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Forum: Reef 11-14-2015, 02:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,084
Posted By rayjay
No, he is arguing against what Randy...

No, he is arguing against what Randy Holmes-Farley has written in that article.
Unless he can produce something that makes me believe his qualifications are better than Randy's, I stick with Randy.
Forum: Reef 11-14-2015, 04:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,084
Posted By rayjay
From the article, "The pH of highly purified...

From the article, "The pH of highly purified water is not accurately measured by test kits, or by pH meters."
That doesn't mean there is no pH value, just that we have no method of measuring it and...
Forum: Reef 11-14-2015, 12:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,084
Posted By rayjay
Without any buffering salts in the water you...

Without any buffering salts in the water you won't get a proper pH reading.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/rhf/index.php#8
Forum: Reef 11-13-2015, 11:58 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,084
Posted By rayjay
Measurement of pH of RO/DI water will not give...

Measurement of pH of RO/DI water will not give you a factual result because the pH reading is going to be dependent on salts in the water which are non existent if your unit is working properly.
All...
Forum: Reef 11-13-2015, 08:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,084
Posted By rayjay
IMO, absolutely no need for it as everything...

IMO, absolutely no need for it as everything needed is already in the salt mix.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 07-03-2015, 02:36 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,570
Posted By rayjay
I see nothing wrong with a business deciding it's...

I see nothing wrong with a business deciding it's not worth the cost of sponsorship and/or its terms of reference. If all sponsorship withdrew, then I could see that costs might be too high but...
Forum: Reef 06-02-2015, 02:21 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 19,763
Posted By rayjay
I've been using IO now for over 20 yrs and never...

I've been using IO now for over 20 yrs and never had a problem due to salt.
Any problems I've had could honestly be attributed to something I did, or didn't do correctly.
Forum: Reef 05-27-2015, 12:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,326
Posted By rayjay
Well I had a lot more tanks so I installed an HRV.

Well I had a lot more tanks so I installed an HRV.
Forum: Reef 04-27-2015, 02:01 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,555
Posted By rayjay
Actually, the anemone is doing the "hosting", and...

Actually, the anemone is doing the "hosting", and the clowns are the "hosted".
Forum: Reef 02-20-2015, 05:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,640
Posted By rayjay
OK thanks, I was thinking "blanket" type e-mails...

OK thanks, I was thinking "blanket" type e-mails like regular junk e-mails I guess.
Forum: Reef 02-20-2015, 04:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,640
Posted By rayjay
How does one know if an e-mail is actually from...

How does one know if an e-mail is actually from you or from some fraudulent site?
Was the e-mailing you sent out just a selective membership?
I didn't receive anything other than a "junk" e-mail...
Forum: Reef 02-20-2015, 03:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,640
Posted By rayjay
Personally I would never even consider any e-mail...

Personally I would never even consider any e-mail with that kind of message as no reputable site would be sending an e-mail to advise such a thing IMO.
I just automatically junk anything like that....
Forum: Reef 01-03-2015, 05:14 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,638
Posted By rayjay
Can't help with a recommended test kit as I've...

Can't help with a recommended test kit as I've not tested for phosphates in about 20 yrs now. I tested when I first started the hobby but then realized that I was ALWAYS adding phosphates every time...
Forum: Reef 12-30-2014, 09:41 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,638
Posted By rayjay
Sample water taken before the RO, after the RO...

Sample water taken before the RO, after the RO and before the DI and after the DI. This will tell you where the problem is in the RODI system if indeed it is a problem in that system, it just means...
Forum: Reef 12-09-2014, 09:09 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,923
Posted By rayjay
Not all mandarins will eat brine shrimp, and some...

Not all mandarins will eat brine shrimp, and some will only eat ongrown juveniles so you would have to experiment first to see it yours will eat them.
If so, you could add daily hatchings to the...
Forum: Reef 12-09-2014, 08:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,923
Posted By rayjay
Jason, I don't know what you want to feed off of...

Jason, I don't know what you want to feed off of the brine shrimp nauplii, but larger fish normally aren't interested in them due to their small size.
Small fish, corals, some inverts will take to...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 11-03-2014, 11:56 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,139
Posted By rayjay
Seahorse Canada only breeds H. erectus. Best...

Seahorse Canada only breeds H. erectus.
Best chances presently for getting dwarfs in Canada is for reef-keeper in Edmonton Alberta, or Yvette in Woodstock Ontario (Yveterinarian on seahorse.org) to...
Forum: Reef 10-22-2014, 09:00 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 11,243
Posted By rayjay
Even if it had been a bad batch, all the forums...

Even if it had been a bad batch, all the forums would be getting complaints by all the people who would have purchased the bad batch. I very much doubt that you would have been the only one getting a...
Forum: Incredible Aquarium 09-21-2014, 11:59 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,969
Posted By rayjay
As for availability of seahorses, it can be a hit...

As for availability of seahorses, it can be a hit and miss situation as they sometimes shut down producing babies for short periods or it can be for a long time.
I've been in a drought for several...
Forum: Edmonton 09-18-2014, 03:53 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,609
Posted By rayjay
How many are you ordering? It didn't cost me...

How many are you ordering? It didn't cost me anywhere near that and I'm sure Yvette's dwarfs came in at a much lower cost than that.
Forum: Seahorse 09-16-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 12,733
Posted By rayjay
The parents of the ones Incredible Aquariums have...

The parents of the ones Incredible Aquariums have were shipped from Florida so across Canada should be no problem.
Forum: Seahorse 09-16-2014, 08:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 10,587
Posted By rayjay
Sorry but I've never seen that in my 12 yrs of...

Sorry but I've never seen that in my 12 yrs of seahorse keeping.
Forum: Incredible Aquarium 09-14-2014, 12:43 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,969
Posted By rayjay
Has anyone tried these yet?

Has anyone tried these yet?
Forum: Marine Fish 08-28-2014, 01:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,279
Posted By rayjay
See if you can get frozen PE Mysis as it's an...

See if you can get frozen PE Mysis as it's an excellent food.
Forum: Incredible Aquarium 08-27-2014, 05:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,969
Posted By rayjay
They'll get to 16 to 18 cm and the maximum...

They'll get to 16 to 18 cm and the maximum recorded length, up to 2004 at least, is 19 cm.
It likely will take about 2 yrs from birth to get to maximum size as the last growth stages are slower than...
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