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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/30/2007, 01:29 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,047
Posted By areze
wow have prices gone up? 120$ for either! ...

wow have prices gone up? 120$ for either!

another mag for 80 sounds nice :p
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/30/2007, 01:01 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,047
Posted By areze
eheim as good as submersible pumps get?

I need to replace my mag 9.5 after 4 years it seems... just stopped working at all. dont know why, how, or when. but doesnt matter, I need a sump return pump and Im not redoing the plumbing for...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 08/01/2007, 02:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 281
Posted By areze
whoever has it instock Id say.

whoever has it instock Id say.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/01/2007, 11:21 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 662
Posted By areze
glass plus no ammonia. I NEVER use...

glass plus

no ammonia.

I NEVER use windex in my house. why? because it pits mirrors and eats through window tint, so why touch it? glass plus works just as well and its safe for mirrors, car...
Forum: LPS Keepers 07/31/2007, 06:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 386
Posted By areze
I dont really know... I mean, the tenticles arent...

I dont really know... I mean, the tenticles arent out, so I cant say.

they are pretty fat, and look like they would be long if they were healthy.

today its looking much better, not healthy, but...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/31/2007, 10:45 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,818
Posted By areze
why not just overflow the sump to a drain line. ...

why not just overflow the sump to a drain line. youd need to have 2 inputs, 1 fresh, 1 salt. the salt keeps dripping in at whatever rate you choose. and the fresh would be hooked up to a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/31/2007, 10:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 415
Posted By areze
my temp can hit 88degrees without a fan. with a...

my temp can hit 88degrees without a fan. with a fan it will not break 82.

evaporative cooling is VERY powerful, its one of few passive cooling methods that can yeild sub ambient temps. its the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/31/2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 442
Posted By areze
yep, a syphon would mean its going over the water...

yep, a syphon would mean its going over the water level, in teh return, IE its pumping it up via syphon and down to the sump. your simply using a pump to force water up into the display. there is...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 10:40 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 821
Posted By areze
oh my... well I was gonna come in and *****...

oh my...

well I was gonna come in and ***** about my 3 SPS frags I lost when my jager stuck on and took the temp to 95degrees...

but ummm, well ya know what? I suddenly dont even care! jeez,...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 10:38 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 364
Posted By areze
100 mexican turbos in a 30g? did you even need...

100 mexican turbos in a 30g? did you even need liverock or did the snails just form a pyramid to put coral on!
Forum: LPS Keepers 07/30/2007, 10:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 386
Posted By areze
I got it up and removed the epoxy from it, stuck...

I got it up and removed the epoxy from it, stuck it in a corner with low flow and it cant drift into a rock or anything.

Ill see what happens I guess.

this is what happens when you impulse buy...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 09:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 362
Posted By areze
few more months of growth and I think your gonna...

few more months of growth and I think your gonna need more water!

lookin good, almost has that oh so rare "complete" look, like everything that should be there is there. no holes in the big...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 08:53 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 211
Posted By areze
this is gonna sound SUPER retarded... make...

this is gonna sound SUPER retarded...

make sure the RO cartridge is in the canister.

dont ask me why Id even think to suggest that. I sure as heck did not run my RODI without an RO cartridge...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 08:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By areze
tiny chunk of frozen shrimp? he is getting...

tiny chunk of frozen shrimp? he is getting pretty fair flow right now, not alot, but enough that without the epoxy he was pushed across the tank. should I try to sit him somewhere that the flow is...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 07:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By areze
thats a real bummer :( out of curiosity,...

thats a real bummer :(

out of curiosity, this need for sand does not carry over to other "typical" bottom dwelling corals, like open brains and such does it?
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 07:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By areze
hmmm so no sand might be the complication then? ...

hmmm so no sand might be the complication then?

thatd be a bummer. if the epoxy isnt the cause I cant do much, I guess just wait and see if it adjusts or dies :(
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 07:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 663
Posted By areze
just cause they could, doesnt mean they would. ...

just cause they could, doesnt mean they would. in all likely hood theyd stop growing from a lack of nutrients available to them. and if they didnt stop growing, they'd die.
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 07:03 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By areze
its on starboard bare bottom, secured with a...

its on starboard bare bottom, secured with a little glob of reef safe epoxy under the center of it. no rocks near by.

foxface rabbit fish, lawnmower blenny, and clown fish, none Ive seen go...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 05:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 501
Posted By areze
do plate corals have anything on the bottom of them?

is their mouth on the bottom by chance? trying to figure out why mine is looking near death after only a few days in the tank.

wondering if its the epoxy I used to hold it down...:rolleyes:
Forum: LPS Keepers 07/30/2007, 05:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 386
Posted By areze
my plate coral looks to be dieing... but frogspawn and xenia are happy?

first 3 corals in the tank, 2 look great, but the plate coral seems to be very very unhappy. its tenticles never really inflated. and now they look to be getting even more deflated.

my main...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/30/2007, 05:36 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,284
Posted By areze
turbo snails and foxface rabbitfish. turbos...

turbo snails and foxface rabbitfish. turbos would probably do it alone, I just like rabbitfish and they do eat alot, specially if it gets super long and you dont want to remove it manually.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/29/2007, 10:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 351
Posted By areze
I know that moon cycles effect real life, but the...

I know that moon cycles effect real life, but the moon is often up in the day time. plus they create tidal effects which we dont reproduce.

these guys talk about dimming it for the 29.5 day...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/29/2007, 10:12 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 346
Posted By areze
itll stay over 72 degrees, and that wont kill...

itll stay over 72 degrees, and that wont kill anything. I would bring it up slowly over a week or so if possible when you get back.

sucks about the temp probe, it happens :( heaters fail. all...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/29/2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 407
Posted By areze
1/4" seemed plenty for me, its enough to...

1/4" seemed plenty for me, its enough to distribute the weight and to look cool.

it does bend; easier to get it into the tank I figure.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/29/2007, 08:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 351
Posted By areze
the moon cycle has not been shown to be anything...

the moon cycle has not been shown to be anything useful in fish tank spawning behavior.

thus yeah, Im with backyard special. for 90$, that would not be what Id get... simple moonlight that comes...
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