Forum: Reef
03-05-2004, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,953
Well obviously you'll have to wait for the...
Well obviously you'll have to wait for the ammonia to subside and params back to normal. I'm not sure about the lighting for a Derasa, but maybe someone else here can chime in on your plans.
Good...
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Forum: Reef
03-05-2004, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,953
Hi Marcus,
A year of maturity should be...
Hi Marcus,
A year of maturity should be fine, HOWEVER it really amounts to the stability of the system as well. What kind of water parameters do you run and do they tend to fluctuate much?
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Forum: Reef
03-05-2004, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,932
Thanks Jack,
I have had problems with low...
Thanks Jack,
I have had problems with low Alk, and need to dedicate myself a little more to the overall stability of the system. It just seems strange to me that the stock appears to be faring...
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Forum: Reef
03-04-2004, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,932
What is normal growth rate?
Hi all,
I have seen some beautiful progression photos of people's tanks and corals. At the same time my corals do not seem to be really growing at all!
As an example I have a small 1-1.5 inch...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
03-03-2004, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,056
Hi Doug,
I cannot really comment on the...
Hi Doug,
I cannot really comment on the bulbs as I have not used them. However when I was researching my options for MH's, Hamilton's name came up each and every time as being of incredibly good...
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Forum: Reef
02-26-2004, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,384
Thanks guys!
Bev, I think that you're right,...
Thanks guys!
Bev, I think that you're right, time for me to get off my @ss I suppose and go back to weekly maintenance!
My nitrates are roughly 5ppm, I have never been able to get them down to...
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Forum: Reef
02-25-2004, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,384
Thanks as always for the swift replies!
I'll...
Thanks as always for the swift replies!
I'll start by answering the questions:
I use RO/DI water, measured with a TDS meter at 1ppm
Tank is 60 gal. Filtration is through rock and sand with...
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Forum: Reef
02-25-2004, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,384
Phosphate problems and potential consequences?
Hi all,
Last week when noticing some algae growth I finally got off my tush and did some phosphate testing. Using a salifert kit it looks like I am hovering around .25 which according to my...
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Forum: Reef
02-24-2004, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,050
Interesting survey!
It also made me realise...
Interesting survey!
It also made me realise how little I know about certification. I had no idea that there was such a thing as MAC Certified and Tank bred fish, I thought that it was one or the...
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Forum: Reef
02-21-2004, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,394
Hi Marty, not sure if it helps, but I will look...
Hi Marty, not sure if it helps, but I will look at my pump later tonight or tomorrow to see if I can see anything that could prove fruitful.
I did have a problem with my Prism pump once but it was...
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Forum: Reef
02-21-2004, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,950
Hi Marty,
I also echo the 250's. Yes you...
Hi Marty,
I also echo the 250's. Yes you can go with 175's but why bother? The price difference between the two is negligeable and the versatility of the 250's is better IMO. I don't kow much...
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Forum: Reef
02-21-2004, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,311
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
02-20-2004, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,250
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
02-20-2004, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,250
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Forum: Lower Mainland
02-20-2004, 02:23 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,818
You might also want to post this in the reef...
You might also want to post this in the reef forum!
Ammonia is toxic at pretty much any level, I can't speak for Nitrite but I can tell you that the amount of Nitrate's that are acceptable depend...
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Forum: Reef
02-20-2004, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,830
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Forum: Reef
02-19-2004, 03:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,830
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Forum: Reef
02-18-2004, 02:11 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,830
Weird Growth on Yellow headed Goby
Hi all,
I had noticed a couple of weeks ago a small "cabbage" type of growth on the left side of my Yellow Headed Goby's jaw. The growth is now considerably larger. It does not seem to be...
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Forum: Reef
02-17-2004, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,457
Hi Fresh,
I never had a Calcium problem when...
Hi Fresh,
I never had a Calcium problem when I had only a few LPS and softies, but as mentioned your best guage is a test kit. That's with bi-monthly water changes of between 5-10% each.
I...
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Forum: Reef
02-15-2004, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,976
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Forum: Reef
02-14-2004, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,442
Hi Joel and welcome!
Of course, part of the...
Hi Joel and welcome!
Of course, part of the initiation of any new people on the board include pictures of the tank and the necessity to host the next get together, at that time a sound paddling...
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Forum: Reef
02-13-2004, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,976
Hi guys,
If you look at my past posts you...
Hi guys,
If you look at my past posts you will see a few on this very same subject! Bev, if it's any consolation my first couple of Peppermint's lasted only 30 seconds before being gobbled, this...
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Forum: Reef
02-10-2004, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,237
Nope, no hermits.
I have a Sally Litefoot,...
Nope, no hermits.
I have a Sally Litefoot, but I know for a fact that she has not eaten anything but dead tissue. There is still a tiny little bit of live tissue that seems ok. Would I be better...
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Forum: Reef
02-09-2004, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,237
Thanks Marty!
I am starting to move things...
Thanks Marty!
I am starting to move things around as well. But do you think that the xenia could have caused this kind of sudden death to my frag? Especially when everything else seems to be...
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Forum: Tank Journal
02-08-2004, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,027
My first tank
Purchased almost two years ago now in California.
60 gallon Uniquarium (4'x18"x17" or thereabouts)
Overflow and sump built into back of the tank, I removed the bio-balls in the first year and...
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