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Forum: Roger Vitko 05/05/2007, 01:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,258
Posted By mengerin
Skipper! How goes it? I moved from Texas...

Skipper! How goes it?

I moved from Texas to California almost 5yrs ago and had to shut down my tank at that time. I gave all my livestock to Eric Borneman. It was extremely sad for me. Given...
Forum: Roger Vitko 05/04/2007, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,258
Posted By mengerin
They gave you a forum?!

Roger,

They gave you a full fledged forum? WOW! :-)

Hey, on a more serious level, can you put one of those permanent articles in place with links to the latest and greatest equipment...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/11/2003, 07:15 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 122
Posted By mengerin
OFF TOPIC: New Seahorse discovered

Howdy,

It may be off topic, but I thought people
would appreciate seeing this one.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/05/11/tiny.seahorse.reut/index.html

Eric, I hope all is...
Forum: Top Ten Ideas & Tank of the Month Nominations 04/11/2003, 01:25 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 257
Posted By mengerin
Top 10 Newbie Mistakes

* Siphoning DSB mulm into your mouth.

* 20 new corals in week 3 of your new tank!!!

* That puffer sure is cute! What do filefish eat? and Look at that cute little clown gobie!

* Well GARF...
Forum: Advanced Topics 06/03/2002, 12:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 356
Posted By mengerin
Howdy, No pics. Sorry. Way too busy. ...

Howdy,

No pics. Sorry. Way too busy.

Anerobic zones, when disturbed, emit a terrible odor. Also, they tend to stain the sand black. This was clean, white, good smelling sand all the...
Forum: Advanced Topics 06/02/2002, 05:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 356
Posted By mengerin
[FYI] Interessting DSB observations @ breakdown

Howdy,

I've just run a 4-5" DSB (in some parts 5" & others 4" depending on the workmanship of the pistol shrimp) for a full year. This is the second such event using DSBs.

I'm moving...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/30/2002, 11:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 415
Posted By mengerin
Tendar, Can you flip one of the legs w/...

Tendar,

Can you flip one of the legs w/ the new growth upside down and take a closeup picture to see if a food cavity is growing as well.

Ron, is 1" something you'd expect in terms
of...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/30/2002, 11:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 415
Posted By mengerin
Those parts must extend very far into the leg. ...

Those parts must extend very far into the leg. From looking at the picture it looks to be 3/4" away from the center at least.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/30/2002, 02:46 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 415
Posted By mengerin
Ha ha ah hahahahaaa.... Um, Ron, if this is...

Ha ha ah hahahahaaa....

Um, Ron, if this is one of the legs that so clearly fell off away from the central disk, I'm wondering, how the in hell does this happen?

This last photo clearly appears...
Forum: Reef Discussion 05/24/2002, 03:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 446
Posted By mengerin
WhAT?!?!?! What board are you reading? :-) ...

WhAT?!?!?!

What board are you reading? :-)

Eric recommends feeding corals. Easy corals, hard corals, beginner, advanced. They all like food.

The only recommendations relative to...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/24/2002, 09:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 584
Posted By mengerin
Yeah in the 1st image. I could be wrong,...

Yeah in the 1st image.

I could be wrong, but my calcium slurry, syringe hunting eyes identified everything I wanted to kill in the picture and that showed up.

I agree though, a better...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/24/2002, 09:00 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 584
Posted By mengerin
Isn't that an aiptasia that's slightly to the...

Isn't that an aiptasia that's slightly to the right of the A. mejano? Sure looks like the tell tale tentacles.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/24/2002, 08:50 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 226
Posted By mengerin
DT's, but Tahitian Blend (which is not live) is...

DT's, but Tahitian Blend (which is not live) is *much* cheaper to apply.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/21/2002, 02:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 433
Posted By mengerin
Jaston @ premium aquatics should be carrying them...

Jaston @ premium aquatics should be carrying them
soon.

I think the price'll be somewhere near $300.00.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/19/2002, 01:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 433
Posted By mengerin
[FYI] New Tunze Pump is coming

Howdy,

There's a new pump for this year which'll be ~3,100gph with a 2" hole. It's based on a propellor rather than impellor. In 2 years Tunze hopes to have a 5,000gph pump as well. The 3K...
Forum: Advanced Topics 05/19/2002, 01:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 486
Posted By mengerin
As a foot note, it does appear that brown algaes...

As a foot note, it does appear that brown algaes do use up iodine based on Randy Holmes-Farley's comments.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Photography 01/27/2002, 09:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 435
Posted By mengerin
Check out www.dpreview.com, but there's been...

Check out www.dpreview.com, but there's been rumor you can find a CP950 for this kind of price if you look hard enough and use some credit card promotions.

Otherwise, a used CP990 would be a good...
Forum: Photography 01/27/2002, 09:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 752
Posted By mengerin
Oh, and you need to go to...

Oh, and you need to go to http://www.dpreview.com/ to learn up.
Forum: Photography 01/27/2002, 09:23 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 752
Posted By mengerin
I've got the coolpix 5000. It's a beauty. It's...

I've got the coolpix 5000. It's a beauty.
It's small, it can focus up to 3/4" so you can
basically put the lens on the glass and take a picture of the creature on the other side. Lots 'o manual...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/20/2002, 12:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 379
Posted By mengerin
Thumbs way up. This is for those of you who want...

Thumbs way up. This is for those of you who want a strong skimmer, but not one that is ETS strength. Certainly the downdraft designs will pull out more stuff, but it is quite arguable if this is...
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/07/2002, 10:06 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 370
Posted By mengerin
Anemonia majano Kill 'em. Cheers, ...

Anemonia majano

Kill 'em.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/28/2001, 12:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 214
Posted By mengerin
In brief: kill 'em. Cheers, Matthew

In brief: kill 'em.

Cheers,
Matthew
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/11/2001, 11:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 317
Posted By mengerin
Howdy, Remember these are all observances. ...

Howdy,

Remember these are all observances. I know they've been repeated by others which is why I'm comfortable making them, but I'm not a fish expert.

So, if you observe anything different...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/11/2001, 11:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 317
Posted By mengerin
One strategy which is described is to leave them...

One strategy which is described is to leave them go till you notice one picking on the other one (it takes a couple of weeks for them to be stressed to death... usually). At this point, you pull the...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/11/2001, 07:03 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 317
Posted By mengerin
firefish are obligate sex changers. Your pair...

firefish are obligate sex changers. Your pair will break and will then fight to the death at that point.

To keep in a group, you need to have 6+. This has the same effect as cichlids in large...
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