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Forum: LPS Keepers 01/29/2006, 02:40 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 756
Posted By Biotech
Reefwick, it was Chemipure (the carbon and...

Reefwick, it was Chemipure (the carbon and resin). I do not exactly know why it drove the skimmer crazy for the first few hours. I put it in a PhosBan reactor, it could be too much fine particles...
Forum: LPS Keepers 01/28/2006, 05:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 756
Posted By Biotech
I used them. The first time I put Chemipure in...

I used them. The first time I put Chemipure in my tank (using a PhosBan reactor), my skimmer (Euroreef) went crazy, but after a day, everything returned to normal. The water is crystal white - I...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/16/2006, 08:51 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 118
Posted By Biotech
Acans and Echino - how long does it take?

I have been keeping corals for a while, but this is my first time getting Acans and Echino. I received some zoos, acans and echino from an online store this weekend. Now, all my zoos-polyps have...
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/14/2006, 01:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 297
Posted By Biotech
Eagle - I got it ... good tip The original...

Eagle - I got it ... good tip

The original design is useless unless you want to find your corals with water ... but the way Eagle modified it ... it works with all kind of food, even meaty chunks
Forum: Advanced Topics 01/13/2006, 08:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 258
Posted By Biotech
I have done it - very easy and all the cuttings...

I have done it - very easy and all the cuttings survive. Go to this website http://garf.org It got step by step instruction there
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/29/2005, 01:31 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 388
Posted By Biotech
I don't wish PhosBan. This is how I do it - put...

I don't wish PhosBan. This is how I do it - put the powder in the reactor, hook it up, turn on the pump and drain the first half a gallon or so into a waste container.
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/28/2005, 11:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 332
Posted By Biotech
Same experience as ReeferA1. I have mine for...

Same experience as ReeferA1. I have mine for more than 3 yrs - zero maintenance - working as good as day1.
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/26/2005, 08:52 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 150
Posted By Biotech
Chemipure get skimmer crazy

I bought a couple of bags of chemipure and loaded them into a PhosBan reactor. Within an hr (the earliest I checked the skimmer after setting up the Chemipure), the skimmer (an Euro-reef CS8-2) went...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/26/2005, 12:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 395
Posted By Biotech
Yes, you can do it. Just buy a small bucket and...

Yes, you can do it. Just buy a small bucket and have the overflow drains into the bucket. This will elminate the bubbles. I drilled a few small holes along the side of the bucket and put my...
Forum: Zoanthids 12/04/2005, 01:46 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 625
Posted By Biotech
Nice pictures, what lens are you using with your...

Nice pictures, what lens are you using with your Rebel.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/27/2005, 04:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 371
Posted By Biotech
I feed my corals and fish with cyclopeeze 2-3...

I feed my corals and fish with cyclopeeze 2-3 times per week. On other days I feed them alternatively with Formula 1, Formula 2, mysis, krill or home-made frozen seafood. Also nori sheets (I have...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/27/2005, 01:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 168
Posted By Biotech
A sump will help you to increase the total water...

A sump will help you to increase the total water volume. The larger the volume, the more stable the parameters will be.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/27/2005, 01:13 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 371
Posted By Biotech
Put enough for the fish to finish within a minute...

Put enough for the fish to finish within a minute or two
Forum: Zoanthids 11/26/2005, 12:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 301
Posted By Biotech
How long does it take?

When first introduced the tank after a FW dip, how long usually before the polyps start to open
within hours?
one day?
weeks?

Mine usually take at least a day. Just wondering if that is the...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/24/2005, 02:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 96
Posted By Biotech
M58 ballast

Is the PFO AQI 250MH a M58 ballast? What types of mogul based bulbs can be used with this ballast? I am thinking more on the 10,000K and above
Thanks
Forum: Zoanthids 11/24/2005, 12:57 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 652
Posted By Biotech
WOW

WOW
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/23/2005, 01:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 181
Posted By Biotech
Yes - it works for me

Yes - it works for me
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/22/2005, 09:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 362
Posted By Biotech
Toadstool probably works too

Toadstool probably works too
Forum: Zoanthids 11/22/2005, 01:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 424
Posted By Biotech
good thinking - a nano tank for zoos :p I have to...

good thinking - a nano tank for zoos :p I have to test out my convincing power ...
BTW, my fish did not pick on every colonies. I have one that started with 30+ polyps and now the rocks have more...
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 11/22/2005, 01:31 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 337
Posted By Biotech
One of my BTA likes to sit ontop of my GSP. All...

One of my BTA likes to sit ontop of my GSP. All the polyps around the base of the BTA receeded, but they all come back when the BTA moved away.
Forum: Anemones & Clownfish 11/22/2005, 01:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 215
Posted By Biotech
Don't worry ... Mine also splitted a couple of...

Don't worry ... Mine also splitted a couple of days after introducing into the tank. That was a couple of months ago and both clones are alive and happy.
Forum: Zoanthids 11/20/2005, 12:24 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 424
Posted By Biotech
So it is not a rare event ... I was told I...

So it is not a rare event ...
I was told I could only have one tank ... :sad2: Some serious thinking to do ... keep my fish or keep my zoos .... I like both..
Forum: Zoanthids 11/20/2005, 12:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 424
Posted By Biotech
Fish nibbling my zoos

:( lost several zoos colonies ,,, the Henichus, sailfin tang and the bicolor angel just love them. Is there a way to keep them away.
Forum: Zoanthids 11/10/2005, 01:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 172
Posted By Biotech
Adjusting pH for FW dip

Would like to know how you all adjust the Ro/DI to pH to 8.2.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/08/2005, 02:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 661
Posted By Biotech
I have a Henichus that likes eating mushrooms and...

I have a Henichus that likes eating mushrooms and open-brain. Also picking on the zoos. But it spares my GSP, Harmmer and BTA.
I guess there is no rule - trial and error :eek1:
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