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Forum: Other Invertebrates 12/02/2007, 07:32 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By zily
I guess I'll try getting another shrimp when i'm...

I guess I'll try getting another shrimp when i'm feeling confident, and maybe get a differnet kind since I only have 1 aiptasia left.

thanks!
Forum: Other Invertebrates 11/30/2007, 10:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 413
Posted By zily
dead shrimp

hey,

well my poor peppermint shrimp just died. had a ltitle less than a month, cleaned out all of my aiptasia, molted twice, and found him dead.
he was well fed brine shrimp, and got to a point...
Forum: Zoanthids 11/14/2007, 10:37 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 22,233
Posted By zily
Here is my nice colony. It came from a 250w MH...

Here is my nice colony. It came from a 250w MH tank, and i've had it about two weeks under 18w of PCs. Little bit of a change, but there appears to be no fading yet. Wish me luck!

...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/14/2007, 10:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 132
Posted By zily
coralife 50/50 10w PCs

I recently bought a 5.5ga nano-reef, and its a pretty nice setup. I'll ad some pictures soon.

Anyways, the lighting is pretty low-- 18w, which is enough, but there are lots of shadows, and i...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/11/2006, 01:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 166
Posted By zily
until then, i'll just sneak into the ochem lab :D

until then, i'll just sneak into the ochem lab :D
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/11/2006, 01:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 257
Posted By zily
Yeah I suppose--keep in mind that plants use a...

Yeah I suppose--keep in mind that plants use a part of photosynthesis (the calvin cycle) for a while at night using the reserves they've built up during the day. But eventually they run out and the...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 08:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 166
Posted By zily
Thank you-- I was hoping one day when I start my...

Thank you-- I was hoping one day when I start my tank up again to make some test kits for myself--instead of using chemicals made on an unknown date using droppers, I would like to use fresh...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 03:30 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 166
Posted By zily
too late for an edit-- "so hopefully it...

too late for an edit--

"so hopefully it should not take a lot of explaining =)."

confusing typo! sorry
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 12:40 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 257
Posted By zily
yeah some stuff just kinda floats on the top of...

yeah some stuff just kinda floats on the top of the water-- maybe put a plastic container colander or something around it to keep it from floating away or getting in the powerheads.

Some algea...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 257
Posted By zily
well add a light to the list:D Also, if you...

well add a light to the list:D

Also, if you want to try some other methods, you could run the bubbler in your skimmer from a window to get some fresh air from outside. But the most noticeable...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 11:31 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 257
Posted By zily
yeah, it will raise the pH during the day, but...

yeah, it will raise the pH during the day, but unless you have a light over it at night, the pH will go down by the morning.

How big is your tank btw?
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 11:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 257
Posted By zily
get some more plants. If its low in the morning...

get some more plants. If its low in the morning (when the lights just turned on) and high at night, it's probably the photosynthesis from the algae in your tank that raises pH (plants use CO2, which...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/10/2006, 11:17 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 166
Posted By zily
calcium test kits

Hi,

Does anyone know how the calcium test kits work, or at least know which chemicals are used? I'm a senior chemistry student, so hopefully it should take a lot of explaining =).

-daniel
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/02/2005, 04:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 197
Posted By zily
Too late to edit, I did want to add something ...

Too late to edit, I did want to add something

If I made the correct calculations, that would mean that calcium carbonate would be supersaturated 356 times (the most reasonable ksp I found for...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/02/2005, 02:48 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 197
Posted By zily
Thank you for the articles, they were very...

Thank you for the articles, they were very informative.

I still have one question though,

1. What is the concentration (in molarity) of Carbonate and Bicarbonate in seawater?

After reading...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/01/2005, 04:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 197
Posted By zily
pH, Ca, Ca(OH)2-- general solubility questions

Hey there,

I was wondering if anyone could help me. In quantitative analysis, i mentioned to my teacher something about aquariums (we were doing solubility in acidic solutions), and now he...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/30/2004, 03:16 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 227
Posted By zily
Thanks Don Jasper for reminding me who's boss!! ...

Thanks Don Jasper for reminding me who's boss!! Im going to glue those ba#t#rds on a live rock for their own good! ill get some pics and see if any survive. (beats having them just float behind...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/11/2004, 09:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 131
Posted By zily
salt mixture-- how well mixed?

Hey,

I figured i'll post here for a good chemical analysis question.

How likely is the salt at the top of the bucket going to be different than the bottom of the salt bucket?

I know if...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/11/2004, 07:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 194
Posted By zily
Yeah pretty much. I know if you take a...

Yeah pretty much.

I know if you take a mixture of a bunch of particles of different sizes, that the mixture will not be uniform. Some particles will go to the bottom of the container with...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/10/2004, 09:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 194
Posted By zily
salt settling (Oceanic stuff of course)

hey,

I was wondering-- how common is it for the salt to be an uneven mixture of alk and calc and such?

If I don't roll it well it put it through a riffle splitter, with the top 6" inches of...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/21/2004, 06:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 125
Posted By zily
To sump or not to sump...

hey there,

Well, my tank is connected to my brothers tank and a sump, and he wants to take the tank out. Also, the sump is located in his room, so naturally, he wnts to get rid of sump also.

my...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/03/2004, 11:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 115
Posted By zily
anyone? I got .30 mL left in the syringe...

anyone? I got .30 mL left in the syringe...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/03/2004, 07:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 156
Posted By zily
what color is the skimmate? Is it dark green or...

what color is the skimmate? Is it dark green or kind of light green?

Generally you want it to be pretty dark, if it's light that means your skimming too much and that needs to be adjusted.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/03/2004, 07:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 115
Posted By zily
Ok I added .7mL of the final crap stuff for the...

Ok I added .7mL of the final crap stuff for the full resolution test.

what does that mean again lol? What's the formula?

-daniel
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 10/03/2004, 07:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 142
Posted By zily
hey, keep in mind that water will siphon...

hey,

keep in mind that water will siphon back through the pump if the power goes out (unless it has some one way valve stuff), so be sure to have a hole drilled where you want the water to stop to...
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