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Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/21/2005, 12:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 382
Posted By TheMandarinFish
at first

I thought your "hermit crab suicide" was a blue-leg that flipped off a wrasse.

"You wanna piece a me? Huh? You don't want to taste none of this. OWWWW!!! STOP!!! HELP ME TANGS!!! OWWWWW"
...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/20/2005, 05:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 306
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Plumbing through the wall of the surge tank is...

Plumbing through the wall of the surge tank is the easiest way to build one.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/20/2005, 05:26 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,061
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Thanks for doing this Marc. Keep us posted. I...

Thanks for doing this Marc. Keep us posted. I appreciate your efforts in this - group buys require patience and time.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/20/2005, 05:25 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 2,011
Posted By TheMandarinFish
I might also - mine disappeared last time. Of...

I might also - mine disappeared last time. Of course, if I turn over a rock I'll probably find a vast colony of them now.

Maureen... are you selling any of yours?

Oh, and are the flatworms...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/20/2005, 05:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 696
Posted By TheMandarinFish
controller

I might be into a controller and maybe streams, depending on price.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/19/2005, 03:33 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 1,608
Posted By TheMandarinFish
mixed news

:strange:

The great loss to the club, the community is mitigated only by knowing you are going to be doing what you are certainly well prepared to do, what Eddie needs you to do, and frankly the...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/18/2005, 11:56 PM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Thx - he's prolific and knowledgable.

Thx - he's prolific and knowledgable.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/18/2005, 10:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 260
Posted By TheMandarinFish
URL Removed I like it but I'm biased. ...

URL Removed


I like it but I'm biased. It's Greg's site.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/16/2005, 05:14 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 450
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Congrats Dave ! The club grows in...

Congrats Dave !

The club grows in membership. :)

Yah - I didn't have much to say in the forum for a while since I wasn't looking to buy or sell anything :lol:

That, and my plans to proceed...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/16/2005, 01:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 450
Posted By TheMandarinFish
easy one

The chicks.

Awwww damm1t !!!

This isn't any better than my comic book, video game, and dungeons n dragons hobbies.

Damm1t !

Ok, well it is better... the ladies of reefkeeping make a far...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/16/2005, 11:49 AM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
water changes

In another forum (the Search is down, per usual on RC :( ), a graph was posted charting the effect of different % water changes Greg.

Essentially, for the purpose of cleaning the water (not as...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/16/2005, 12:48 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Countercurrent skimmers and Michigan? Someone is...

Countercurrent skimmers and Michigan? Someone is definitely stuck in the past. ;)

BTW, Washington State got jacked by the refs in the Rose Bowl 1997 vs the wolverines. For the record.

Glad...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/16/2005, 12:41 AM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Wouldn't it be more efficient to dose trace...

Wouldn't it be more efficient to dose trace elements with zeo?

Changing a lot of water, which represents alot more actual water rejected in RODI, seems wasteful.
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/15/2005, 10:24 PM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Thanks for the input Andy and Paul. That's what...

Thanks for the input Andy and Paul. That's what I'm looking for.

I don't want to 2nd guess anyone who invented a system for color-improvement and bacterial feeding of corals... I'm not as...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/15/2005, 10:19 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
We have 2 votes for the Bubbleking (priced in the...

We have 2 votes for the Bubbleking (priced in the $1000-2500 range... sky is the limit is too broad... I'd spend $10k on a skimmer if I had the money... I'm not kidding)
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/15/2005, 03:11 PM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
haha

Mike's opinion is forever unrestrained.

I'm like you Mike - but I'm coming to zeovit from the perspective that I setup my last system wrong (glass w/ext. overflow, DSB, waaaaay too much LR, not...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/15/2005, 02:56 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
So we actually have a consensus ! Tunze ! ...

So we actually have a consensus ! Tunze ! Whether it's a wavebox or a stream, they make good stuff.
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/15/2005, 02:02 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Powerheads are hideous IMO. For me, my new...

Powerheads are hideous IMO. For me, my new system is all about appearing 100% natural. It requires artifice, but powerheads eat real estate, power, and create heat.

My hope is the Tunze wavebox...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/15/2005, 12:31 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Powerheads are ugly and waste power. UV is a...

Powerheads are ugly and waste power.

UV is a bad idea generally.

Temp can be controlled with geothermal.

Reeftanks *LOVE* sunlight.

How I plan to minimize power - Bubbleking 300 external...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/15/2005, 11:21 AM
Replies: 15
Poll: Zeo usage
Views: 607
Posted By TheMandarinFish
Zeo usage

We were discussing Paul Rodman's (no relation to Dennis) new zeo tank -here (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=668099)

and after hijacking the thread about his nice...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 09/15/2005, 02:06 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 3,766
Posted By TheMandarinFish
H-Dog in th' hizzy

Cold got to be, H-dawg. F'shizzie. http://www.stat.washington.edu/ryan/herbert_kornfeld.jpg

Yeah, power's not getting cheaper anytime soon. Hence, my thinking to go BK instead of using more...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/14/2005, 10:21 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,199
Posted By TheMandarinFish
I'll Curb My Enthusiasm. My perception of...

I'll Curb My Enthusiasm.

My perception of zeo is that it generates results like the pictures above, which is in stark contrast with the brown sticks at AC, a store I frequent and like, and...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/14/2005, 05:34 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,199
Posted By TheMandarinFish
My point isn't that there aren't multiple...

My point isn't that there aren't multiple factors. My point is that thier tanks could benefit from zeovit, from everything I've seen. I find it unlikely that thier supplier specializes in...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/14/2005, 03:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 295
Posted By TheMandarinFish
playsand

I get mine from Orchard Supply.

I hate Home Despot. I got my playsand pretty cheap. I thought it was a great base to put under the oolitic good (but expensive) stuff. Silica sand is okay,...
Forum: Bay Area - Reefers (BAR) 09/14/2005, 03:11 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,199
Posted By TheMandarinFish
The "sea of brown" that AC keeps is pretty sad...

The "sea of brown" that AC keeps is pretty sad since it could be remedied with Zeovit.

I don't they they'll ever be the purveyors of fine, rare corals the way more specialized outlets are (AG, AS,...
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