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Forum: Reef Discussion 11/11/2005, 02:07 PM
Replies: 8
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Posted By deedo
5g ~ 5ml ~ 1 tsp Not quite but good enough...

5g ~ 5ml ~ 1 tsp

Not quite but good enough for your needs.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 10/11/2005, 01:38 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 12,976
Posted By deedo
Oh and just so you all know, I love my fish!...

Oh and just so you all know, I love my fish! Personally, I set aside my knowledge of fish neurobiology for my home aquarium. I am very comfortable ascribing a huge range of emotions to my fish: fear,...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 10/11/2005, 01:34 AM
Replies: 187
Views: 12,976
Posted By deedo
Perhaps we anthropomorphize our fishes too much....

Perhaps we anthropomorphize our fishes too much. Check this out:

http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/Zoology/faculty/Rose/pain.pdf

here's a brief, oversimplified summary for those who don't want to spend...
Forum: Reef Fishes 10/11/2005, 01:04 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 784
Posted By deedo
You should be testing for alk to make sure your...

You should be testing for alk to make sure your dosing properly.
Forum: Reef Fishes 10/11/2005, 01:01 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 784
Posted By deedo
What do you feed your fish? How long have you...

What do you feed your fish?
How long have you had your clownfish?

SG of natural seawater is, on average, aroung 1.026. your anenome might prefer a little heavier water.

As for helping your CB...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 10/09/2005, 10:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 252
Posted By deedo
You don't have to be negative or directly...

You don't have to be negative or directly critisize someone ever.

Instead of saying:
"this is bad husbandry because of X." or "you are foolish and thoughtless because you do/ don't do X." or...
Forum: Advanced Topics 10/01/2005, 02:34 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,538
Posted By deedo
Re: Bacteria-Anoxic-Anaerobic?

Just to clarify,
Anoxic refers to a place without oxygen, anaerobic refers to metabolism without oxygen.
Not all anaerobic critters live in anoxic zones.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 09/25/2005, 11:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 568
Posted By deedo
Maddyfish, It doesn't really matter in the long...

Maddyfish,
It doesn't really matter in the long term how clean a place LOOKS. We burn more coal than anyone, more oil too. sure we may burn it more cleanly but we still burn a whole lot more of it....
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 09/09/2005, 02:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 567
Posted By deedo
I have an idea for the hardcore 6-8 month halide...

I have an idea for the hardcore 6-8 month halide changers.

send your used bulbs to me and Shawnts :)
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/02/2005, 07:52 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
No problem. I love this topic! PAR. IMO the...

No problem. I love this topic!

PAR. IMO the best way to define PAR (or anything ;) ) is experimentally. The basis of the experiment is pretty simple and comes from the equation quoted in the first...
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/01/2005, 11:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
Captivereefs, yes and no. The hue of the...

Captivereefs,

yes and no. The hue of the color is entirely dependant on the coral. The pigments are encoded by their genome.
The tint of the color will be somewhat affected by the amount (not the...
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/01/2005, 11:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
It's probably not that simple. This is an active...

It's probably not that simple. This is an active area of research and the reasons why corals a certain color aren't agreed on yet.

We can divide coral pigments into two classes: Fluorescent and...
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/01/2005, 09:28 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
zooxanthelae is brown. pigments are encoded on...

zooxanthelae is brown.
pigments are encoded on the coral genome.
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/31/2005, 11:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 273
Posted By deedo
keep it well fed and give a sharp rap on the...

keep it well fed and give a sharp rap on the glass if it looks at your coral wrong.

Many of us have kept flames and other dwarf angels in reefs long term. Very beautifull fish.
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/31/2005, 11:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
Oh yeah, btw Oama, if anyone can answer the...

Oh yeah, btw Oama, if anyone can answer the original question it'd be you.

So can neons change sex?
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/31/2005, 11:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
That's awesome! Great to meet you. I consider the...

That's awesome! Great to meet you. I consider the work you do to be very important and a great service to the marine aquarium hobby.

I think we probably agree here. You'd only get the 3:1 ratio if...
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/31/2005, 10:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
btw, a good place to look into coral biology: ...

btw,
a good place to look into coral biology:

highwire.stanford.edu

try searching for coral pigmentaton,

happy reading!
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/31/2005, 10:44 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 756
Posted By deedo
1. At least two reasons. Corals may produce...

1. At least two reasons. Corals may produce pigments to shild their zooxanthelae from excess PAR or UV. Generally in this case the pigmented cells are above the zooxanthelae. In other cases the...
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/30/2005, 10:10 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
This is not true. It might seem like that...

This is not true.
It might seem like that because there are a great many genes involved but fish are diploid animals and their genes follow mendelian inheritance just like yours.

In my lab we...
Forum: Reef Discussion 08/29/2005, 11:59 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 114
Posted By deedo
lysmata shrimp compatibility?

will a cleaner, blood and pepperment shrimp all get along in a 55 gallon reef?
Forum: Advanced Topics 08/29/2005, 11:52 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 254
Posted By deedo
Not to butt in but... wouldn't it be simpler to...

Not to butt in but...
wouldn't it be simpler to suppose that both of these amphiprion species are decendants of an ancestral clownfish with a similar pattern.
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/29/2005, 11:39 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
btw, what is ORAs URL?

btw, what is ORAs URL?
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/29/2005, 11:37 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
That's cool! I'm not surprised they don't breed...

That's cool!
I'm not surprised they don't breed true. The simplest possible scenario is that stripe color is determined by one genetic locus with two possible genes, gold and blue.
blue/blue= blue...
Forum: New to the Hobby 08/29/2005, 11:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 200
Posted By deedo
Yeah, water changes will help dilute ammonia and...

Yeah, water changes will help dilute ammonia and speed up your cycle.
Forum: Reef Fishes 08/29/2005, 09:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By deedo
Do you have hybrid neons? I wouldn't think a blue...

Do you have hybrid neons? I wouldn't think a blue would mate with a gold in the first place.
That'd be cool though.
My question would be what color the offspring would be.
Maybe all blue, maybe...
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