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Forum: Reef Discussion 12/06/2007, 12:26 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By Red Firefish
I keep mostly stony corals in the reef tank. SPS...

I keep mostly stony corals in the reef tank. SPS corals are domninant, but I also keep several LPS and a few soft corals (mostly zoanthids). The plant tank is not intended just as nutrient export,...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/04/2007, 10:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By Red Firefish
That's exactly the idea. It's been about 6 months...

That's exactly the idea. It's been about 6 months since I began doing it. Nitrates weren't high before (around 10), but after adding the plant tank to the system it kept climbing while phosphate...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/03/2007, 01:26 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By Red Firefish
I've thought about it, but I don't dose it...

I've thought about it, but I don't dose it regularly. I don't have an iron test kit that I trust, or a pure iron supplement (Seachem's Flourish Iron is Iron gluconate, which I believe is organic). I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/03/2007, 01:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By Red Firefish
Dosing Phosphate

Hi everyone. I posted this in the plant forum in more detail, but thought I'd ask a larger audience:

Does anybody dose phosphates to their reefs to supplement photosynthesis? I'm referring...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/03/2007, 01:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,009
Posted By Red Firefish
Dosing Phosphate to my Reef

Hi everyone. My refugium is attached to my reef tank, sitting next to it, and I grow several ornamental algae species there to produce a nice aesthetic. I find that the algae that I keep (Ochtodes...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/30/2007, 08:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 281
Posted By Red Firefish
It sounds like there's a finite amount of water...

It sounds like there's a finite amount of water moving into your overflow as it is right now, and without drilling an equalizer hole to allow more flow into the overflow area, you'll likely continue...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/30/2007, 07:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 686
Posted By Red Firefish
It should survive. If you take it out of the...

It should survive. If you take it out of the water, the anemone will deflate and you shouldn't have to cut up the shroud. They melt when dying, so I'd watch for that, and obviously pull it if it does...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/22/2007, 02:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 671
Posted By Red Firefish
Not sure what you mean by 'help out'. It's more...

Not sure what you mean by 'help out'. It's more clear, but it scratches more easily. And it costs more, so I usually advise against it. Good luck, chief.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/15/2007, 12:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 493
Posted By Red Firefish
I agree that they're just fine. They'll starve to...

I agree that they're just fine. They'll starve to death before eating corals, especially corals with very little tissue like SPS.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/15/2007, 12:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,050
Posted By Red Firefish
My 80 gallon reef gets a marble-sized piece every...

My 80 gallon reef gets a marble-sized piece every night. I think it's great food, especially if you have small fish. My pair of Helfrich's firefish and my anthias really seem to like it.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/10/2007, 11:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 436
Posted By Red Firefish
Honestly, not really. The refugium can be fed by...

Honestly, not really. The refugium can be fed by a pump going up over the side, but has to drain by gravity. That requires either a hole or a siphon overflow, and a siphon overflow is not foolproof....
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/10/2007, 11:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 418
Posted By Red Firefish
Honestly, I don't believe it to be worth the time...

Honestly, I don't believe it to be worth the time required to raise live brine shrimp- unless you are feeding something that won't eat anything else. Since very few of those animals are appropriate...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/10/2007, 10:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 534
Posted By Red Firefish
I also feed flake (in addition to frozen and...

I also feed flake (in addition to frozen and other foods). I prefer Tetramin Pro, since it holds its integrity better in the water and doesn't disintigrate. I think overfeeding is a much bigger...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/10/2007, 10:27 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 184
Posted By Red Firefish
I have had lots of electrical equipment...

I have had lots of electrical equipment (powerheads, lights) put voltage into tanks while seeming to work just fine. This does not necessarily trip a GFCI, and I wouldn't say that this means your...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/09/2007, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 354
Posted By Red Firefish
On 75 gallons, you shouldn't really need a...

On 75 gallons, you shouldn't really need a calcium reactor even with SPS. An auto top-off with buffered alkalinity and periodic doses of calcium will be sufficient, and you'll have good SPS growth...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/18/2007, 01:40 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 707
Posted By Red Firefish
Something to consider about mail ordering live...

Something to consider about mail ordering live rock, especially at dirt cheap prices, is that it's going to have to be cured (usually even the ones that say "cured" on the website). Doing it right...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/14/2007, 11:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 410
Posted By Red Firefish
I have never seen or heard of blue coralline...

I have never seen or heard of blue coralline algae. So, if what you have is indeed blue coralline, I imagine it is quite uncommon. However, since you mention that it's not growing in direct light,...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 09/18/2007, 09:28 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 815
Posted By Red Firefish
I'm also curious what type of results you see...

I'm also curious what type of results you see with this, and would like to hear your results. Please do keep posting about this.

But... I'm skeptical about its efficacy and usefulness. First, you...
Forum: Vendor Experiences 09/14/2007, 12:01 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 525
Posted By Red Firefish
I don't know anything about that website, but it...

I don't know anything about that website, but it looks like your Acanthastrea will all recover nicely. Your Cynarina might come back too, since it looks like there's a good amount of tissue left....
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 09/12/2007, 08:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 363
Posted By Red Firefish
Purple Up is a supplement that supplies the...

Purple Up is a supplement that supplies the necessary ingredients for coralline algae to calcify. It is not a magical fertilizer, and there's not really a definitive amount of time it should take...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 09/12/2007, 12:44 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 353
Posted By Red Firefish
Wow... That's rad. Is this something commercially...

Wow... That's rad. Is this something commercially available to the hobbyist?
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 09/04/2007, 12:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 464
Posted By Red Firefish
Ochtodes would be very nice, if you can find it....

Ochtodes would be very nice, if you can find it. I use it in all my tanks. Good luck.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 08/19/2007, 10:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 299
Posted By Red Firefish
So do you guys test for nitrate and phosphate...

So do you guys test for nitrate and phosphate regularly? Are these limiting factors for you? Also, do you keep any corals in with your plants?

Cabin- are you also testing for iron?

My setup...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 08/17/2007, 02:10 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 686
Posted By Red Firefish
I too encourage biodiversity, but I always...

I too encourage biodiversity, but I always freshwater dip any macroalgae that I receive.

Years ago at a LFS we had some Banggaii cardinals in a refugium full of Chaetomorpha (~40 gallons), trying...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 08/17/2007, 01:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 299
Posted By Red Firefish
Who's fertilizing?

Hi everyone. I've found that to keep my plant tank growing, I've had to fertilize my entire system. Nitrates and Phosphates both read at undetectible levels (tested with Salifert kits) when I test,...
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