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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/19/2006, 06:47 PM
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Views: 74,182
Posted By photobarry
Eating dinner would be my guess.

Eating dinner would be my guess.
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/07/2006, 06:38 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,830
Posted By photobarry
Gosh, I hope your weekend isn't over yet! It's...

Gosh, I hope your weekend isn't over yet! It's only saturday!! :D
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/06/2006, 07:00 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,830
Posted By photobarry
That's why I've been starting to use "extended...

That's why I've been starting to use "extended curing" instead. It doesn't matter to me what people want to call it, it's just a name.


Mogrash: I'm really not into arguing semantics.
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Forum: Advanced Topics 01/06/2006, 02:59 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,830
Posted By photobarry
No heat. Cooking is essentially just extended...

No heat. Cooking is essentially just extended curing in the dark at normal tank temps. Although more care is taken to keep the water clean. Regular curing of rock that exposes it to lethal levels...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/06/2006, 11:35 AM
Replies: 750
Views: 280,604
Posted By photobarry
My goodness you get up early Mark! That's just...

My goodness you get up early Mark! That's just not natural. LOL

How do you still like the Radium? I'm using a 20k 175W MH for dusk and dawn effects in my tank. It's quite dim so I don't know if...
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/06/2006, 10:52 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,445
Posted By photobarry
There's more than one reason to cook live rock. ...

There's more than one reason to cook live rock. If you have a huge nutrient problem, then it might help as long as you fix the aspect of your tank husbandry that was causing the excessively high...
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/06/2006, 01:22 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,445
Posted By photobarry
LOL How the heck are you going to see "the...

LOL How the heck are you going to see "the things you can only see with a magnifying glass" in a small photo of a tank posted online. The rock could be crawling with life and you would never...
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/05/2006, 09:12 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 2,830
Posted By photobarry
I think you're confusing what he said. He was...

I think you're confusing what he said. He was referring to the moonshine making process (which uses yeast), and not curing or cooking live rock. Cooking live rock is really just extended curing. ...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/05/2006, 11:41 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 13,509
Posted By photobarry
Originally posted by trippyl I think there is...

Originally posted by trippyl
I think there is a big difference between bombers claims which are that these things bind to the sediment (permanently?) versus what you post:

Bomber has never said...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/05/2006, 12:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 146
Posted By photobarry
Emerals crabs will pick at it and urchins will...

Emerals crabs will pick at it and urchins will scrape off what's left. Lowering nutrient levels will also help.
Forum: The Lounge 01/05/2006, 12:01 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 648
Posted By photobarry
I wish people drove the speed limit in the left...

I wish people drove the speed limit in the left lane in LA!

That would be much better than the 5-10mph traffic is usually going. :lol:
Forum: Feedback and Questions 01/04/2006, 12:28 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,215
Posted By photobarry
It also comes down to this: If you are saying...

It also comes down to this: If you are saying something in a PM that RC might not appreciate, then you might want to consider an alternative method to share that information.

So, if you are...
Forum: Feedback and Questions 01/04/2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,215
Posted By photobarry
Doh! Now you did it!! LOL

Doh! Now you did it!! LOL
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/02/2006, 03:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 692
Posted By photobarry
We have had mussels live for about a year and the...

We have had mussels live for about a year and the lab that we got them from has kept shrimp indefinitely. (I believe they have reproducing populations of them.) If an organism is going to die from a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/02/2006, 02:05 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 280,604
Posted By photobarry
I agree with melev. Try an old fashioned...

I agree with melev. Try an old fashioned chemical pH test and see how it compares with freshly made SW.

Edit: Or just put some tank water in a clean cup and measure it outside of the tank.
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/02/2006, 01:36 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 692
Posted By photobarry
That's for sure! My last job involved research...

That's for sure! My last job involved research on hydrothermal vent animals and we would routinely decompress them from 4000psi to ambient pressure and animals like crabs would still be able to...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/02/2006, 01:25 PM
Replies: 750
Views: 280,604
Posted By photobarry
Is your meter a one point calibration type, or a...

Is your meter a one point calibration type, or a two point? How old is the probe? (I don't know about aquaria, but for lab work they need to be replaced yearly due to an unacceptable loss in...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/02/2006, 01:23 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 8,899
Posted By photobarry
How large is yours? I bought one as a baby,...

How large is yours?

I bought one as a baby, maybe 1" long, and it didn't want to eat much initially and spent most of its time hiding. It quickly learned about nori and then would not touch any...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 01/02/2006, 12:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 216
Posted By photobarry
It's a Long-spined (Diadema).

It's a Long-spined (Diadema).
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 01/02/2006, 12:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 216
Posted By photobarry
That's really cool! I might have to start trying...

That's really cool! I might have to start trying to save the little pieces that break off mine.
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 01/01/2006, 11:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 216
Posted By photobarry
I don't know if an individual tube has enough...

I don't know if an individual tube has enough energy to grow and produce others. But if you want to try, they grow from the top by adding more material ipwards or sideways. I have two large...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/01/2006, 11:14 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 8,899
Posted By photobarry
I had to restart my tank from scratch and added...

I had to restart my tank from scratch and added the large urchin, along with two smaller other urchins, and still have a lot of coralline growth on the back wall of the tank. And I added them when...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/01/2006, 09:44 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 8,899
Posted By photobarry
They pretty much do what they want and will hide...

They pretty much do what they want and will hide when first put in the tank. They move around pretty quickly so I don't think one would stay where you wanted it.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/01/2006, 06:54 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 8,899
Posted By photobarry
Mine is about 1.5 years old and is about 10" in...

Mine is about 1.5 years old and is about 10" in diameter. (It had 2" long spines when I got it.) It likes to eat meat in addition to algae and mine usually catches a few mysis shrimp when I feed...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/01/2006, 05:34 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 8,899
Posted By photobarry
The black. You want a Diadema species.

The black. You want a Diadema species.
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