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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 12:04 PM
Replies: 581
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Posted By Sparkss
Sugar dosing will help take care of the excess...

Sugar dosing will help take care of the excess nutrients... that may take care of the nuisance algae. The 3 days w/o lights suggested by thriceanangel is not a bad idea either (there is a thread on...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/10/2008, 02:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 531
Posted By Sparkss
hit and miss.. more prone to getting into trouble...

hit and miss.. more prone to getting into trouble than other pygmys IIRC, but beautiful fish none the less. I have yet to see a picutre that really do them justice.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/10/2008, 02:27 PM
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Posted By Sparkss
potters are beautiful angels. We had one in our...

potters are beautiful angels. We had one in our old tank that was mostly a good citizen. We lost it in a tank crash unfortunately :(. Up until the loss it only ever picked on our porites (on a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/10/2008, 02:11 PM
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Views: 64,152
Posted By Sparkss
hasn't bothered either of our RBTAs. We have been...

hasn't bothered either of our RBTAs. We have been dosing sugar for 6+ months now, I guess. RBTAs are approximately 1 yr old
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/10/2008, 02:05 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,895
Posted By Sparkss
going to end up with 4 in a 6.5' X 4' tank (two...

going to end up with 4 in a 6.5' X 4' tank (two equally spaced out on each end), so wider dispersion is more important than distance at this point. So long as it can make it 4' or so the two flows...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/10/2008, 01:01 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,895
Posted By Sparkss
Matt, the wider nozzle was why I was considering...

Matt, the wider nozzle was why I was considering the 6201. But wow, they will stick out quite a bit more than the VTs do. I am just getting fed up with the noise. We do use the AS to control our VTs...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/10/2008, 01:11 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,895
Posted By Sparkss
Gresh.. Email sent (maybe you will actually...

Gresh.. Email sent (maybe you will actually respond to this one :P)
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/09/2008, 08:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,378
Posted By Sparkss
again, you can get the same affect/results by...

again, you can get the same affect/results by dosing sugar. And either method you want to build up the dosage slowly. It will help keep nitrates and even phosphates down (it does in our tank.. at...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/09/2008, 07:59 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,895
Posted By Sparkss
I am almost ready to switch back to Tunze from...

I am almost ready to switch back to Tunze from the VTs. The ramping up/down noise when in pulse mode is just too much. We can hear it throughout the house (and it is an in-wall tank). It is not the...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 01/09/2008, 07:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,378
Posted By Sparkss
we use sugar, which has the same affect/result as...

we use sugar, which has the same affect/result as dosing carbon filtered vodka.
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 01/09/2008, 02:35 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 281,838
Posted By Sparkss
working (alot), taking care of the family.. and...

working (alot), taking care of the family.. and not much else :). I barely squeeze in tank maintenance and what not.

How you been ? Having a good New Year so far I hope ? :)
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 01/09/2008, 02:09 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 281,838
Posted By Sparkss
our cleaner wrasse will also nip at our clams,...

our cleaner wrasse will also nip at our clams, but it never does any real damage and not enough to cause the clams to close up and starve out.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/19/2007, 02:30 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 214
Posted By Sparkss
I was looking at their 400W ballasts myself, out...

I was looking at their 400W ballasts myself, out of idle curiosity (and a compulsive need to spend more money than I have :)). The other wattage ballasts can be found at various horticultural...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/14/2007, 03:44 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 89,546
Posted By Sparkss
ETM Service is going to send me some parts next...

ETM Service is going to send me some parts next week, when they get more in stock.

Interestingly enough they stated that the white bearings shouldn't need replacing and they almost never wear out....
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/14/2007, 03:00 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 89,546
Posted By Sparkss
but the PEX is easier and cheaper to implement,...

but the PEX is easier and cheaper to implement, since we both have the room in our sumps to implement it. And using the PEX also means fewer fittings, etc. Don't forget that PEX is used for in floor...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/13/2007, 02:59 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 89,546
Posted By Sparkss
Jonathan No, not yet... but that does sound...

Jonathan
No, not yet... but that does sound like a good next step

Scott
Yes, we are looking at some of the options that you and I had discussed earlier this year. Right now we are more focusing...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/13/2007, 01:35 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 89,546
Posted By Sparkss
Time for a short update. No pictures since the...

Time for a short update. No pictures since the only fish I have seen swimming out and about are the Dispars. I guess I will try to get a couple of shots of them, but I am really wanting to see the...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/13/2007, 01:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 403
Posted By Sparkss
for us if we order by 2 PM we get it 2nd day ...

for us if we order by 2 PM we get it 2nd day

IE: Order by 2 PM Monday, order ships Monday night, in transit to Bay Area on Tuesday, out on truck for delivery on Wednesday.

Not too bad when you...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/11/2007, 07:00 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 281,961
Posted By Sparkss
Have you yet decided how you are going to handle...

Have you yet decided how you are going to handle the cracks ?

Also, you mentioned wanting to catch up with me on something... you know my #, just give a holler :)
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/11/2007, 05:39 PM
Replies: 749
Views: 52,701
Posted By Sparkss
great looking shots Hop... :)

great looking shots Hop... :)
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/10/2007, 07:16 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,755
Posted By Sparkss
And they do "attack" the food LOL :) How...

And they do "attack" the food LOL :)

How are you (and your tank(s)) doing this Holiday Season ? long time no chat :D
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/10/2007, 04:37 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,755
Posted By Sparkss
I don't know if 3 is enough of a number to get...

I don't know if 3 is enough of a number to get them to "stick together" I thought I read that 4 was a better starting #, but to be honest I could be way off on that. Maybe some people with more...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/10/2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 262
Views: 89,546
Posted By Sparkss
I was wrong about the lens we use on the 30D, it...

I was wrong about the lens we use on the 30D, it is a 50mm fixed lens.. sorry :)

No real pictures of the new fish. The 4 Dispars are out and about (and keeping together), but they have separated...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/10/2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,755
Posted By Sparkss
we have 11 bartletts for a month or so now (and...

we have 11 bartletts for a month or so now (and now 4 Dispar) and we only have 1 male Bartlett and have not lost any (which they also say will happen once the Anthias start "all turning male"). I...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 12/10/2007, 12:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,755
Posted By Sparkss
More color on the top fin IIRC. And it will get...

More color on the top fin IIRC. And it will get visibly bigger than the rest.

They will go back to schooling again, just give em time (ours did :)). It helps if you have some other, bigger, fish...
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