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Forum: New to the Hobby 12/26/2007, 07:31 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 351
Posted By Shagsbeard
Overflows tend to quiet over time as the PVC gets...

Overflows tend to quiet over time as the PVC gets algae/bacteria growth on it. I'd give it a good month or two before I did any radical redesigns.
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/04/2007, 04:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 327
Posted By Shagsbeard
Slow... way... down. Read. Understand what's...

Slow... way... down. Read. Understand what's going on in your tank. It's not just a piece of furnature.
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/03/2007, 07:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 177
Posted By Shagsbeard
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Forum: New to the Hobby 11/03/2007, 07:50 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 177
Posted By Shagsbeard
Get a 20+ gallon tub from the hardward store and...

Get a 20+ gallon tub from the hardward store and transfer the contents of the tank to that. Then have a pro drill your tank.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/30/2007, 09:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 539
Posted By Shagsbeard
Don't trust "ich". It will come and go, each...

Don't trust "ich". It will come and go, each time getting worse until it crashes your tank. You might try some miricle cure and it will look like it did wonders. Then the ich comes back and...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/28/2007, 06:24 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,443
Posted By Shagsbeard
No one has suggested filling your toliets with...

No one has suggested filling your toliets with it? wow. That's the first thing I'd do. Sure, it's work and you wont always do it, but that's one of the main uses of water in a house. Just turn...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/28/2007, 05:34 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 480
Posted By Shagsbeard
Go with the goby... much easier and active fish. ...

Go with the goby... much easier and active fish. The mandrines are pretty, but far less active.

If you go goby, make sure there's no chance of escape. Mine got out and I still have no idea how.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/25/2007, 05:43 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 507
Posted By Shagsbeard
If they've already added salt, the TDS isn't...

If they've already added salt, the TDS isn't going to work... you'll just have to trust them. Wait a minute... did I just advise someone to trust their LFS? Can't that result in a ban?
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/24/2007, 04:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 405
Posted By Shagsbeard
Cleaning out a skimmer question

I've had a coralife supper skimmer 125 for about a year and the thing's getting pretty grungy in the reaction chamber. I can leave it alone, but it really should be cleaned out. Problem is getting...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/24/2007, 04:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 712
Posted By Shagsbeard
The reason you're reading 0 phosphates is that...

The reason you're reading 0 phosphates is that your hair algae is a very efficient processor of phosphate. You need to eliminate the source of phosphate and the algae will starve. Have you ever...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/23/2007, 06:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 498
Posted By Shagsbeard
Consistancy is far more important than the number...

Consistancy is far more important than the number you pick... especially for FO. Pick a number and stick to it.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/23/2007, 06:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 294
Posted By Shagsbeard
Your skimmer will require a break in period of...

Your skimmer will require a break in period of two weeks to a month before it really does anything. Don't fuss with it... just let it run dry.

Catching those two damsels is going to be quite a...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/22/2007, 07:05 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 353
Posted By Shagsbeard
You need to add that 50 lbs of live rock...

You need to add that 50 lbs of live rock carefully. It could have quite a bit of dead stuff in it. Curing it a while would help... the LFS is going to tell you that you don't need to. I'd go with...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/22/2007, 06:53 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 697
Posted By Shagsbeard
One thing... that's pretty much what the ocean...

One thing... that's pretty much what the ocean looks like off the coast of California. Even though it's unsightly, it's not necessarily dangerous. You've been shouting RO RO RO! You do know that...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/16/2007, 09:56 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 396
Posted By Shagsbeard
Distilled is a smidgen better quality but far...

Distilled is a smidgen better quality but far more expensive. A home RO/DI unit should net you high quality water for well under 25 cents a gallon. Distilled water will cost you far more than that.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/16/2007, 09:51 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 557
Posted By Shagsbeard
Not at all... there's lots of different types of...

Not at all... there's lots of different types of scallops, and they have a variety of feeding methods. Some filter for planton, and others sift sand. There are many free swimming scallops that...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/13/2007, 09:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 253
Posted By Shagsbeard
Both the wrasse and the mandarin are pod eaters. ...

Both the wrasse and the mandarin are pod eaters. I'd not even put a mandarin in a 20 gal even without competition... they need about 50lbs of rock to pick on. Look at the price of live pods and...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/12/2007, 12:56 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 315
Posted By Shagsbeard
Borrowing a hare is a much better plan than...

Borrowing a hare is a much better plan than trying to keep one. Turbo's can help, but mine haven't really caught on that the algae is for them to eat.

I'm going to give the blenny a try too.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/10/2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 237
Posted By Shagsbeard
You're going to kill off a lot of the bacteria...

You're going to kill off a lot of the bacteria too. It's really more important to get a good copper test and to be ready with frequent water changes than to worry about the bacteria in the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/08/2007, 07:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 386
Posted By Shagsbeard
It's really rare to see "too much" flow. Adding...

It's really rare to see "too much" flow. Adding a couple more powerheads can really help. Too little flow, and stuff accumulates on the sand... too much and the sand never settles.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/08/2007, 07:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 281
Posted By Shagsbeard
Going reef? I'd stop adding fish. Keep the ones...

Going reef? I'd stop adding fish. Keep the ones you have healthy. Adding more and more fish will simply cause health problems eventually. I'd add some inverts/corals to spice my tank up at this...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/07/2007, 07:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 471
Posted By Shagsbeard
Pet stores keep their salinity low to save money...

Pet stores keep their salinity low to save money on salt. It doesn't do anything to help prevent Ich. You should try to keep your salt stable at or near 1.026. Stability is more important than the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/07/2007, 07:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 301
Posted By Shagsbeard
I'd wait a year before I put in the annemone. ...

I'd wait a year before I put in the annemone. They like a really stable system.
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/07/2007, 07:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 380
Posted By Shagsbeard
Support the pipe you connect to the bulkhead with...

Support the pipe you connect to the bulkhead with brackets or some other way. Don't hang a heavy piece of water filled PVC off the side of your tank, it's not designed for it... nor will the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 10/07/2007, 09:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 245
Posted By Shagsbeard
Best way is to starve them. Ever try to grow...

Best way is to starve them. Ever try to grow plants on purpose? You have to feed them, or provide them with good soil. These algae eat nitrates... basically fish poop. If you are over feeding...
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