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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 02-06-2009, 06:31 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,155
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Not sure what is making your skimmer behave the...

Not sure what is making your skimmer behave the way it is, just to recap, you've adjusted air up and down? Water flow up and down? One thing you may want to try is to restrict the amount of water...
Forum: Reef 02-06-2009, 05:58 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,471
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
The forceps should work with anything you can get...

The forceps should work with anything you can get a hold of, just make sure it's a slow peeling movement not just a ripping it off type thing. As for Xenia one thing I forgot is if you can lift the...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 02-06-2009, 05:54 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,155
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Edmonton water like Vancouver water contains...

Edmonton water like Vancouver water contains chloramines not chlorine, you need to add some type of water conditioner as chloramines are chlorine and ammonia that is ionically bound.
...
Forum: Reef 02-05-2009, 10:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,471
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Use forceps, pinch it near the bottom and slowly...

Use forceps, pinch it near the bottom and slowly roll it off the rock, if you are careful you can get the whole thing off. The idea of getting it to grow onto a small rock is a great one, once it's...
Forum: DIY 02-03-2009, 07:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,107
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
I built my stand so the top of the aquarium would...

I built my stand so the top of the aquarium would be at arm pit level, that way I can reach the bottom of the tank if I need to.
Forum: Reef 02-01-2009, 07:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,179
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/08...

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/02/080219-spider-video-ap.html
Forum: Reef 01-30-2009, 09:08 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,036
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Ahem, YOU should do one that's totally SPS, one...

Ahem, YOU should do one that's totally SPS, one that's Softies and one that's a mix... Do vodka on the first three then set up three more and do Zeovit... Perhaps Ultralith should be looked at as...
Forum: Reef 01-30-2009, 08:32 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,036
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Interesting, but if you have to ween your tank...

Interesting, but if you have to ween your tank later, do you also have to take it to Alcoholic Aquariums Anonymous?

Just kidding, there is always someone with some idea that seems goofy but it...
Forum: Reef 01-30-2009, 07:41 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,432
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
I had a peanut worm and it only extended at...

I had a peanut worm and it only extended at night, late at night. When the light would hit it, the worm would retract with amazing speed so it took a while to figure it out. If you can set up a...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,702
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Thanks for the replies, Kalk with alk and mg...

Thanks for the replies, Kalk with alk and mg sounds like the way to go.

Douglas
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,648
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Pretty coral, very nice

Pretty coral, very nice
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,586
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
They look great growing on the back glass,...

They look great growing on the back glass, especially the green ones. Some kind of star polyp, clove polyp etc...

Douglas
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,262
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
I thought they were vegetarians?? cool though. ...

I thought they were vegetarians?? cool though.

Douglas
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:41 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,278
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
According to Ron L Shimek's book How to Get There...

According to Ron L Shimek's book How to Get There from Here, Fans should be at right angles to prevailing currents to intercept food in water. Polyp colour indicates how much food they need. Tan...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,262
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
I think this guy is a this gal and unless you...

I think this guy is a this gal and unless you beleive she is eating corals or damaging stuff, why take it out. She may be an herbivore. The reason I think it's a she is you can see the abdomenal...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,237
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Can you starve them?? IE stop feeding the tank or...

Can you starve them?? IE stop feeding the tank or remove the rock and just let it be for a couple weeks?? I'm of the mind set you get them from over feeding but I may be wrong (again).

Douglas
Forum: Marine Fish 01-27-2009, 09:09 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,989
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
A couple years ago I wanted to bring some...

A couple years ago I wanted to bring some Seahorses into Canada, before they were on Cities. After all the hoops to jump through I would have had to pay $85 on top of everything else for each box...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 09:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,199
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Chucked !!! with extreme prejudice

Chucked !!! with extreme prejudice
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 08:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,199
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Yes reading from the bottom of the meniscus, I...

Yes reading from the bottom of the meniscus, I think it is a coralife but the paper insert must have moved because it was floating higher than it should have been. Not a big deal I know you need to...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 08:48 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,199
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Well, considering the cost of the IO one I have,...

Well, considering the cost of the IO one I have, the Coralife one and the Red Sea, plus the glass one I could have bought a refractometer. I guess that's next on the shopping list.

Thanks for the...
Forum: Reef 01-27-2009, 08:13 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,199
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Salinity meters/hydrometers

Anyone else have trouble with salinity meters? I have 3, all read differently, I bought a glass hydrometer and checked it on RO water, it read 1.003 .I used the three different hydrometers on my...
Forum: DIY 01-27-2009, 07:25 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,078
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Don't know how much you know about electricity...

Don't know how much you know about electricity but one thing I do know is don't mess with a capacitor with your bare hands. There is a way to discharge it but I can't remember what it is, someone...
Forum: DIY 01-27-2009, 07:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,078
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Try not feeding the tank for a couple days, make...

Try not feeding the tank for a couple days, make sure the shrimp is hungry then try the pop bottle trap again with some food inside. In my experience shrimp are voracious feeders. As for flat worms...
Forum: DIY 01-27-2009, 07:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,663
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
Nice thing about going with a plastic shop is...

Nice thing about going with a plastic shop is that most can cut the acrylic for you and then ship it. As for tube it's harder to find but keep phoning around, out here my experience is that you...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-27-2009, 07:05 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,989
Posted By BCOrchidGuy
By the time the tank is set up, water mixed, rock...

By the time the tank is set up, water mixed, rock added, skimmer, suppliments and a few coral to decorate the tank I bet most of us spend close to that to enjoy our little clowns.

Douglas
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