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Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 03:43 AM
Replies: 19
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Posted By makana
100% w/c every week for the last 8 weeks

100% w/c every week for the last 8 weeks
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 03:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,101
Posted By makana
Okay, I just checked nitrate with an older hagen...

Okay, I just checked nitrate with an older hagen test kit and it reads 20.
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 03:13 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,101
Posted By makana
I had the same results with the old test kit, new...

I had the same results with the old test kit, new test kit is only two weeks old.

This week I actually tested my ro/di water and tested it again after mixing my salt for 24 hours for doing the...
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 02:42 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,101
Posted By makana
Ro/di water. It has been a while but i have read...

Ro/di water. It has been a while but i have read Myaka's guide along with most of the guides out there. For some reason I was expecting that the end of the detrius being pushed out of the rock...
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 01:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,101
Posted By makana
The rock is in a rubermaid tub with the lid on...

The rock is in a rubermaid tub with the lid on but not sealed. There is a heater and a mj1200 in the tub. I use api test kits, opened a new one a couple of weeks ago. I havn't tested for...
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 12:43 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,101
Posted By makana
Live rock cooking help

I have some rock that I have been cooking in a tub for 8 weeks now. Every week the nitrate is 15 when I test before the w/c. There is nothing coming off of or out of the rocks as far as detrius. ...
Forum: Reef 11-24-2012, 12:07 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
Wow. Is that something you have to keep dosing? ...

Wow. Is that something you have to keep dosing? Do you have to dose every day?
Forum: Reef 11-23-2012, 09:05 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
There are a few sand sifting snails that live in...

There are a few sand sifting snails that live in the sand as well as a handfull of hermit crabs and a handfull of turbo snails. I never used to clean the sand bed but recently have been reading that...
Forum: Reef 11-23-2012, 02:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
A shallow sand bed has no nitrate reducing...

A shallow sand bed has no nitrate reducing qualities. All of the reading I have done has led me to believe that it is purely asthetic. If I understand it correctly, a shallow sand bed can become a...
Forum: Reef 11-22-2012, 08:26 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
Any other suggestions? Anyone know where I...

Any other suggestions?

Anyone know where I can get prodibio if I go that route?
Forum: Reef 11-22-2012, 01:13 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
I'll look into a nano sized reactor. Any thoughts...

I'll look into a nano sized reactor. Any thoughts on prodibio? I think there is a nano version of that.
Forum: Reef 11-22-2012, 01:09 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
I changed the flow the best I could but its...

I changed the flow the best I could but its pretty much impossible to avoid dead spots in a nano cube. I use a turkey basted on the rocks every couple days.

I don't really want to put a pellet...
Forum: Reef 11-21-2012, 10:06 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
The tank is roughly 4 years old as is the rock. ...

The tank is roughly 4 years old as is the rock. There are currently two types of nuisance algae in there.

Any ideas on what I can do? Throw in the towel?
Forum: Reef 11-21-2012, 01:49 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,440
Posted By makana
Help with nitrates

I have been fighting high nitrates for far too long and don't know what do. My nitrates are usually between 10 and 15 when I test before a water change. I tried cooking half the rock first and then...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-24-2012, 02:58 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,405
Posted By makana
The urchin pushed the clam off about a week ago...

The urchin pushed the clam off about a week ago and now the clam won't grab on. I don't know if the clam is damaged and can't or just won't. Every couple days I find the clam pushed over again,...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-24-2012, 02:55 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,405
Posted By makana
Now the pictures. ...

Now the pictures.

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv11/makana_llane/IMG-20121023-00311_zps8f47bd1c.jpg

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv11/makana_llane/IMG-20121023-00314_zpsab28e0a2.jpg...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-24-2012, 02:52 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,405
Posted By makana
At some point I added a toadstool that seemed to...

At some point I added a toadstool that seemed to rot around a spot on the stem. I eventually fragged the head and cut off the rot. There are 3 frags from that currently growning in the tank.
...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-24-2012, 02:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,405
Posted By makana
The watchman goby did not survive long. It...

The watchman goby did not survive long. It developed sores and died. It seemed to be out swimming around at the lfs but just hid in my tank. I had to target feed because it would not come out for...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-24-2012, 02:46 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,405
Posted By makana
Long Overdue Update

Well it has been far too long since the last update. I bought a house and moved across town without any losses.

My sun coral slowly deteriorated and died. I'm pretty sure it was from the clown...
Forum: Pictures 10-11-2012, 11:59 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,954
Posted By makana
This was my sun coral RIP. Target fed daily. ...

This was my sun coral RIP. Target fed daily. I'm pretty sure it met its demise from the clown fish hosting it.

http://i665.photobucket.com/albums/vv11/makana_llane/suncoralandclown.jpg
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 09-23-2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,599
Posted By makana
I noticed no increased skimmer activity. I put...

I noticed no increased skimmer activity. I put in carbon to help it out but noticed no increase in nitrates 24 hours after the spawn. Was out of nitrite tests. I read that corals like it as food...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 09-23-2012, 05:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,599
Posted By makana
tuxedo urchin spawned

My urchin spawned the other day when I turned the pumps back on after feeding. I thought something was wrong with him at first. Clouded up the whole tank. I was a little worried about it polluting...
Forum: Lounge 04-06-2012, 02:37 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,304
Posted By makana
"On Tuesday, Apple finally released a Java patch...

"On Tuesday, Apple finally released a Java patch for its newest operating systems, nearly two months after the Java problem was fixed for Windows, Linux and Unix, reported the Naked Security blog run...
Forum: Lounge 04-04-2012, 12:10 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,309
Posted By makana
you'll notice it says up to 25. There are no...

you'll notice it says up to 25. There are no guarantee. DSL is a distance based technology, the closer you are to the source the better the speed you can get. You also loose bandwidth to traffic...
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 04-01-2012, 09:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,618
Posted By makana
I like the eshopps 75psk hob skimmer.

I like the eshopps 75psk hob skimmer.
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