Forum: Lower Mainland
03-07-2008, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Lower Mainland
03-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,909
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Forum: Lower Mainland
03-06-2008, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,909
Cadlights-style tank in Lower Mainland?
Hi all,
Does anyone know where in the Vancouver area to buy a tank like the Cadlights 9G tank-only pictured below? I know they ship, but I'm sure that would cost more than I want to pay, plus I'd...
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Forum: Reef
03-04-2008, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,724
Thanks!
Good to know. It doesn't look like the sundials--probably a bumble bee. Guess it has to go, anyway...
Regards,
Nevin
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Forum: Reef
03-04-2008, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,724
Do any snails eat zoas?
I put two little rocks with zoas in my nano last night and noticed that my unidentified hitchhiker snail rushed over to it as soon as the lights went out. I segregated the snail in case it damages...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
03-03-2008, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
Fish
Up to now I haven't thought much about what kind of livestock. In addition to corals, I'd like to have a shrimp or two and a small clownfish. Would a bangaii cardinal fit in with these in a 10G? I've...
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Forum: DIY
02-27-2008, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
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Forum: DIY
02-26-2008, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
Type R compact fluorescent?
I have a small clip-on lamp that I would like to use for my refugium lighting. It has a small screw-type socket and is labeled "max 25W type R". Anyone know where to find a small, type R compact...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-25-2008, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
Algae ID
Hi all,
I've been keeping an eye on several varieties of algae that came with one of my rocks. I'd be much obliged if anyone can help me ID them, or at least tell me whether they're likely to...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-25-2008, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-21-2008, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
update
0 mg/L nitrite
0.6 mg/L ammonia
8.5 ph
9 dkh
First time to test kh. It's much higher than my freshwater tanks have ever been--guess the sand and rock buffer it? I don't know what a desirable ph...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-19-2008, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-18-2008, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
update
Got a Rio nano skimmer today. I can't run it out of the sump area as planned as it needs a stable, high water level. Too early to say how it will work--after a few hours, lots of bubbles in the tank...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-16-2008, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
update
nitrite 0-0.1 mg/L
ammonia 1.2 mg/L
More brown diatoms growing. 10% water change and threw in a bag of carbon today.
There's some interesting life on my new live rock. I'm a little suspicious...
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Forum: Tank Journal
02-13-2008, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,870
Oceanic skimmer
Nice tank! Would you recommend the Oceanic skimmer (for use in a non-biocube tank)? Is it sensitive to water level?
Thanks,
Nevin
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-13-2008, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-13-2008, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
Update
Nitrite .2 mg/L
Ammonia 1.2-2.4 mg/L
Brown diatoms on the sand and glass--pretty mild so far compared to the algae I've grown in my freshwater tanks.
Added 1 cup live sand from another source...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-07-2008, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-06-2008, 06:36 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-06-2008, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
An interesting development:
My "coral" is...
An interesting development:
My "coral" is now 3 (2 more were poking out from under the rock, so I turned it over) and they're moving around--one crawled across the sand and partway up the...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-03-2008, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
02-03-2008, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
Update
Thanks, I might--I'll see if it becomes a problem when I get livestock in.
Added 2 pounds of live rock to help get the cycle going. So far I've seen 1 snail, 1 grey thing that crawls around at...
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
01-31-2008, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
Update
It took a while, but I'm finally starting to get going on this. So far 125 people have viewed this without a response, which must mean I haven't committed any obvious stupidities so far....
I put...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
01-25-2008, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 971
300W Hagen heater for trade in New Westminster
Hi all,
I have a 300W Hagen submersible heater, new in package, available for trade in the Vancouver area. This is not Tronic but Aquaclear (long, slim, glass). I can get a picture if you need it....
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Forum: Nano Tank Talk
01-15-2008, 12:13 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 15,097
10g low-budget diy nano reef
Hi everyone,
This thread is to document the construction of my 10g reef, which will be my first attempt at a marine tank. I would greatly appreciate any advice as I go. My plans so far:
I am...
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