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The Fish Breeding Forum
11/29/2007, 06:45 PM
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full term bangaii's
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chris melb
Excellent congrats, and that is a fantasitc pic...
Excellent congrats, and that is a fantasitc pic of daddy with babies well done. I have one question how did you remove the young?
Did you net the male and place him in the larval tank with the...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/18/2007, 06:21 PM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
The main tank has N03 at 45ppm i separated the...
The main tank has N03 at 45ppm i separated the cheato fuge, but kept in operating and reduced the N03 in that to 10ppm, and it went to zero in three days, then i topped it back up to 10ppm and its...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/18/2007, 06:49 AM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
For some reason it wasnt working well, i think i...
For some reason it wasnt working well, i think i have problem with nutrients being to hight, i.e epiphytes, i have my N03 at 45ppm, which is quite high, have you experienced cheato die off from that?...
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Zoanthids
11/09/2007, 02:10 AM
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White lesions / bumps on zoanthids. Discussion on treatment
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chris melb
Here in Australia LFS dont know what furan 2 is,...
Here in Australia LFS dont know what furan 2 is, having read this whole thread though, i believe it was Mucho Reef who had success with leaving infected zoos out of water for 5hrs and also by ...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/05/2007, 01:00 AM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
Haha that is one monster cheato, you mentioned...
Haha that is one monster cheato, you mentioned that it gets that size in a week or so? are you finding that it strips the tank of calc, alk, etc...?
Forum:
The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/04/2007, 06:37 AM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
Haha thanks, i didnt cost much, most of time was...
Haha thanks, i didnt cost much, most of time was spent looking for bits and pieces. Im wondering if the flow is enough though, u can see how fast it is spinning in the vid, be interested to see if...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/04/2007, 01:41 AM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
OK now took me a bit longer than 5mins, (half the...
OK now took me a bit longer than 5mins, (half the day) but im very happy with this idea, this design is great, cheato contiually spins, does not get caught in anything, actually sits in the centre...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/03/2007, 09:59 AM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
Thanks Ben this is great a idea, ill see if i can...
Thanks Ben this is great a idea, ill see if i can make one up in 5 mins too haha, i think the benefit of using your bucket cheato fuge design is the circular shape of the bucket which helps it ball...
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The Reef Chemistry Forum
11/02/2007, 09:33 PM
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Making Chaeto grow more
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chris melb
Ben this is great, i too have cheato and have...
Ben this is great, i too have cheato and have grown it well when tumbling although this is hard to do, with that much flow in your bucket do you find that cheato can get sucked into the drain pipe,...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
10/17/2007, 10:02 PM
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Pearling Macros (Cheato) = growing macro
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509
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chris melb
When you say individual cells what would they...
When you say individual cells what would they look like, i.e what would be the size of them?
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
10/17/2007, 09:26 PM
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Pearling Macros (Cheato) = growing macro
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chris melb
The strands comming off are about an inch to...
The strands comming off are about an inch to 2inches long, thanks Sarah, i though i was doing the right thing, i also forgot to mention that i have a 36W spiral compact 5,500k about 2inches from the...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
10/17/2007, 07:58 PM
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Pearling Macros (Cheato) = growing macro
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chris melb
Pearling Macros (Cheato) = growing macro
Ok ive read here once and on some FW planted tank forums, that by turning off all your pumps (water movement) and waiting for an hour or so, if your plant is photosynthesising it will be realeasing...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
08/12/2007, 08:04 PM
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can't keep cheato alive
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chris melb
Hi Flow through the Cheato IMO is also very...
Hi Flow through the Cheato IMO is also very important, i had to get mine to tumble before i noticed any growth, i also have in another tank Cheato spinning which actually insnt growing and yet has...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
08/07/2007, 10:31 PM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
I have managed to get my cheato to grow, for me...
I have managed to get my cheato to grow, for me the tumble and high flow made it grow i harvested 70% of it and placed it in another tank with high flow, and it didnt grow, i tested and had N03 and...
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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
07/26/2007, 05:28 AM
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Life Expectancy of Powerheads?
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chris melb
Life Expectancy of Powerheads?
Just had a power head die on me after a year of continious use, never ran dry? ive been in the hobby now for over 5 yrs and have had two powerheads die, which trips the circut breaker to the house...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/14/2007, 12:52 AM
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Algae ID? - Gracilaria
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chris melb
Im thinking Chaeto needs more flow as it is so...
Im thinking Chaeto needs more flow as it is so dense, while this Macro sp i have is not as dense, may not need much flow. It also fastens to the rock work easily to which is great.
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/13/2007, 08:43 PM
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Algae ID? - Gracilaria
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chris melb
No Sorry i dont, its my nano tank at work. Why is...
No Sorry i dont, its my nano tank at work. Why is that strange, i could try and take some more pics on mon,
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/13/2007, 08:41 PM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
Thanks Tom, it could be that my test kits arent...
Thanks Tom, it could be that my test kits arent accurate, and that i have no N03, if the chaeto doesnt start growing soon, i will do a 100% water change and dose a specific amount of N03. But using...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/13/2007, 06:51 AM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
Just an update the Chaeto since increasing the...
Just an update the Chaeto since increasing the water flow (2days ago) has constantly been tumbling (20 spins per minute), flow has been increased to 700lph. its looks alot more compacted, has formed...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/13/2007, 06:33 AM
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Algae ID? - Gracilaria
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chris melb
Noticed it on that small Zoo colony, when i...
Noticed it on that small Zoo colony, when i purchased it, about 4months ago, was very small and has been growing steadly since.
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/10/2007, 09:26 PM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
i use a spiral compact 6,700K 24Watt, the tank is...
i use a spiral compact 6,700K 24Watt, the tank is only 200mm high, i will add some more water flow see if that helps
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/10/2007, 02:51 AM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
Are you recomending i do, simply to increase my...
Are you recomending i do, simply to increase my bioload cause?already have 3-4 Pep shrimp that are fed just as much as 3-4 damsels or chromis in 50l tank increasing my bioload anymore may be too...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/10/2007, 02:07 AM
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help with macro growth
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chris melb
At the moment im using it as QT tank, and...
At the moment im using it as QT tank, and experimenting with Chaeto growth atm. Have no real long term plans for it. It has 200l/hr flow through a powerhead, on the half of the sectioned off tank the...
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/10/2007, 01:22 AM
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7
Algae ID? - Gracilaria
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451
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chris melb
Algae ID? - Gracilaria
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Marine Plants & Macroalgae
07/09/2007, 10:13 PM
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41
help with macro growth
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1,588
Posted By
chris melb
I do have Nitrates and Phosphates in the tank, i...
I do have Nitrates and Phosphates in the tank, i also dose Nitrates to keep it at 10ppm.
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