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Reef Discussion
01/11/2008, 12:04 PM
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Nitrate Reduction 101 with sugar!!!
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Sugar dosing will help take care of the excess...
Sugar dosing will help take care of the excess nutrients... that may take care of the nuisance algae. The 3 days w/o lights suggested by thriceanangel is not a bad idea either (there is a thread on...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/10/2008, 02:49 PM
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anyone seen a potter's angel or juvenile queen angel for sale?
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Sparkss
hit and miss.. more prone to getting into trouble...
hit and miss.. more prone to getting into trouble than other pygmys IIRC, but beautiful fish none the less. I have yet to see a picutre that really do them justice.
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/10/2008, 02:27 PM
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anyone seen a potter's angel or juvenile queen angel for sale?
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Sparkss
potters are beautiful angels. We had one in our...
potters are beautiful angels. We had one in our old tank that was mostly a good citizen. We lost it in a tank crash unfortunately :(. Up until the loss it only ever picked on our porites (on a...
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Reef Discussion
01/10/2008, 02:11 PM
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Nitrate Reduction 101 with sugar!!!
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hasn't bothered either of our RBTAs. We have been...
hasn't bothered either of our RBTAs. We have been dosing sugar for 6+ months now, I guess. RBTAs are approximately 1 yr old
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/10/2008, 02:05 PM
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Tunze 6101 noise vs Vortech noise
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going to end up with 4 in a 6.5' X 4' tank (two...
going to end up with 4 in a 6.5' X 4' tank (two equally spaced out on each end), so wider dispersion is more important than distance at this point. So long as it can make it 4' or so the two flows...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/10/2008, 01:01 PM
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Tunze 6101 noise vs Vortech noise
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Matt, the wider nozzle was why I was considering...
Matt, the wider nozzle was why I was considering the 6201. But wow, they will stick out quite a bit more than the VTs do. I am just getting fed up with the noise. We do use the AS to control our VTs...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/10/2008, 01:11 AM
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Tunze 6101 noise vs Vortech noise
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Gresh.. Email sent (maybe you will actually...
Gresh.. Email sent (maybe you will actually respond to this one :P)
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/09/2008, 08:02 PM
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Dosing Vodka
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again, you can get the same affect/results by...
again, you can get the same affect/results by dosing sugar. And either method you want to build up the dosage slowly. It will help keep nitrates and even phosphates down (it does in our tank.. at...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/09/2008, 07:59 PM
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Tunze 6101 noise vs Vortech noise
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Sparkss
I am almost ready to switch back to Tunze from...
I am almost ready to switch back to Tunze from the VTs. The ramping up/down noise when in pulse mode is just too much. We can hear it throughout the house (and it is an in-wall tank). It is not the...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
01/09/2008, 07:37 PM
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Dosing Vodka
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Sparkss
we use sugar, which has the same affect/result as...
we use sugar, which has the same affect/result as dosing carbon filtered vodka.
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Large Reef Tanks
01/09/2008, 02:35 AM
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OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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Sparkss
working (alot), taking care of the family.. and...
working (alot), taking care of the family.. and not much else :). I barely squeeze in tank maintenance and what not.
How you been ? Having a good New Year so far I hope ? :)
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Large Reef Tanks
01/09/2008, 02:09 AM
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OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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Sparkss
our cleaner wrasse will also nip at our clams,...
our cleaner wrasse will also nip at our clams, but it never does any real damage and not enough to cause the clams to close up and starve out.
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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
12/19/2007, 02:30 AM
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Lumatek Ballast?
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Sparkss
I was looking at their 400W ballasts myself, out...
I was looking at their 400W ballasts myself, out of idle curiosity (and a compulsive need to spend more money than I have :)). The other wattage ballasts can be found at various horticultural...
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Large Reef Tanks
12/14/2007, 03:44 PM
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The inwall 380 starfire reborn
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ETM Service is going to send me some parts next...
ETM Service is going to send me some parts next week, when they get more in stock.
Interestingly enough they stated that the white bearings shouldn't need replacing and they almost never wear out....
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Large Reef Tanks
12/14/2007, 03:00 PM
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The inwall 380 starfire reborn
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Sparkss
but the PEX is easier and cheaper to implement,...
but the PEX is easier and cheaper to implement, since we both have the room in our sumps to implement it. And using the PEX also means fewer fittings, etc. Don't forget that PEX is used for in floor...
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Large Reef Tanks
12/13/2007, 02:59 PM
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The inwall 380 starfire reborn
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Jonathan No, not yet... but that does sound...
Jonathan
No, not yet... but that does sound like a good next step
Scott
Yes, we are looking at some of the options that you and I had discussed earlier this year. Right now we are more focusing...
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Large Reef Tanks
12/13/2007, 01:35 PM
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The inwall 380 starfire reborn
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Time for a short update. No pictures since the...
Time for a short update. No pictures since the only fish I have seen swimming out and about are the Dispars. I guess I will try to get a couple of shots of them, but I am really wanting to see the...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
12/13/2007, 01:01 PM
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how long does it take an order to come from Marine depot
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Sparkss
for us if we order by 2 PM we get it 2nd day ...
for us if we order by 2 PM we get it 2nd day
IE: Order by 2 PM Monday, order ships Monday night, in transit to Bay Area on Tuesday, out on truck for delivery on Wednesday.
Not too bad when you...
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Large Reef Tanks
12/11/2007, 07:00 PM
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OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef
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Sparkss
Have you yet decided how you are going to handle...
Have you yet decided how you are going to handle the cracks ?
Also, you mentioned wanting to catch up with me on something... you know my #, just give a holler :)
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Reef Discussion
12/11/2007, 05:39 PM
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Hop's 300 gallon in-wall build
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Sparkss
great looking shots Hop... :)
great looking shots Hop... :)
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
12/10/2007, 07:16 PM
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41
Barlett's Anthias
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Sparkss
And they do "attack" the food LOL :) How...
And they do "attack" the food LOL :)
How are you (and your tank(s)) doing this Holiday Season ? long time no chat :D
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
12/10/2007, 04:37 PM
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41
Barlett's Anthias
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Sparkss
I don't know if 3 is enough of a number to get...
I don't know if 3 is enough of a number to get them to "stick together" I thought I read that 4 was a better starting #, but to be honest I could be way off on that. Maybe some people with more...
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Large Reef Tanks
12/10/2007, 01:50 PM
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262
The inwall 380 starfire reborn
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89,667
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Sparkss
I was wrong about the lens we use on the 30D, it...
I was wrong about the lens we use on the 30D, it is a 50mm fixed lens.. sorry :)
No real pictures of the new fish. The 4 Dispars are out and about (and keeping together), but they have separated...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
12/10/2007, 01:30 PM
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41
Barlett's Anthias
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Sparkss
we have 11 bartletts for a month or so now (and...
we have 11 bartletts for a month or so now (and now 4 Dispar) and we only have 1 male Bartlett and have not lost any (which they also say will happen once the Anthias start "all turning male"). I...
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Bay Area - Reefers (BAR)
12/10/2007, 12:22 PM
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41
Barlett's Anthias
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1,760
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Sparkss
More color on the top fin IIRC. And it will get...
More color on the top fin IIRC. And it will get visibly bigger than the rest.
They will go back to schooling again, just give em time (ours did :)). It helps if you have some other, bigger, fish...
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