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Reef Discussion
10/22/2007, 05:03 PM
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lost too many jumpers
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mnmsea
I am amazed that you can still loose a fish...
I am amazed that you can still loose a fish throught the egg crate. The glass seems foolproof, but knowing me and how i have a need to be "in the tank" frequently....it would be dangerous!
I am...
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Reef Discussion
10/22/2007, 01:19 PM
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lost too many jumpers
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mnmsea
I am not overstocked. I have a 75 gallon with two...
I am not overstocked. I have a 75 gallon with two ocellarus, 1 cardinal, 1 clown gobey.
The jumpers I had in the past were: a yellow head jawfish and an established clown that loved hanging at...
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Reef Discussion
10/21/2007, 07:30 PM
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lost too many jumpers
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mnmsea
lost too many jumpers
I would like to prevent loosing any more fish to suicide jumps. I have metal halides for lighting. They are on legs (not suspended)
I have heard about the plastic "egg crate". Will that block too...
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Other Invertebrates
09/23/2007, 06:49 PM
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feather duster feet?
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mnmsea
How do they protect themselves if they leave...
How do they protect themselves if they leave their tube? She doesn't seem to be keeping her tube planted in the sand. it keeps coming out and kinda blowing around.... Should I just leave it be and...
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Other Invertebrates
09/23/2007, 05:30 PM
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feather duster feet?
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mnmsea
feather duster feet?
I have just recently purchased a feather duster. It opened at first and I planted in the sand near rocks. The next day, it was still open but laying down on the sand. A peice of green worm (about 1...
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Reef Discussion
09/22/2007, 10:23 AM
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Inspiration for my 55
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mnmsea
We had a 55 which we did enjoy, but had a fire...
We had a 55 which we did enjoy, but had a fire with our lights and this caused us to have to replace the tank. We went to a 75 and we also are re-energized and excited. Our old system was also...
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Reef Discussion
09/22/2007, 09:45 AM
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worm surgery
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mnmsea
worm surgery
We purchased a feather duster 4 days ago. I acclimated her slowly to our tank and gently "planted" her in the sand near rocks. At first she opened nicely. But the second day the whole tube was laying...
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Reef Discussion
09/18/2007, 05:55 PM
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Will I see my Jawfish again??
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mnmsea
we had a jawfish that first hid and we didn't see...
we had a jawfish that first hid and we didn't see him for quite some time. Then he would only occasionally peak out. After a month or so, he did move to the front and we saw him often. Unfortunately...
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Reef Discussion
09/14/2007, 03:46 PM
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looking like a swamp!
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mnmsea
Yes, we did have a bloom with our last tank. This...
Yes, we did have a bloom with our last tank. This tank we have MH and actinic...I think the megga light added to the bloom.
With the lights off today, the diatoms seem to be floating more than...
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Reef Discussion
09/14/2007, 03:35 PM
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looking like a swamp!
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mnmsea
How long should we leave the lights off? ...
How long should we leave the lights off?
Should I do daily water changes? 10%? or more??
I will check the other parameters and see what I get. I have carbon in there. I have an urchin protein...
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Reef Discussion
09/14/2007, 02:40 PM
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looking like a swamp!
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mnmsea
looking like a swamp!
We are starting up a new 75 gallon. We have had it up for about two weeks. We have live sand, live rock. I have fish waiting in quarinteen and would like to introduce them soon. But,..... We have a...
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Reef Discussion
09/13/2007, 07:10 PM
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diatom attack!
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mnmsea
diatom attack!
Ok, so we have started up our 75 gallon tank. Introduced live sand and lots of live rock. about 2 weeks. We have HUGE amounts of brown diatoms.
our lighting: 2 x 150 DE MH for 6 hours, 2 actinic...
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Reef Discussion
08/26/2007, 08:21 PM
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light meltdown and fire!
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mnmsea
Steve 926, when i discussed options with...
Steve 926,
when i discussed options with the lfs guy, he too said that LED will be the way to go. Those are the best, but wicked expensive. Those prices will come down. Did you pay like...
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Reef Discussion
08/26/2007, 04:40 PM
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light meltdown and fire!
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mnmsea
I do believe that salt creep was the problem so...
I do believe that salt creep was the problem so my maintenance was not the best. The fixture did have an acrylic shield, but the creep must have gotten under it. Salt is a conductor! I have learned...
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Reef Discussion
08/25/2007, 07:08 PM
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light meltdown and fire!
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mnmsea
The lights that caught fire were coralife T5...
The lights that caught fire were coralife T5 aqualight double linear strip. they sat right on top of the tank and they were always getting wet. They were cheap and you get what you pay for. We knew...
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Reef Discussion
08/25/2007, 04:36 PM
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light meltdown and fire!
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Posted By
mnmsea
Ok, so we went shopping. And....we did not end up...
Ok, so we went shopping. And....we did not end up downsizing. We ended up with a 75 gallon tank with the overfow inside ( a nice upgrade from our overflow box) and we can put our sump (20 gallon...
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Reef Discussion
08/25/2007, 10:26 AM
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light meltdown and fire!
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mnmsea
Thanks for all the responses!! We are off...
Thanks for all the responses!! We are off shopping for a new tank today, and then we will worry about the lights.
Frick-n-Frags, thanks for that advice, that is great. We are definitley worried...
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Reef Discussion
08/25/2007, 07:22 AM
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light meltdown and fire!
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mnmsea
light meltdown and fire!
We had a fire yesterday - coralife T5 lights which caught on fire. Luckily my daughter came into the house before the fire had spread. The fire melted the center brace and a great deal of melted...
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Responsible Reefkeeping
12/30/2006, 06:47 AM
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Corals at Petco??
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mnmsea
just my two cents, but back about a year ago I...
just my two cents, but back about a year ago I worked at a petco before going to college. I personally beleive the main problems are the supplier of fish ( a company called seagrest) and the...
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Reef Discussion
11/25/2006, 11:13 AM
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red slime
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mnmsea
i am making frozen food, but i feed twice aday,...
i am making frozen food, but i feed twice aday, and I have some flakes in the frozen food. i have cheato in the sump. what do you put in your frozen food?
maybe i can slow the frequency and...
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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
11/25/2006, 11:06 AM
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6
back up power?
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263
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mnmsea
thank you for all the info. we do have a...
thank you for all the info. we do have a generator and i am only looking for a temporary hold till i get home from work and get it going. i will look into the ups for the flow.
about the heater,...
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Reef Discussion
11/24/2006, 07:26 PM
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red slime
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216
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mnmsea
red slime
cyanobacteria - how do I get rid of it. why do I have it? my tank has been up for about a year. but, in the last month, the red slime is way too plentiful.:eek1:
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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
11/24/2006, 07:23 PM
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6
back up power?
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263
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mnmsea
back up power?
how do I determine how big a UPS to get? I am nervous with winter coming that it is inevitable that i will loose power while at work and fish will be in dire need of heat and circulation. Does anyone...
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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
11/24/2006, 07:16 PM
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11
Those who don't do H20 change
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481
Posted By
mnmsea
I have a mandarin who is fat and happy. I also do...
I have a mandarin who is fat and happy. I also do water changes (about 5% every week). I have a refugium with cheato, so...lots of pods to keep the mandarin happy.
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New to the Hobby
11/24/2006, 07:01 PM
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3
red algae or red worms?
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144
Posted By
mnmsea
looks like cyanobacteria. a pesty thing. i don't...
looks like cyanobacteria. a pesty thing. i don't think it harms anything. just looks awful. I am currently battling it in my tank and am on line looking for clues to get rid of it.
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