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Forum: Arizona - Fish & Reef Aquarium Group (FRAG) 12/05/2007, 06:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 571
Posted By grupper
I've had good luck injecting them with vinegar. ...

I've had good luck injecting them with vinegar. You need to make sure that you actually get the vinegar into the aiptasia. As you attack them with the needle they will quickly shrink and hide in a...
Forum: Arizona - Fish & Reef Aquarium Group (FRAG) 12/02/2007, 12:51 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 354
Posted By grupper
You might want to look carefully and make sure...

You might want to look carefully and make sure that you don't have any zoa eating nudibraches. They tend to be camouflaged the same color as the zoa. The zoas close up as their being munched on,...
Forum: Arizona - Fish & Reef Aquarium Group (FRAG) 11/17/2007, 12:39 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,425
Posted By grupper
I could use some cheto as well. If your willing...

I could use some cheto as well. If your willing to give me some.
Forum: Arizona-Sierra Vista/Tucson Reef Keepers 11/05/2007, 07:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 627
Posted By grupper
Thanks for the urchin. He seems to be happy in...

Thanks for the urchin. He seems to be happy in my tank and is definitely helping with the algae.

Greg
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/12/2006, 05:17 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,525
Posted By grupper
If you've enjoyed this thread, you might like...

If you've enjoyed this thread, you might like this one as well.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=719864

It has a summary toward the end.

Greg
Forum: Advanced Topics 10/04/2006, 10:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 906
Posted By grupper
It seems like the vodak dosing people claim that...

It seems like the vodak dosing people claim that if you dose too much sugar into your tank, then you will get a bacteria bloom that will consume all of the oxygen in your tank. You may want to watch...
Forum: Advanced Topics 10/04/2006, 10:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,529
Posted By grupper
If the light hits the side of the tank at an...

If the light hits the side of the tank at an angle greater then ~49 degrees, then all of the light will be reflected. This is called total internal reflection or TIR. As pointed out, it is possible...
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/27/2006, 08:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 222
Posted By grupper
If you allow the ammonia to spike, you will kill...

If you allow the ammonia to spike, you will kill off most of the life that is on your rock. To prevent the ammonia spike you need to use heavy skimming and/or frequent water changes, or buy live...
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/26/2006, 06:49 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 279
Posted By grupper
Heres part of the thread: ...

Heres part of the thread:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=790770

This thread has been split several times, so you may want to go to the first post in the thread to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/26/2006, 04:20 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 727
Posted By grupper
At the top of the calculator, they have field...

At the top of the calculator, they have field "Cost of electricity per KWH" the default is $0.12
Forum: Reef Discussion 09/07/2006, 03:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 516
Posted By grupper
You could add a float switch to turn off the pump...

You could add a float switch to turn off the pump when the water level gets too high. http://floatswitches.net/ seems to have some reasonably priced float switches. I'm not sure if you would need...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/05/2006, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By grupper
I've heard of someone putting a model of a ship...

I've heard of someone putting a model of a ship in there tank. After a little while it was completely covered in coraline algea. Remember that your "art" is not going to stay in the same condition...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 08/05/2006, 01:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 581
Posted By grupper
I'm assuming the tang heaven here is gracilaria. ...

I'm assuming the tang heaven here is gracilaria.

I have some gracilaria in my tank. When I originally got it, it would grow for a while and then fall apart. A few of the pieces survived and they...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 08/05/2006, 12:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 845
Posted By grupper
I have gracilaria in my display tank (I don't...

I have gracilaria in my display tank (I don't have a refuge yet). The main problem I've had is that the snails seem to prefer it over any other algea in the tank. I've had use fishing line to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/21/2006, 07:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 250
Posted By grupper
The first question, is the noise going through...

The first question, is the noise going through the electical wires or being transmitted through the air?

If its going through the electrical wires, then you might be able to eliminate it by adding...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/10/2006, 12:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 952
Posted By grupper
If you've been able to keep them alive for more...

If you've been able to keep them alive for more then a few days, that assume!

One of the main problem with breading clowns is feeding the fry. If you don't have the phytoplankton, rotifer and...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 05/09/2006, 01:45 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,159
Posted By grupper
I doubt that any waste treatment plant has the...

I doubt that any waste treatment plant has the ability to remove the salt from the water. So, even if you do dump your water down the drain, the salt will end up being dump into the rivers.
...
Forum: Arizona - Fish & Reef Aquarium Group (FRAG) 04/27/2006, 01:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 236
Posted By grupper
It looks like the temperature is hard set to...

It looks like the temperature is hard set to either 35C (95F) or 40C (104F). So I don't think you need to worry about submerging it.

Interesting: "Wisp III's microcontroller based design allows...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/25/2006, 05:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 273
Posted By grupper
Anthony Califo used to recommend doing 100% water...

Anthony Califo used to recommend doing 100% water changes on nano tanks (tanks less then 50g). As long as the temperature, salinity and PH was the same between the old water and the new then there...
Forum: Arizona - Fish & Reef Aquarium Group (FRAG) 04/13/2006, 01:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 903
Posted By grupper
sidewinder770 I'm interested in some GSP ...

sidewinder770 I'm interested in some GSP

Thanks
Forum: Advanced Topics 04/12/2006, 01:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 625
Posted By grupper
If your not using a centrifuge to separate the...

If your not using a centrifuge to separate the phyto from the water, then you are relying on the phyto to use up all of the nutrients that you dump into the water so that you don't end up adding...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/07/2006, 05:41 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 6,117
Posted By grupper
Welcome to the bleeding edge of science, where...

Welcome to the bleeding edge of science, where the experts are wrong more often then they are right. Almost all science starts in this stage. It does eventually get better. How long have scientist...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 04/07/2006, 04:46 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 3,642
Posted By grupper
Well, just so that it's not all depressing news: ...

Well, just so that it's not all depressing news:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=819474
Forum: Advanced Topics 04/07/2006, 02:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 403
Posted By grupper
Heres one link that I know of: ...

Heres one link that I know of:
http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/figsonly/206/22/4041

By the way I believe that zooxanthellae refers to any symbiotic algea that is hosted in a coral and not a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 04/07/2006, 01:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 542
Posted By grupper
The thermometer your looking at is +/- 1C...

The thermometer your looking at is +/- 1C accuracy or +/- 1.8F. Your current thermometers chould have this accuracy and still give you a difference of 3F between two different thermometers.

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