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Forum: SCUBA/Snorkeling 03/13/2006, 08:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 908
Posted By Harmsway
Yes, I collect my own fish, plants, inverts and...

Yes, I collect my own fish, plants, inverts and softies here in Florida. Mostly from the east coast, from the cape down to the Keys. In fact I'm headed to the Keys at the end of the month.

I know...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/23/2006, 10:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 320
Posted By Harmsway
Get yourself some rock that already has good...

Get yourself some rock that already has good coraline growth on it. It dosen't even need to be much. I started with a 1/2 pound live rock covered with deep purple coraline. It cost me about $4.
...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/23/2006, 10:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,274
Posted By Harmsway
Yep, same here. I just rinse it out and put it...

Yep, same here. I just rinse it out and put it back in the sump.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/15/2006, 08:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 782
Posted By Harmsway
This little incedent is a lesson in what is...

This little incedent is a lesson in what is happening in the Indian River Lagoon. In the past Florida built numerous canals that drain into the IRL. Rainwater runoff from residential areas ( lawn...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/15/2006, 08:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 348
Posted By Harmsway
Glad to hear you are got the dinos under control....

Glad to hear you are got the dinos under control.

Gene
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/09/2006, 03:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 415
Posted By Harmsway
You may also want to consider horizontal overflow...

You may also want to consider horizontal overflow instead of the traditional under the tank.

Horizontal Overflow (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=619976)
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/09/2006, 02:59 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 782
Posted By Harmsway
Oh BTW don't take me too seriously. Using my...

Oh BTW don't take me too seriously. Using my hypothesis you should be seeing hair algae with number like this;

NO3.. 5ppm
PO4.. 0.1ppm

So why aren't we? That's the thing. Fill in the blanks...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/09/2006, 02:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 782
Posted By Harmsway
Sarah, Let us know how things are going....

Sarah,

Let us know how things are going. Dinos are always a two or three week battle but usually not much more.

Dinos are the pioneers of pioneers and being as such react quickly to stimuli....
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/09/2006, 02:00 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 21,520
Posted By Harmsway
Actually hypersalinty would work better. I have a...

Actually hypersalinty would work better. I have a spare 55 gallon tank that I neglected so much so that the salinity rose to 40. Durning this time coraline algae went wild and my bad case of hair...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/31/2005, 08:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 730
Posted By Harmsway
Nice tank. I'm so sick of seeing wall the wall...

Nice tank. I'm so sick of seeing wall the wall rock in tanks even when the're loaded with coral. I notice people like you who set up marine plant tanks think outside the box and have much nicer...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 12/31/2005, 08:12 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 257
Posted By Harmsway
Halimeda is easy to keep and grows fast. Just...

Halimeda is easy to keep and grows fast. Just realize that it will compete for calcium. So watch your level and be prepare to add more calc in.

Gene
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/23/2005, 01:03 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 288
Posted By Harmsway
The list are of those items that can not be...

The list are of those items that can not be collected and permits for collection will not be given. These are usualy the bad plants that choke out the native speices. The purpose of this rule is to...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/22/2005, 10:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 288
Posted By Harmsway
You need a permit to collect plants but not...

You need a permit to collect plants but not macros. You need a SW fishing licence to collect tropical fish and marine macros. See below

State Rules for Plants ( not macros )

Aquatic Plants...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/03/2005, 07:53 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 166
Posted By Harmsway
I don't think there is anything wrong with mixing...

I don't think there is anything wrong with mixing macros. However I find that if you mix caulpera it will intangle itself throughout the other macros. This will make it difficult to latter export as...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/03/2005, 07:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 291
Posted By Harmsway
Of course but some tangs don't care for chaeto as...

Of course but some tangs don't care for chaeto as as much as they do other macros. My powder brown loves chaeto though. It's fun watching him eat it like spegetti.

Just understand that if you use...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/02/2005, 12:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 275
Posted By Harmsway
A couple weeks ago I picked up a LOA Sunlight...

A couple weeks ago I picked up a LOA Sunlight bulb at Wal-Mart for $8. It is 6500K and 30 watts rated as equivelent to 135W. I've had it over my sump since. The macro seems to be doing fine but it...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/26/2005, 12:41 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 375
Posted By Harmsway
The best thing you can do for an ill fish is...

The best thing you can do for an ill fish is treat him in a seperate hospital tank. The approach of doing water changes is making the assumption the fish is fine and the water quality is bad. Yet you...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/25/2005, 10:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 375
Posted By Harmsway
The only fish I have in the tank is a little blue...

The only fish I have in the tank is a little blue angelfish. He has left the stargrass alone so far. The grass continues to grow.

Gene
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/22/2005, 10:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 415
Posted By Harmsway
Algae needs food ( nutrients ) to grow. Certain...

Algae needs food ( nutrients ) to grow. Certain macros will grow when the ratios of nitrogen to other nutrients are just right. If just one nutrient is high you may get an outbreak of nasty micro...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/22/2005, 09:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 375
Posted By Harmsway
My angelfish hasn't eating any of it. Do you...

My angelfish hasn't eating any of it. Do you think a tank would?

Gene
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/22/2005, 09:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 213
Posted By Harmsway
It is not illegal in Florida to collect seaweed....

It is not illegal in Florida to collect seaweed. However there is a bag limit.

Most macros do well in the aquarium given the proper lighting even sargassum.

Gene
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/21/2005, 02:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 195
Posted By Harmsway
If you go with chaeto you need not worry about...

If you go with chaeto you need not worry about toxins and you can run your lights for 14 hours reverse to stablize pH.

Prune it when it overgrows it's space. I like to keep my chaeto tumbling in a...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/21/2005, 01:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 375
Posted By Harmsway
Another stargass keeper

I'm joining the club of seagrass keepers. I collected this small group from the Indian River Lagoon this past weekend. The pic isn't the best but you can see the new growth coming out from the front....
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/21/2005, 12:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 287
Posted By Harmsway
Boxfish - avatars like yours make reading the...

Boxfish - avatars like yours make reading the forums at work suspicious :)

Paul - after given it a cleaning let it be in FW four an hour. That will take care of any unwanted hitchhikers.

Sarah...
Forum: Fish Disease Treatment 10/21/2005, 11:11 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 314
Posted By Harmsway
Let me clarify. A FW dip will be a welcome relief...

Let me clarify. A FW dip will be a welcome relief to a sufering fish overcome with ich. But this relief will be temporary. The dip will knock out many of the cyst but not all of them. It is just a...
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