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Reef Discussion
01/10/2008, 10:25 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Well you may as well use a regular scraper (metal...
Well you may as well use a regular scraper (metal bladed tank scraper) or the plastic ones. They work fine if you can reach the spot.. and if you are using a plastic scrubby, you must have your...
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Reef Discussion
01/10/2008, 04:51 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Yep still going strong... just do not leave your...
Yep still going strong... just do not leave your magfloat in the water during the down time as it will eventually find a chink in the coating on this stuff and start to rust...
I have also found...
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Reef Discussion
12/13/2007, 11:45 AM
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Taking Heat about my heater
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Randall_James
egads man what has this got to do with the...
egads man what has this got to do with the subject? temperature and chemistry are pretty unrelated as in the statement I made...
Anyway, 10-12 daily swings are not unheard of in my tanks and...
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12/12/2007, 01:14 PM
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Taking Heat about my heater
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Taking Heat about my heater
In past threads I have taken a bit of abuse over my allowing my tanks to bounce around on temperature and typically not using a heater...
My theory was that a "to stable" of a tank weakened corals...
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11/12/2007, 10:28 PM
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Curing live rock
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Randall_James
nothing like a good pressure washer for them :) ...
nothing like a good pressure washer for them :) (no soap)
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11/12/2007, 10:26 PM
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Doseing backin sonda...Safe?
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Randall_James
The ph level is great, in fact there is growing...
The ph level is great, in fact there is growing evidence that keeping it even higher is better 8.5-8.6 You are in ideal territory now
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11/12/2007, 12:47 PM
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ID Please
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Randall_James
most sponges are impossible to keep in home...
most sponges are impossible to keep in home tanks. The water is just too clean.. q-tip sponges seem to be an exception, I would just put it back as close to where you found it as possible.
...
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11/12/2007, 08:21 AM
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Doseing backin sonda...Safe?
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Randall_James
yep
yep
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11/12/2007, 08:18 AM
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Doseing backin sonda...Safe?
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Randall_James
if you are not dosing kalk or some other ph...
if you are not dosing kalk or some other ph booster, I would get a second check on the ph.
The numbers are fine but seem artificially high. (most tanks are 7.9-8.2) Your LFS can check a sample...
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11/11/2007, 11:44 PM
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How to clean/sterilize wet/dry cannister filter
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Randall_James
+1 no need for dechlorinator as long as it is...
+1
no need for dechlorinator as long as it is dried out ..
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11/11/2007, 11:41 PM
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too many gate valves not enough smarts
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Randall_James
there is no good reason to have gate valves on...
there is no good reason to have gate valves on the drains from the tank... you should not restrict the drain pipe under any circumstance unless you want to take a chance of flooding the display and...
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11/11/2007, 10:19 PM
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Wave Maker Plans
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Randall_James
25X is a good number... also I think you can have...
25X is a good number... also I think you can have adequate circulation at these lower numbers as long as it is distributed well.
I have seen tanks with 30x flow that had deadspots and tanks with...
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Reef Discussion
11/11/2007, 09:36 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Randall_James
tell you what, you go find a piece of "scratched"...
tell you what, you go find a piece of "scratched" glass and "buff" out the scratches and let me know how it goes and how long it took... with out specialized tools and compounds, I know you are not...
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11/11/2007, 04:12 PM
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Doseing backin sonda...Safe?
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Randall_James
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.ph...
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php
should help you out
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11/11/2007, 04:09 PM
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ID Please
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Randall_James
texture? (soft, hard) (likely a sponge of...
texture? (soft, hard)
(likely a sponge of some kind)
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11/11/2007, 01:07 PM
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Help with micro bubbles
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Randall_James
new water tends to hold bubbles better than aged,...
new water tends to hold bubbles better than aged, so give it some time..
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11/11/2007, 01:06 PM
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ready to give up
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Randall_James
Ok then, I am sure they are looking out after...
Ok then, I am sure they are looking out after your best interest.. good luck with your problem..
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11/11/2007, 12:27 PM
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Wave Maker Plans
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Randall_James
IMO the 400Gph from the sump is about double what...
IMO the 400Gph from the sump is about double what it should be... sump flows should be 3 to 5X tank capacity
Total tank flow depends on what you have in it.. 20X to 50X are the ranges most use.
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Reef Discussion
11/11/2007, 12:17 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Randall_James
dp
dp
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Reef Discussion
11/11/2007, 12:17 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Randall_James
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Reef Discussion
11/11/2007, 12:15 PM
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a little help for tough coraline on glass
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Randall_James
Ok, will try this again.. the product does...
Ok, will try this again..
the product does not scratch the glass and if it did, you can not just "buff out" scratches in glass..
Scratched glass is a tough program to fix. Acrylic is a lot...
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11/11/2007, 12:12 PM
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Randall_James
whoa why would you use something that comes apart...
whoa why would you use something that comes apart as you use it...
the whole idea here is to have something that cleans without doing damage or leaving inorganics behind...
I would certainly...
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11/11/2007, 12:01 PM
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ich questions
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Randall_James
remember ich falls off the fish after about 3...
remember ich falls off the fish after about 3 days and reappears down the road in greater numbers... if this happens, you will need to address the issue at that point.
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11/11/2007, 11:54 AM
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do i need to add seaweed?
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Posted By
Randall_James
The coral beauty might like it... depending...
The coral beauty might like it...
depending on how it was stored, it may not have much nutritional value left... stuff is pretty cheap, I would just go buy new myself..
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New to the Hobby
11/11/2007, 11:48 AM
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ready to give up
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Posted By
Randall_James
hmmm if you just moved your tank when the...
hmmm if you just moved your tank when the trouble started, you probably reused your old substrate.... can be problematic IMO..
I would see about swapping out the substrate myself.. I bet you...
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