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Forum: Zoanthids 07/16/2007, 11:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 559
Posted By sammyp
to avoid confusion i'm skeptic_07 i had to...

to avoid confusion i'm skeptic_07 i had to re-register because i didnt know my password and i had reformatted my home computer so i lost all my saved passwords. this is my work computer.
Forum: Zoanthids 07/16/2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 559
Posted By sammyp
oh he was killed shortly after the photo was...

oh he was killed shortly after the photo was taken.

I'm just wondering how many more there are in there?!?! probably a whole bunch. i pulled some tiny ones off one of my colonies last night. ...
Forum: Zoanthids 05/31/2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,732
Posted By sammyp
yeah pretty much. Its on a couple blocks south...

yeah pretty much. Its on a couple blocks south of the LIE on Ocean ave in ronkonkoma if you're coming from the lie its on the right side just past the train tracks.
Forum: Zoanthids 05/31/2007, 02:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,732
Posted By sammyp
i too am from long island and i'm having problems...

i too am from long island and i'm having problems finding good zoa frags small world

you might want to checkout Suffolk County fish and reef (exit 59 on the LIE) i was there recently and they had...
Forum: Do It Yourself 05/24/2007, 03:31 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 623
Posted By sammyp
For some reason i dont see dead decaying bacteria...

For some reason i dont see dead decaying bacteria as causing much of a problem if the system is stable. anaeroibic zones arent easily disturbed either, you'd have to be digging in your DSB to expose...
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/14/2007, 11:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 338
Posted By sammyp
maybe its in the overflow ?

maybe its in the overflow ?
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/14/2007, 11:13 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 140
Posted By sammyp
Question milky tank ?

I just came home and sat in front of the tank with some food and i noticed my red scooter blenny was missing. I ended up finding him in the overflow to my skimmer (still alive thank god) and put him...
Forum: New to the Hobby 03/09/2007, 11:50 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 417
Posted By sammyp
i dont think you'll have a problem. look at what...

i dont think you'll have a problem. look at what this guy did!

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/diy_1700g_tank_1.php

EDIT: whoops.. thats the same tank as the above post just on a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 03/04/2007, 10:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 226
Posted By sammyp
thanks for the replies! The tank is cycled...

thanks for the replies!

The tank is cycled no nitrites for two months. I'm using tap water. I'm planning on getting an RO/DI when i go to start setting up some of my larger tanks. My...
Forum: New to the Hobby 03/04/2007, 09:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 226
Posted By sammyp
tiny bubbles on rocks?

I have tiny bubbles forming on my rocks. Too much O2 dissolved in the water and it cant dissolve. Is this harmful? or a sign of someting wrong?

I suspect it is happening because my protien...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/01/2007, 05:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,083
Posted By sammyp
an overflow box will get more of the surface than...

an overflow box will get more of the surface than a standpipe so it will be more efficient at collecting nasties from the water. Also, most would probably agree that it looks nicer than exposed...
Forum: Reef Fishes 03/01/2007, 10:34 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 345
Posted By sammyp
it would be the only fish in the tank when i...

it would be the only fish in the tank when i introduce it. I was thinking more about what hte book said and it kindof conradicts itself a little bit. It says it needs a well established tank that...
Forum: Reef Fishes 03/01/2007, 01:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 345
Posted By sammyp
yeah.. i just picked up 'reef secrets' today and...

yeah.. i just picked up 'reef secrets' today and it had a pretty definitive answer to my quesion and that was no. i think i will consider a citron or similar.
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/28/2007, 06:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 148
Posted By sammyp
something strange coming from my rock

I see this really odd thing at night. Its a small white trunk like appendage that emerges from the same hole in the rock each night or at least the last two nights. when it first pokes out, its...
Forum: Reef Fishes 02/28/2007, 06:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 345
Posted By sammyp
Is anyone keeping one in a 10 gallon or a 12 ? ...

Is anyone keeping one in a 10 gallon or a 12 ?

rekn: would you say that the 24 is the smallest size tank you would go with that fish?

I wasnt even going to get a fish at all for my 10 but...
Forum: Nano Reefs 02/27/2007, 10:34 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 353
Posted By sammyp
you could do a couple shrimp and a small fish or...

you could do a couple shrimp and a small fish or two. look at watchman goby, citron goby and other related gobies, ocellarus clown, dottybacks, small fish like that.
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/27/2007, 10:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 247
Posted By sammyp
You are overthinking this. Cheato will grow...

You are overthinking this.
Cheato will grow under almost any light. Just throw a hunk of it in, turn on the pump and leave the light on all the time. Let it run like this indefinitely and it...
Forum: Reef Fishes 02/27/2007, 09:44 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 345
Posted By sammyp
ok slam308. i just noticed that there was a...

ok slam308. i just noticed that there was a whole article on marine gobies with a small blurb about ranfordi in the latest issue of Tropical fish hobbyist. It says, kindof vaguely, that it eats...
Forum: Reef Fishes 02/27/2007, 08:20 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 345
Posted By sammyp
rainford goby

I really like this fish but the info i have gotten on them is making my head spin. I've read that they need very large well established aquaria to live. I've also read they are fine in small...
Forum: LPS Keepers 02/27/2007, 07:27 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,673
Posted By sammyp
really? i figured they say to put it in shade...

really? i figured they say to put it in shade because the books say that in nature it grows in shady areas or in the entrances to caves. Right now mine is right up top but i dont have halides so i...
Forum: LPS Keepers 02/26/2007, 11:50 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,673
Posted By sammyp
well all right then... i'll get some frozen...

well all right then... i'll get some frozen stuff. thanks.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 02/26/2007, 11:17 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 461
Posted By sammyp
you can get CO2 much cheaper at a welding supply...

you can get CO2 much cheaper at a welding supply place. a 5 lb bottle usually goes for about $75 and it lasts for 8 months or so on a heavily planted tank with high lights and it costs $10-$15 in...
Forum: LPS Keepers 02/26/2007, 10:47 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 2,673
Posted By sammyp
I just got some of this coral. I bought a small...

I just got some of this coral. I bought a small frag of 4 or 5 heads. I was going to try to feed it tiny bits of freeze dried plankton or krill that have been soaking in a glass in tank water. i...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/22/2007, 05:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 168
Posted By sammyp
another cheap alternative for a good skimmer is...

another cheap alternative for a good skimmer is CPR Class "A" factory seconds. They are blemished units. You can find them on ebay. I got a CPR BAKPAK 2R with the BBX pre-skimmer, bubble reducer...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/22/2007, 11:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 497
Posted By sammyp
IMO the stealth heaters are the maxi-jet of...

IMO the stealth heaters are the maxi-jet of heaters. cheap and reliable. I've been using them for a couple years with no problems.
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