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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/10/2007, 08:09 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,522
Posted By mikedsokc
Are your U-tubes full of algae? It does not take...

Are your U-tubes full of algae? It does not take much to restrict the flow enough to let your pump out pass it. It they are getting full of air bubbles, then get an aqua lifter pump and some airline...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/07/2007, 09:55 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,309
Posted By mikedsokc
Try doing 1/2 tsp of sugar every day for a month...

Try doing 1/2 tsp of sugar every day for a month and see what happens. The sugar is food for the bacteria that will use your nitrates up. It will work, just give it some time.
Forum: New to the Hobby 05/02/2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,371
Posted By mikedsokc
If you try to kill them and do not succeed on the...

If you try to kill them and do not succeed on the first try, the base will split off in several very small segments. It's best to use the peppermint shrimp.
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/01/2007, 04:29 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,309
Posted By mikedsokc
It's a 70G with a 20G sump. I started out using...

It's a 70G with a 20G sump. I started out using 1/2 tsp for about two weeks and then cut back to 1/8 tsp and stuck with that. I got lazy and stopped testing and then one day all of my shrimp died. I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/01/2007, 02:11 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,309
Posted By mikedsokc
I had the same problem about a year ago and I...

I had the same problem about a year ago and I started dosing 1/8 tsp of sugar every day and after two months my nitrates went from 100 ppm to 0 ppm. I still dose 1/8 tsp every day with no side...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 05/01/2007, 01:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 677
Posted By mikedsokc
If you want to get rid of nitrates, put sugar in...

If you want to get rid of nitrates, put sugar in your sump. I have been dosing 1/8 tsp of sugar every day for a year now. I have LPS and some SPS corals. Everything has better color and health since...
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/23/2006, 11:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 280
Posted By mikedsokc
I've made one of the coils before and believe me,...

I've made one of the coils before and believe me, it's easer to just put in a 1/4 tsp of sugar every day. The sugar alone will bring your nitrates down under 5 ppm in two weeks.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/22/2006, 10:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 370
Posted By mikedsokc
So is the nipple supposed to point toward 12...

So is the nipple supposed to point toward 12 o'clock if possible? If so, I learned something new.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/22/2006, 10:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 179
Posted By mikedsokc
I run mine for 12 months on an icecap ballast. I...

I run mine for 12 months on an icecap ballast. I could not really tell if it was getting dimmer or not. They do not last as long on a magnetic ballast though.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/22/2006, 10:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 176
Posted By mikedsokc
They just won't be their true color until after...

They just won't be their true color until after 100 hours.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/22/2006, 09:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 238
Posted By mikedsokc
The instructions that came with mine said to use...

The instructions that came with mine said to use RO/DI water to calibrate to zero.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/14/2006, 12:01 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 477
Posted By mikedsokc
I had a 175 10k on a 29G and upgraded to a 250...

I had a 175 10k on a 29G and upgraded to a 250 20k. I am running two fans on the canopy and one fan on the sump. My temp runs about 76. I wish I had stated out with the 250. Use an icecap ballast to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 07/19/2006, 02:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 269
Posted By mikedsokc
Put a tee on your return line and place it under...

Put a tee on your return line and place it under water with a vent pipe. Like the pluming in you house. I have found that baffles in a 10g sump take up to much room. I filled mine with live rock and...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/02/2006, 05:02 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 164
Posted By mikedsokc
I have two in my 29g tank. If you have two, they...

I have two in my 29g tank. If you have two, they will pair up. Mine have released eggs twice in about a mounts time. As long as my peppermint shrimp stay away when it is time for the skunks to molt...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/27/2006, 03:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 438
Posted By mikedsokc
My ph was running 8.2 during the day and 7.8...

My ph was running 8.2 during the day and 7.8 during the night. I had two much CO2 in tank because there was too much in the room. I heat with gas. Now that is it a little warmer outside at night, I...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/20/2006, 05:25 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 530
Posted By mikedsokc
I run my tank at 35 ppt (1.0264). I have fish,...

I run my tank at 35 ppt (1.0264). I have fish, inverts, soft coral, and one seabay anemones. Everything is doing great.
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/18/2006, 09:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 414
Posted By mikedsokc
I did the same thing you did. I had to remove all...

I did the same thing you did. I had to remove all of my rock to get out an over groan pistol shrimp that thought he was a backhoe. That's another story. It took the star polyps about two weeks to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/16/2006, 11:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 160
Posted By mikedsokc
It looks like a gill if that sounds possible....

It looks like a gill if that sounds possible. What ever it is coming out. It pulls it back in. They seem to be in good health because I have at least four new baby mushrooms.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/16/2006, 09:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 228
Posted By mikedsokc
If you will turn the bell upside down so that the...

If you will turn the bell upside down so that the water overflows into, I think you will get rid of the sucking noise. This is what I had to do to mine.
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/16/2006, 09:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 160
Posted By mikedsokc
Striped Mushrooms

My mushrooms look like they are puking their guts out of their mouths. This stuff stays out for a little while and then they suck it back in. They seem to be doing good as they are splitting off into...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/04/2006, 01:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 234
Posted By mikedsokc
My cleaner will eat anything. I use a Kent squirt...

My cleaner will eat anything. I use a Kent squirt to direct feed my corals, he will jump on the end of it and eat as I squirt the food out. It's cool to watch.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/04/2006, 12:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 236
Posted By mikedsokc
I don't have a picture of mine but when the...

I don't have a picture of mine but when the pistol gets bigger than the goby, it will dig up everything in your tank.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/04/2006, 12:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 294
Posted By mikedsokc
I have a brown looking pistol shrimp with my...

I have a brown looking pistol shrimp with my watchman goby. He is about 3 inch's long. They get along great together. He digs up everything and collapse's the rocks. He also moves everything around...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/09/2005, 09:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 241
Posted By mikedsokc
I don't think it would, but that is the beauty of...

I don't think it would, but that is the beauty of the T pipe. It only takes a little drain back to lower the flow rate if you start to over power your return. In most cases, your return will be rated...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/08/2005, 10:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 241
Posted By mikedsokc
Yes, that pipe size is correct. By the way, a mag...

Yes, that pipe size is correct. By the way, a mag 7 with a 4' head pressure will give you 480 gph.
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