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Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 03:25 PM
Replies: 15
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Posted By buoymarker28
mine are the older ones (they are green) and they...

mine are the older ones (they are green) and they are fully submersible.
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 03:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 249
Posted By buoymarker28
Ok. Well filtration is another topic. This...

Ok. Well filtration is another topic.
This is just me..but I would take out the crushed coral...and replace it with a dsb or bare bottom.. You can do this in less than an hour if you can pump...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 02:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 361
Posted By buoymarker28
I'm not sure about controling algae but i can...

I'm not sure about controling algae but i can tell ya that it will rapidly increase the dissolved oxygen in you tank, which isn't a good thing...I'd be very careful about this. It's been around for...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 02:05 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 463
Posted By buoymarker28
As others have said, and i would agree, the...

As others have said, and i would agree, the copper band and long nose are your best bets historically. The problem with these have been gettign them to eat enough not to die. If yo can get one...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 01:45 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 213
Posted By buoymarker28
you'll be fine. 80lbs of cured cycled live...

you'll be fine.
80lbs of cured cycled live rock will displace a lot of water.....

However, having said that....i'd set up a cheapy 10 gal and put the clams and any other sensitive item in...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/03/2007, 01:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 249
Posted By buoymarker28
Wait a sec. ur tank is only 2 months old...

Wait a sec.

ur tank is only 2 months old and you haven't made a mistake..There are 1000s of successful tanks that have crushed coral in them.

Answer these questions before you do anything
...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 12:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 359
Posted By buoymarker28
i would. i woudl run the tap water through...

i would. i woudl run the tap water through carbon before mixing with salt...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 11:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 415
Posted By buoymarker28
WHat Jeff said...the fish should be fine....

WHat Jeff said...the fish should be fine....
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 11:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 359
Posted By buoymarker28
now that's the best idea.....take your tap and...

now that's the best idea.....take your tap and run it through carbon...this way you're removing chems by not adding more chems.....Given the choices AZDesertRat has the best solution...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 11:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 359
Posted By buoymarker28
how about this RO water > tap tap with...

how about this

RO water > tap
tap with aquasafe > tap without
tap with nothing is at bottom.

Anything that you can add to tap to remove anything that is in the water chemically, the better...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 11:02 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,660
Posted By buoymarker28
I'm still a newb now....everything i know is from...

I'm still a newb now....everything i know is from experience and that usually includes failiing a couple of times..
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 10:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 454
Posted By buoymarker28
This is exactly why i love coming on this...

This is exactly why i love coming on this board....all of these are great ideas.
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 10:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 313
Posted By buoymarker28
Easy everyone......LOL Bare bottom tanks...

Easy everyone......LOL

Bare bottom tanks look fine. In fact IMO they look better than using 1-2 inch of substrate... Without starting yet anohter DSB vs BB debate....going bare bottom will not...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/03/2007, 10:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 230
Posted By buoymarker28
Corals can definitely sting but usually that...

Corals can definitely sting but usually that won't cause mushrooms to melt. You'll see a "rough" area where the mushroom is coming in contact with the coral. If nothing is done that one mushroom...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 12:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 204
Posted By buoymarker28
You don't have to wait 8 hours, but i would wait...

You don't have to wait 8 hours, but i would wait a llittle bit of time to let the new 10gal worth of salt water settle in alittle. I figured you wouldn't mix it unitl you got to your parent's house....
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/02/2007, 12:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 316
Posted By buoymarker28
nope....it won't be. you are 100% correct. You...

nope....it won't be. you are 100% correct. You should be good for over a year IMO. I didn't start to really have problems (and i can't even prove that it was bio balls) until after the second year.
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 12:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 204
Posted By buoymarker28
i'd take out the crushed coral...IMO it doesn't...

i'd take out the crushed coral...IMO it doesn't do much good and eventually you're gonna scratch up the glass.

Go get some of those 5 gal water bottles and put about 20 gal of your water in...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 12:13 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,037
Posted By buoymarker28
FB - I agree with you but honestly some people...

FB - I agree with you but honestly some people come here and there is so much information and so many opinions that it's information overload....so they start a new post so they can keep up.....and...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 12:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 204
Posted By buoymarker28
How far you moving it? how much, if any lr do...

How far you moving it?
how much, if any lr do you have?

since it sounds like you are going to be moving again at the end of summer then this is what i'd do

forget teh deep sand and go...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 12:01 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,037
Posted By buoymarker28
MH ftw

MH ftw
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 11:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 230
Posted By buoymarker28
The only thing that i've had that "melted" them...

The only thing that i've had that "melted" them was a high or low sal, amonia, and nitrites. The last time this happened to me it was a low salinity level.
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/02/2007, 11:47 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,037
Posted By buoymarker28
man.....things in your life must be pretty peachy...

man.....things in your life must be pretty peachy to only have a reef forum to ***** about...... i mean seriously bro....

and i'm SURE that non of you "non-nooooooobs" have ever posted a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/02/2007, 11:43 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 316
Posted By buoymarker28
FWIW i ran a reef with bioballs until a year...

FWIW i ran a reef with bioballs until a year ago... i finally broke down and replace the wet dry with the sump w/macro algea..not even a fuge just a sump with loads of macro and I have to say that...
Forum: New to the Hobby 04/02/2007, 11:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 343
Posted By buoymarker28
They look like worms, as others have said....they...

They look like worms, as others have said....they are cool until they get big enough to kill small shriimp...I had one get big enough to kill a blood shrimp...they do it kinda like pythons...just...
Forum: Reef Discussion 03/30/2007, 04:36 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,226
Posted By buoymarker28
Is this the same place the lost the whale shark...

Is this the same place the lost the whale shark in January due to treating sea liches?

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/03/28/whale.shark.death.ap/index.html
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