and I needed the space for other...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-17-2009, 01:55 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,207
Posted By rayjay
Seahorse Forum????

I've been thinking that with the number of seahorses for sale lately that it could be time for a seahorse forum here.
Makes it easier for seahorse specific stickys that can help guide new seahorse...
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