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Forum: Marine Aquarists Roundtable of Sacramento (MARS) 11/01/2007, 09:54 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 8,710
Posted By sirrus6
visiting the area, but which stores to visit?

Hi All

I'll be in the Sacramento area Dec 22 - Dec 30 visiting relatives (in Auburn, actually) and I might have some down time to check out an LFS or two.

Given that time constraint, which two...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 09/07/2007, 09:59 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,072
Posted By sirrus6
testing skimmer performance

All

I have been following this thread with some interest, as in fact I have been testing skimmer performance with the aid of some enthusiastic aquarist/students at Penn State University. (see...
Forum: Fish Disease Treatment 05/15/2007, 10:49 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 151
Posted By sirrus6
Is it ich?

Received a wild-caught angel on Thursday, acclimated and placed in a Q-tank. By Saturday, some white nodules appeared near the left eye. By Tuesday, these nodules have diminished in size, but new...
Forum: SPS Keepers 03/04/2007, 10:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 215
Posted By sirrus6
flatworm I.D. help

Are these flatworms of the acropora eating variety?

Both photos below were taken of FW's on the glass (Nikon D80, 105mm Macro lens, manual focus). The second image has a millimeter-scale ruler...
Forum: North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society (NCPARS) 02/02/2007, 08:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 672
Posted By sirrus6
summer 2007 job opportunity for a budding aquarist

Amateur Aquarist Job Opportunity

Who: An aquarist interested in exploring research projects in reef tank science. The applicant must have some experience with maintaining a reef tank. Since this...
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/27/2006, 07:36 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By sirrus6
Thanks Wendy. I'll try your suggestion. The...

Thanks Wendy. I'll try your suggestion. The food chunks in the pic are just part of my normal fish chow. I think that I will have to prepare some separate dendro-sized pieces (squid as per...
Forum: Vendor Experiences 11/26/2006, 09:46 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 8,124
Posted By sirrus6
I think that somehow this thread has devolved...

I think that somehow this thread has devolved into an RM bashing session, which was very far from my intent with my initial post. Quite the opposite actually; my experiences with RM have been...
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/26/2006, 04:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By sirrus6
8 months later.....

Eight months ago, I started this thread with the hope on increasing my knowledge of dendro husbandry. Thanks to all that responded. Below I update my progress on this topic through pictures. ...
Forum: Vendor Experiences 11/26/2006, 03:49 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 8,124
Posted By sirrus6
What do those Reefer Madness corals REALLY look like?

From time-to-time in this forum, threads that introduce a striking coral from Reefer Madness are submitted. These threads often contain some concerns that there might be a disconnect between what...
Forum: Reef Discussion 07/16/2006, 08:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 355
Posted By sirrus6
A different way to calculate system water volume

FWIW, an alternative approach to calculating your system's water volume can be found in

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/pr/index.php

See Experiment # 3.

All you have to do is have the...
Forum: Ken Feldman 04/10/2006, 11:17 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,803
Posted By sirrus6
3-way solenoid valve

I use a Plast-O-matic THP with a W20 solenoid coil, 418$ from www.plastomatic.com. There are other vendors/models of this type of valve (look up "actuated solenoid valves" with Google), but the...
Forum: Ken Feldman 04/07/2006, 10:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,803
Posted By sirrus6
tank pics

Pics taken w/o flash. Tank = 175 G Oceanic bowfront. Tank lights: 3 x 400W 10K XM's. Livestock gradually added over the past 14 months. Most of the corals started as frags.

Any more details? ...
Forum: LPS Keepers 03/21/2006, 12:58 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By sirrus6
Thanks JenDub

Squid could indeed be the solution. I merely swabbed a small piece of fresh squid over the closed mouth during the tank lighting period, and the feeding tentacles appeared with 10 min. It was a...
Forum: LPS Keepers 03/19/2006, 11:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By sirrus6
oops, Fraggle Reef dendro pic did not come out!

Fraggle Reef dendro

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/22891Fraggle-dendro.jpg
Forum: LPS Keepers 03/19/2006, 11:31 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,190
Posted By sirrus6
Dendrophylliacs: Roe's vs. Fraggle

I attempted to post this thread in the Vendor's forum, but I do not yet meet the required RC post count, so I could not. Perhaps a moderator will switch it to that forum, if appropriate:

I...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/01/2005, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 145
Posted By sirrus6
a couple of questions for those knowledgable about dendrophyllia

Hi all

I recently purchased a coral colony labeled as "dendrophyllia" from Roe's Marine World. After 24 days in my aquarium, the coral has never extended polyps during the time that the tank...
Forum: Advanced Topics 11/30/2005, 01:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 409
Posted By sirrus6
an addendum

Kudos to Rommel Lum of UltimateFrags.com.

I had been searching for an appealing frag of acanthastrea echinata, and had found several candidates amongst the many online coral vendors. One specimen...
Forum: Advanced Topics 11/27/2005, 12:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 409
Posted By sirrus6
I want to thank the responders for educating me...

I want to thank the responders for educating me on a few of the finer points of coral marketing. I see that essentially three hypotheses were offered to explain the difference in appearance of the...
Forum: Advanced Topics 11/23/2005, 01:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 409
Posted By sirrus6
Tyree LE/AE's: What do they REALLY look like?

Hi All

I'm new to the RC posting business, and to the reef hobby as well. As I have been acquiring livestock for my tank over the past 11 months (with my daughter's help!), I have come to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/23/2005, 12:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 123
Posted By sirrus6
test, posting photos

First time poster, just trying to see if I've got the hang of the photo post thing.


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/22891left-web-size.jpg

Left view of tank.

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