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Forum: Rockford Reefers 01/07/2008, 12:00 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,224
Posted By vessxpress1
Wow! Gorgeous Queen. Nice pick up.

Wow! Gorgeous Queen. Nice pick up.
Forum: Rockford Reefers 01/07/2008, 11:50 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,053
Posted By vessxpress1
:( Wow, I hate to see you go man! Do you think...

:( Wow, I hate to see you go man! Do you think you will keep a small set up going? I think you've earned the right to walk away for a while. You had a lot going on and a lot to keep up with. ...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/06/2008, 01:29 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,162
Posted By vessxpress1
Because scarlet hermits seem to be mainly...

Because scarlet hermits seem to be mainly nocturnal. For me anyways. Not to say you'll never see one out in the day but you usually won't see them.

I was just thinking the other day about...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/05/2008, 12:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 624
Posted By vessxpress1
The only problem people run into when doing this...

The only problem people run into when doing this is when they try to re-use their old existing sand bed. Especially DSBs. It gets all mixed up, too much junk gets expelled into the water and it's...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/05/2008, 12:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 714
Posted By vessxpress1
How are you checking your pH? Have you verified...

How are you checking your pH? Have you verified with other kits or a properly calibrated pH monitor? Be careful assuming it really is that low first off.

If it is, if you can dose a little...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/05/2008, 12:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 473
Posted By vessxpress1
I use a temp probe and a pH probe on a ReefKeeper...

I use a temp probe and a pH probe on a ReefKeeper 2. No probe lasts forever. If the probe goes bad on a cheap digital thermometer (which they can after just a few months) you pitch it. With...
Forum: Zoanthids 01/04/2008, 06:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 771
Posted By vessxpress1
Basically, if the picture is taken under full...

Basically, if the picture is taken under full actinic, heavy 20k, and or they don't set a custom white balance on the camera, it's very hard to get realistic colors in pictures for selling purposes....
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/04/2008, 02:01 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 688
Posted By vessxpress1
I love my CB. I like seeing it swim in and out...

I love my CB. I like seeing it swim in and out of the rockwork. A little bashful, but otherwise friendly. Shares my 38 gal. with my Maroon clown pair which basically stick to their BTAs, and a...
Forum: Trader Feedback 12/29/2007, 02:17 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,709
Posted By vessxpress1
fishdoc11: Excellent to deal with

I bought a frag of PPEs from fishdoc11 and they are are really nice. They were opening in the bag while acclimating.

Packaging was also superb. I only bought the one frag of PPEs (which had...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/20/2007, 04:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By vessxpress1
Yeah, I haven't done it but I definately can...

Yeah, I haven't done it but I definately can foresee a lot of the hassle that would go with it. There are no gurantees. If you screw anything up, you'll lose a bunch at every stage until you're...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/20/2007, 04:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 394
Posted By vessxpress1
My experience is that the Seachem Ca kits have...

My experience is that the Seachem Ca kits have always read 80 to 100 ppm lower than any API or Salifert I've tried. It never fails. I bought a new Seachem kit. Still the same. They sent me a...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/19/2007, 09:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By vessxpress1
I've got a breeding pair of Maroon Clowns now. ...

I've got a breeding pair of Maroon Clowns now. Just started. They just laid their third clutch since Thanksgiving (in the last 4 weeks).

If the male takes care of the eggs, they will hatch...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 12/17/2007, 08:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,434
Posted By vessxpress1
Awesome tank! I like LPS and softies better (for...

Awesome tank! I like LPS and softies better (for now) anyway. Can't wait to see this thing stocked. Could be a TOTM candidate. Good luck with it.


BTW, I had to have HDTV so I ran...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/17/2007, 07:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 804
Posted By vessxpress1
I use Kent Nitrate sponge in a couple bags in a...

I use Kent Nitrate sponge in a couple bags in a hang on filter. Starts working after a week or so. I couldn't get mine below 20 either. < 0.2 ppm ever since.
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/17/2007, 07:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 380
Posted By vessxpress1
My Salifert Mg kit matched my Seachem kit as...

My Salifert Mg kit matched my Seachem kit as well. Almost exactly. The Salifert is much easier to use, but the Seachem is a pretty good value because it also comes with their alkalinity and boron...
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/15/2007, 07:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 835
Posted By vessxpress1
There is no science to it. After you see what...

There is no science to it. After you see what they can look like and how a lot of nice ones look even on the computer, you get a feel for how they 'should' look.

If the color starts fading...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/15/2007, 02:58 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 292
Posted By vessxpress1
I have a Maroon Clown pair, purple pseudochromis...

I have a Maroon Clown pair, purple pseudochromis and a Coral Beauty. I feed them 13 different types of food and occasionally use 2 different vitamin supplements.

They are: Formula 1 and 2...
Forum: Propagated Corals & Tank Raised Livestock Selling 12/15/2007, 11:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,472
Posted By vessxpress1
PM sent

PM sent
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/14/2007, 08:40 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,821
Posted By vessxpress1
No experience myself but there was a post on here...

No experience myself but there was a post on here a while back where somebody caught their cat taking a swim in the tank and posted pics.
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/14/2007, 07:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,945
Posted By vessxpress1
:eek2: Wow! Somebody's gonna be rich! ...

:eek2: Wow! Somebody's gonna be rich!

That is awesome. Thanks for the pics.
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/14/2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 835
Posted By vessxpress1
I think you have plenty of light. I have...

I think you have plenty of light.

I have mine under 4x39 watt T-5s and I keep them all in the lower third. I have an orange crush echinata that I put up high in the middle that does much...
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/14/2007, 12:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,937
Posted By vessxpress1
I have experienced the same problem and have lost...

I have experienced the same problem and have lost nice frags, even after TMPCC dips. I have had two acan lord and two echinata frags dissolve away. The echinatas had been in the tank for 6 months...
Forum: LPS Keepers 12/10/2007, 12:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,203
Posted By vessxpress1
That's the first thing I thought of too. I have...

That's the first thing I thought of too. I have a phosban reactor on my tank and I also have a RK 2 hooked up with the pH probe.

When I add new media, I rinse a bag of matrix carbon 3 seperate...
Forum: Rockford Reefers 12/09/2007, 10:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 938
Posted By vessxpress1
Price drop

Looked around at some other places and felt I was asking too much for these tanks.


Brand new 55 RR Perfecto - 100.00

Used 65 with stand - 60.00

I am planning on going to...
Forum: Propagated Corals & Tank Raised Livestock Selling 12/01/2007, 09:26 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,393
Posted By vessxpress1
PMs sent.

PMs sent.
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