Forum: Reef
04-29-2010, 04:38 PM
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sponges
watch out with killing the sponge-i had some blue sponge die on me in a move and it wiped out everything in my holding tank-lost my harliqin tusk, rabbit fish,princess parrot,3 tomato...
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Forum: Reef
04-29-2010, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,847
van
j&l aquatics on lougheed and brighton,king ed on kingsway and edmonds-both in burnaby
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
04-28-2010, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,798
web cam
you can get a number of different cams off e-bay-i bought mine for $6 (8 mega pixels)-and i have seen them up to 20 mega pixels.also have more frames per second
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Forum: Reef
04-28-2010, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,112
auto change
the only problem that i really see is the build up of deteris in your display tank-i do a 30-35 gallon change every week in my 220,and i have to do it manually just to get rid of the excess deterus
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Forum: Reef
04-27-2010, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,614
aptasia
sorry-i,m using a wavemaker and a wave box in my aquarium-the joes juice tends to not stay put as it is thinner than mixing the kalkwasser paste myself,and that even gets dissipated by the current,or...
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Forum: Reef
04-26-2010, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,614
aptasia
use lemon juice in the needle-kalkwasser or joes juice would be too thick for the needle,and i find joes juice too thin -dissapates in a current.if you start having a bigger problem with the...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
04-25-2010, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,667
sun coral
if your going into burnaby you can also check out king ed's on kingsway and edmonds
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Forum: Marine Fish
04-25-2010, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,318
slug
i have had one of those as well 'but mine had a thin tiny shell the same colour on its back,that wasn't tat noticeable.possibly a paper shell snail(harmless-sometimes their shell is inside the body)...
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Forum: Reef
04-24-2010, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,059
aptasia
you might get more-aptasia are notorious for spreading-if you do contact me at monocus@telus.net-i use them to feed my burghia
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Forum: Reef
04-24-2010, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,059
anenome
if it is aptasia i would be interested in it
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Forum: Lighting Specific
04-21-2010, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 2
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led light
i am currently testing a marineland 48" on a 30 gallon nano(12x12x48)-so far some zoos,mushrooms and a couple of birdsnests are doing fine and seem to be growing-will know more next month
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
04-21-2010, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,805
aquarium stand
i can custom build one if you want-i usually work with mahogany
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Forum: Reef
04-20-2010, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,634
ich
i like to use neon gobies-they tend not to get eaten by my wrasses or eel
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Forum: Reef
04-20-2010, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,056
tank
another option you could do is get some solid hemlock crown molding and attach it around the sides and front-it would give you 2 1/4 " all around and you could stain it to match it to your...
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Forum: Reef
04-17-2010, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,642
returns
you might have a dead area furthest from your returns-i stuck a 4 way wave maker on my return pump and had my returns at all 4 corners of my 220 coming up the outside of my tank and hidden by 4...
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Forum: DIY
04-16-2010, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,647
baffles
don't use plex glass-use arcrylic-theres a arcrylic shop over on boundry by parker in burnaby-they will cut it to size for you-then silicone it to your glass 1 inch apart
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Forum: DIY
04-15-2010, 11:55 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,455
hole saws
sorry i was using dewalt as an example-that was a regular hole saw i bought for construction.and it wasn't a coring bit-it is made for glass and stonework(cabnetry),but will last me more than i will...
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Forum: DIY
04-15-2010, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,455
hole saws
the venting seems to be ok but check the amount of diamond encrusted on the hole saws -as for the sanoma brands-these holesaws are good for about 4 cuts through 3/4 glass-thats why i bought one to...
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Forum: Reef
04-15-2010, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,006
bubble algae
the algae book says surgeon fish,rabbit fish,diadema,mubraculus and pubo spp crabs,ercolamia and possably other seaslugs.other than that-lower your nitrates and manual removal-try not popping the...
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Forum: DIY
04-15-2010, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,455
hole saw
remember you get what you paid for-if it is for a one time use then no problem-but if you are going to be doing multiple cuts i would go for a more expensive one-you also have to look and see if it...
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Forum: Reef
04-12-2010, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,417
tank
i have a 40 gal i can lend you
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Forum: Marine Fish
04-11-2010, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,473
feeding
twice a day with homemade chopped fish and shellfish,mixed with homemade vegie mix,at night with brine shrimp.phyto and roterfers in the afternoon and the eel gets prawns,mussels,or clams daily
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Forum: Reef
04-10-2010, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,074
aptasia
if you only have a few-it wouldn't pay to get berghia-if you see 20 or more then 1-2 berghia would be ok for a while-but they would starve after your aptasia is gone
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Forum: DIY
04-10-2010, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,080
sump
i use a small 2 oz bottle with a needle adapter that i picked up when i bought my acrylic and my solvent-only cost about 99 cents
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Forum: Reef
04-09-2010, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,074
aptasia
some people have been sugesting to put a shell over the aptaisa-if not and only if you have a few , inject them with lemon juice using a hypo
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