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Forum: Reef Discussion 09/01/2003, 01:04 AM
Replies: 3,573
Views: 336,624
Posted By BigE
I'm no expert but I don't think thats an opinion....

I'm no expert but I don't think thats an opinion. I've read articles about dying reefs caused by excesive run-off and the indication of this is increased growth of algae that ends up over growing the...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/29/2003, 10:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 262
Posted By BigE
dbulick wrote: "I have 5 damsle's and a Humu...

dbulick wrote:
"I have 5 damsle's and a Humu trigger who all stay basically stay on one of the side walls of the glass"

Looks like this is stating that "all" fish are staying on one side of the...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/27/2003, 11:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 262
Posted By BigE
First thing that comes to my mind is a electric...

First thing that comes to my mind is a electric current in the water and all the fish trying to get away from it... Try turning off the different devices one at a time for a little while. Leave it...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/25/2003, 08:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 230
Posted By BigE
There are a couple items that are probably...

There are a couple items that are probably contributing to the algae.

Wet Dry filters are great filters but release the nitrate that they produce into the water colomn to be eaten up by algae....
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/24/2003, 12:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 230
Posted By BigE
Wow, 135 fish!!! no wonder you have an algae...

Wow, 135 fish!!! no wonder you have an algae problem. j/k
Whats your setup like? skimmer? DSB? age of tank?
I have a refugium on my 80g fowlr and it does seem to help. Lots of macro's growing in...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/23/2003, 03:03 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 179
Posted By BigE
I believe it is dolphins that sleep half their...

I believe it is dolphins that sleep half their brain at a time, and giraffes sleep for sort bursts... like 3 seconds or something. In the wild animals have to adapt different ways of sleeping to...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/05/2003, 10:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 191
Posted By BigE
Like jersey said, try to maintian reef tank...

Like jersey said, try to maintian reef tank quality water... I myself don't think this includes dosing however. The reason... it doesn't take a lot of calcium for your coraline to grow. people who...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/04/2003, 08:48 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 191
Posted By BigE
Dosing is really only needed in a reef tank which...

Dosing is really only needed in a reef tank which adds things like iodine, calcium, blah, blah, blah... These elelments help corals and other inverts grow faster and have to be added back to the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/03/2003, 07:34 PM
Replies: 3,573
Views: 336,624
Posted By BigE
And history repeats itself... first bare bottom...

And history repeats itself... first bare bottom is in, then CC, then sand, then DSB, now back to bare bottom... soon our fish will be wearing bell bottoms. :fun4:

So what about a thin layer of...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/03/2003, 03:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 228
Posted By BigE
Well the results seem pretty unanimous so far but...

Well the results seem pretty unanimous so far but why does sand always beat out crushed coral??
I can see pro's and con's for both but in a FO setup it seems like the CC would be the way to go.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/03/2003, 01:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 228
Posted By BigE
The best bottom??

For a FOWLR whats the best bottom... sand or crushed coral?
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 08/02/2003, 09:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 237
Posted By BigE
I just tested some brand spanking new water from...

I just tested some brand spanking new water from my LFS. They sell Catalina Sea Water which is a big NSW company out here on the west coast. I used my new refractometer and it showed 1.027
I wish I...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 07/29/2003, 08:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 145
Posted By BigE
I had a clown trigger that spent one night with 2...

I had a clown trigger that spent one night with 2 cleaners... the next day there was 1 left. Oh, and the clown was only 1".
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 07/28/2003, 06:15 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 400
Posted By BigE
Thanks for the feedback, from what I understand a...

Thanks for the feedback, from what I understand a CC bottom would be ok and not have any detrimental effect on the fishes health then? ie. he doesn't need it to sleep?
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 07/28/2003, 06:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 225
Posted By BigE
Well since you've already given us info on the...

Well since you've already given us info on the types of wrasses you have and would like to get... :rollface:
I had a lunare a while back that didn't show any aggresion to the other fish in the...
Forum: Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks 07/27/2003, 10:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 400
Posted By BigE
Wrasse Behavior

I'm thinking of getting a Paddlefin Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum). I've had experience keeping a lunare wrasse and know they and several other types of wrasse sleep buried under the sand but I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/13/2003, 11:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 225
Posted By BigE
So when they detech from the base do they die or...

So when they detech from the base do they die or are they able to reattach to another rock?
I've had zoo's that have done this but reattach elsewhere. Now I have new zoo colonies starting up all...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/13/2003, 11:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 225
Posted By BigE
Can you tell us more about your tank? especially...

Can you tell us more about your tank? especially your water. I'm thinking with that small amount of water there might be some trace element thats getting depleted quickly.
How often do you do water...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/10/2003, 12:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 203
Posted By BigE
I used to have a lionfish a few years back. I got...

I used to have a lionfish a few years back. I got him eating pretty much everything, including flake.
I would hold some of the flake in the water and as it soaked I would slightly squeeze it...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/09/2003, 10:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,049
Posted By BigE
My vote is for Maui. If it wasn't such a long...

My vote is for Maui. If it wasn't such a long comute I'd work there.
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/09/2003, 03:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 599
Posted By BigE
Its even worse to NOT move the tank when you...

Its even worse to NOT move the tank when you won't be there to feed the fish anymore. :eek2:

I would take them back to the LFS but my wife is too attached to them. I figure in a couple...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/09/2003, 01:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 599
Posted By BigE
We've had a 40 gallon fresh water tank with fish...

We've had a 40 gallon fresh water tank with fish that we've had for awhile. some fish are 5 years old. 1 cat shark was about 9 inches long but recently got fin rot that came on real fast and then...
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/09/2003, 01:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 599
Posted By BigE
Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I'll be...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I'll be adding a 55w pc retro and it looks like I should be able to add it into the same hood.
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/08/2003, 08:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 599
Posted By BigE
its a 40 gallon with 1 22watt NO bulb I was...

its a 40 gallon with 1 22watt NO bulb
I was just looking at the canopy and I might be able to retro it with a pc bulb if I had to.
Forum: Reef Discussion 06/08/2003, 08:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 173
Posted By BigE
I know EMI effects signals like radio and network...

I know EMI effects signals like radio and network traffic but not sure if it would shut off power. Even regular florecent lights emit EMI.
Sounds more like there was an overload on the outlet...
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