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Forum: Reef 01-13-2015, 08:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,032
Posted By asylumdown
I had a terrible experience with a herbie when I...

I had a terrible experience with a herbie when I first set up the tank, though admittedly I set it up wrong for how a Herbie functions.

And I like those overflows too. I just wish they made them...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2015, 07:01 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,032
Posted By asylumdown
renovate my tank! overflow ideas

Well the house has been on the market for a year and a half at this point, and with oil prices plunging like the mercury in winter, I'm not confident it's going to sell any time soon, so we're...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2015, 06:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,338
Posted By asylumdown
I'm digging mine. 2 on a 275 gallon. My...

I'm digging mine. 2 on a 275 gallon.

My biggest complaint is also their biggest selling feature - the flow pattern they create truly is a 'gyre'. It means that if you've got something annoying...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2015, 06:42 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 27,091
Posted By asylumdown
Remember that these rocks aren't necessarily pure...

Remember that these rocks aren't necessarily pure calcium carbonate - there's probably plenty of mineral contaminates in the rock that were either laid down by the corals themselves, or precipitated...
Forum: Reef 01-12-2015, 03:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,934
Posted By asylumdown
How long ago did you try the berghia? I wouldn't...

How long ago did you try the berghia? I wouldn't rule them down for the count just yet. I've tried Berghia three times. The first time took nearly 3 full months before I started noticing anything. I...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 05:44 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
I suppose that's possible, but I do vacuum my...

I suppose that's possible, but I do vacuum my sand at least once a month, sometimes more. I started doing it in the spring because I kept getting ugly patches of cyano in the same places on the sand....
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 05:38 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
freshly mixed at 1.028 (man it's hard to mix a...

freshly mixed at 1.028 (man it's hard to mix a small volume of salt water!) it tests at 10.92 dKH, so at 1.025 it would be lower, but still on the high side, probably in the 10s.

So I think I get...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 04:41 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
have you had any problems with it? I've never...

have you had any problems with it? I've never seen anything like what happened, the last bucket of this brand didn't do that, but I bought it almost a year ago. I don't know how else to describe the...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 03:17 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
Well, serves me right for trying to save money....

Well, serves me right for trying to save money. The corals that got the angriest after yesterdays water change all look like they're done for.

I know there have been swings in parameters lately,...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 05:36 AM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
RAAAAAAAAAAGE I feel like I'm fighting a...

RAAAAAAAAAAGE


I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle with these parameters. And Murphy and his stupid law.

I can't for the life of me keep alkalinity over 6. Unless my dosing unit is a...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-29-2014, 04:24 AM
Replies: 1,224
Views: 882,163
Posted By asylumdown
it's funny how things you paid for at one point...

it's funny how things you paid for at one point can become such a nuisance. The fire coral makes the tank look freaking cool, however.
Forum: Tank Journal 12-25-2014, 01:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 11,568
Posted By asylumdown
Yah that's freaking awesome. I've always wanted...

Yah that's freaking awesome. I've always wanted to do a sweet nano that was ninja style plumbed in to a larger, more stable system.

Have you been raiding my day dreams?
Forum: Reef 12-25-2014, 01:21 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,170
Posted By asylumdown
My vote is poison it. Life's too short to look at...

My vote is poison it. Life's too short to look at ugly hair algae that makes you hate your tank.

Order some Algaefix Marine off eBay, dose according to instructions, enjoy tank.

Simple.

It...
Forum: Reef 12-21-2014, 04:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,946
Posted By asylumdown
I've noticed dead coral is the first place cyano...

I've noticed dead coral is the first place cyano and then other more tenacious algae starts. It seems like there's something within that matrix they can extract that they can't get as easily...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-20-2014, 07:21 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
Thanks, we'll see if this continues. I can't keep...

Thanks, we'll see if this continues. I can't keep the chems stable for the life of me and am out of town for the next week. Tested everything on Thursday before I left and dKH was down to 5.2, from...
Forum: Reef 12-14-2014, 08:12 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 49,237
Posted By asylumdown
I think we should be careful with statements like...

I think we should be careful with statements like this. As Eli point out, not all bacteria are created equal. The kinds of bacteria I think you'e talking about, the nitrifiers that you need to...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-14-2014, 06:25 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 117,625
Posted By asylumdown
Things are slowly recovering, enough that I've...

Things are slowly recovering, enough that I've felt comfortable buying some new frags to fill in holes left by my old corals.

My biggest issue recently has been keeping my macro elements up,...
Forum: Tank Journal 11-25-2014, 02:16 AM
Replies: 199
Views: 74,877
Posted By asylumdown
I suspect something had been going on with that...

I suspect something had been going on with that CBB for a while as he was very underweight. You can see how he the curve of his body below and behind the gill flap and above his eyes are concave, so...
Forum: Reef 11-24-2014, 03:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,261
Posted By asylumdown
Lots of things consume carbonate ions, and thus...

Lots of things consume carbonate ions, and thus lower alkalinity. Your skimmer exports quite a bit, organic acids produced by the things living in your tank, and all sorts of calcifying plants and...
Forum: Reef 11-24-2014, 03:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,261
Posted By asylumdown
Times it by 0.056

Times it by 0.056
Forum: Reef 11-21-2014, 05:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,558
Posted By asylumdown
You couldn't get me to part with my Deltec SC2560...

You couldn't get me to part with my Deltec SC2560 for all the tea in China. And I happen to like tea a great deal.
Forum: Reef 11-21-2014, 05:13 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,050
Posted By asylumdown
my two cents - there is a short list of creatures...

my two cents - there is a short list of creatures you couldn't pay me to knowingly put in my system. Mojanos are one of them. However, I've (thankfully) never had to deal with them personally, but if...
Forum: Reef 11-21-2014, 05:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,261
Posted By asylumdown
I'm at 165 mL of Alk and 162 mL of calcium a day...

I'm at 165 mL of Alk and 162 mL of calcium a day using... can't remember the brand. One of the ones that comes in boxes and costs too much money. Mixed according to their instructions weighed out...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-21-2014, 04:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,846
Posted By asylumdown
let me rephrase. 200 per pump OBO

let me rephrase. 200 per pump OBO
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-21-2014, 12:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,846
Posted By asylumdown
Price drop to $200 for all pumps.

Price drop to $200 for all pumps.
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