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Forum: Reef 07-12-2007, 05:04 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,099
Posted By Reefer Rob
You don't say how old your system is or what your...

You don't say how old your system is or what your bioload is. With a system like your's your shouldn't have nitrates. Are your rocks arranged nice and loose so water can flow around them well? Do you...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2007, 06:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,623
Posted By Reefer Rob
You do need to raise your salinity but that will...

You do need to raise your salinity but that will also raise your calcium, since there is calcium in the salt mix. What are you using to maintain your calcium levels?
Forum: Tank Journal 07-11-2007, 04:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,266
Posted By Reefer Rob
The Aquablue will say "Aquablue" on them, they...

The Aquablue will say "Aquablue" on them, they are around 10,000K. That combo should give a nice light to start, but as they age a bit they will shift toward the red spectrum and you may want 3 blue...
Forum: Tank Journal 07-10-2007, 08:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,266
Posted By Reefer Rob
That light combo will be pretty blue. Sounds more...

That light combo will be pretty blue. Sounds more like the right lights for supplemental lighting. I like a 50/50 combo of Aquablue and Blue Plus for stand alone T5 lighting. Not sure what corals...
Forum: Reef 07-10-2007, 05:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,441
Posted By Reefer Rob
Second the Tuxedo. It eats the soft algae and...

Second the Tuxedo. It eats the soft algae and doesn't strip the Coraline like my short spine does.

Best thing I ever did for algae in my tank was set up an algae refugium with Chaeto. All the...
Forum: Vancouver Island 07-08-2007, 11:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 5,473
Posted By Reefer Rob
You'll have to wait a year or so, but I do have a...

You'll have to wait a year or so, but I do have a frag of Jesse's red table. It's encrusted and just starting to grow now. When it's big enough I can frag you a piece if you haven't found one by then.
Forum: Reef 07-05-2007, 04:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,249
Posted By Reefer Rob
Consider setting up an algae refugium with...

Consider setting up an algae refugium with Chaetomorpha. Your tank will go through all kinds of wonderful things as it cycles, diatoms are ugly but harmless
Forum: Reef 07-05-2007, 04:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,533
Posted By Reefer Rob
You may as well just go bare bottom. If you glue...

You may as well just go bare bottom. If you glue sand to the bottom it will just get covered with Coraline and will look the same anyway.
Forum: Lounge 07-04-2007, 11:06 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,358
Posted By Reefer Rob
British I think. Barron Reefer Rob :mrgreen:

British I think. Barron Reefer Rob :mrgreen:
Forum: Lounge 07-04-2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,358
Posted By Reefer Rob
Hmmm.... turns out I was a Barron in a past life....

Hmmm.... turns out I was a Barron in a past life. In this life I don't seem to exist:cry:
Forum: Lower Mainland 07-04-2007, 04:56 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 5,841
Posted By Reefer Rob
I would, but I don't have a big enough yard....

I would, but I don't have a big enough yard. :redface:
Forum: Reef 06-19-2007, 01:35 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,529
Posted By Reefer Rob
Just baste the patches with boiling hot water. It...

Just baste the patches with boiling hot water. It will be gone for good in a couple of days. You have to systematically get rid of every little bit of it.
Forum: Pictures 06-16-2007, 04:02 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,530
Posted By Reefer Rob
Here's my orange cap, same picture as my avatar....

Here's my orange cap, same picture as my avatar. Not as nice as Marc's cap, but I think he went heavy on the Photoshop :biggrin:
...
Forum: Reef 06-15-2007, 04:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,665
Posted By Reefer Rob
I read somewhere that when one coral RTNs, it can...

I read somewhere that when one coral RTNs, it can trigger RTN in other corals in the tank, causing a chain reaction of sorts. Of course this all happens for not apparent reason :neutral:
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 06-14-2007, 04:16 PM
Replies: 714
Views: 196,419
Posted By Reefer Rob
Well, you lost me. Your saying you put your...

Well, you lost me. Your saying you put your temperature probe in the warm water that flows off your heaters? This keeps your tank temperature more constant? Remember you are controlling cooling as...
Forum: Lounge 06-14-2007, 05:10 AM
Replies: 393
Views: 44,200
Posted By Reefer Rob
I'm baaaaaaaaack.

I'm baaaaaaaaack.
Forum: Reef 06-14-2007, 05:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,673
Posted By Reefer Rob
Scraping the back and sides is absolutely the...

Scraping the back and sides is absolutely the worst chore.

LOL, cleaning out my skimmer cup is somewhere between making me want to vomit, and the satisfaction of getting that crud out of my...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 06-13-2007, 04:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,125
Posted By Reefer Rob
I was trying to find the Happy Reefing bulbs a...

I was trying to find the Happy Reefing bulbs a few months ago. I think they may have gone out of business. The trick would be to find out who was making the bulbs for them. Likely one of the main...
Forum: Reef 06-10-2007, 05:21 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 5,748
Posted By Reefer Rob
I'm having good success basting the bubble algae...

I'm having good success basting the bubble algae with hot water. It takes a couple of days and they turn white and disappear. The trouble with bubble algae is that it can grow down in holes, in areas...
Forum: Lower Mainland 06-09-2007, 04:12 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 7,169
Posted By Reefer Rob
Would this be an accurate map to your place Mark?...

Would this be an accurate map to your place Mark?

Mark's Place...
Forum: Reef 06-09-2007, 05:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,263
Posted By Reefer Rob
Sorry, that's what I meant, use a gravel vacuum....

Sorry, that's what I meant, use a gravel vacuum. I would go all the way to the bottom
Forum: Reef 06-08-2007, 07:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,263
Posted By Reefer Rob
1" is OK to syphon. I syphon my sand bed into...

1" is OK to syphon. I syphon my sand bed into though filter sock one a month or so. I don't have to rush the job because all the water is going back into my sump, filtered of most of the crud. If...
Forum: Reef 06-08-2007, 04:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,263
Posted By Reefer Rob
If it's only on the sand it sounds like you have...

If it's only on the sand it sounds like you have nutrients leaching out of your sand bed. How old is the sand bed? Is it shallow enough to syphon it? Sand beds hold a lot of crud that builds up over...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 06-07-2007, 11:49 PM
Replies: 714
Views: 196,419
Posted By Reefer Rob
Too temping to respond to line about the 18 year...

Too temping to respond to line about the 18 year old :surprise: ..... but I won't.
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 06-07-2007, 08:12 PM
Replies: 714
Views: 196,419
Posted By Reefer Rob
And we drink our beer cold here :mrgreen:

And we drink our beer cold here :mrgreen:
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