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Forum: Reef Discussion 02/25/2005, 10:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 297
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I agree.. when i do a water change, I use a...

I agree.. when i do a water change, I use a long piece of 3/8 ID tubing, start a siphon and then suck around the nooks and crannies.

After i do that i use the turkey baster to get the stuff off...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/25/2005, 09:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 197
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Concrete is forming in my tank?????????

Last night, as i was moving some live rock... i noted that the aragonite seemed a little hard, like there was a crust on top...

it wasn't a crust..... it was a slab.

I found that the entire...
Forum: Reef Discussion 02/22/2005, 11:57 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,273
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I got hit with my lion fish a few years ago.... ...

I got hit with my lion fish a few years ago.... my fault, i was moving a piece of rock and bumped into HIM when i wasn't looking.. that did't feel good, but i'm not allegic, so it just looked like...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/15/2005, 03:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 140
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Don't think your the lone ranger!!!! Look up...

Don't think your the lone ranger!!!! Look up "baffles"

How high above the intake of your return pump is the water level in your sump??? When mine gets to low, the pump can cause a whirlpool...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/15/2005, 03:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 118
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I had one years ago... they are not the most...

I had one years ago... they are not the most active things.. usually, mine hid out in the rocks, trying to look like it was the rock!!! But it was game on at feeding time. I fed it frozen...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/13/2005, 11:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 111
Posted By YearsOfDecay
nobody knows???

nobody knows???
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/12/2005, 09:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 111
Posted By YearsOfDecay
DI filters.. blue on the outside... green in the middle

OK.. so I'm going to change the cartridge on my AP tap water DI filter.. (lets not start bashings me about the cheap assed filter.. ) because its blue the whole way up the resin column..
...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/08/2005, 03:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 255
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Ahhhhhhhhhhh said the spider to the fly!!!!! ...

Ahhhhhhhhhhh said the spider to the fly!!!!! This is why you grab up old computer supply's from junk computers!!!!!!!!

I run a cooling fan, a temp meter and my DIY moonlights (my hood has...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/08/2005, 03:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 215
Posted By YearsOfDecay
If you use screen... get the plastic or vinyl...

If you use screen... get the plastic or vinyl stuff.... the metal stuff will rust in a heartbeat (if they even still make it anymore) I know from experience from a Long time ago!!!!!!
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/08/2005, 03:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 231
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I have the same tank....... I went with a 36"...

I have the same tank....... I went with a 36" orbit dual 96 watt hood... seems to be pretty bangin so far...... but then, i do not plan on keeping any ultra high light stuff either.. ...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/08/2005, 03:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 156
Posted By YearsOfDecay
PVC is more permanent... meaning that one you...

PVC is more permanent... meaning that one you glue it together.. that s it... its together.... it also means that you have to wait for the glue to dry!!!!!

Personally I use the Home Depot...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 02/08/2005, 03:08 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 230
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I stick an air line on a powerhead, stick the...

I stick an air line on a powerhead, stick the airline up the u tube into the air space at the top and put the power head in a 1 gallon bucket... the pwerhead sucks the air out and then the siphon...
Forum: The Lounge 02/08/2005, 02:15 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 2,234
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Most Sharks cannot "back up" they are designed to...

Most Sharks cannot "back up" they are designed to go forward only.
A Barracuda is not going to bother with a bunch of clownfish eggs.

Pretty Sure that the EAC is a LOT bigger than ten meters.
...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/08/2005, 01:00 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Until i get ths scope home, can't tell for sure,...

Until i get ths scope home, can't tell for sure, but they do look likethe cleaner larvea... but i don't have any cleaner shrimp.... whatever they are..

however, I'm pretty sure that they are...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/08/2005, 04:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I've been searching around for a while.... the...

I've been searching around for a while.... the closest thing i can find is mysid shrimp.. but these things are TINY, like 1/10 the size of a brine shimp, and i think the sea monkeys i has as a kid...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/08/2005, 03:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 291
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Very Tiny smimming things with eyes!!

OK... i got up in the middle of the night tonight and took a flashlight and looked in the tank... I saw a whole buttload of very tiny, clear, shrimp like buggars swimming around in the water.. ...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 08:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 210
Posted By YearsOfDecay
drool

drool
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 08:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 278
Posted By YearsOfDecay
Hmmm..... Well.. I may try another small one...

Hmmm..... Well.. I may try another small one later after i get things more to my liking... but that one DEFINATELY had to go..
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 02:05 AM
Replies: 203
Views: 8,761
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I created concrete in the tank when i first set...

I created concrete in the tank when i first set it up by adding buffer to the tank while the tank was still cloudy with sand silt.. I was like... Ooooopppps that was stupid. I had to scrape the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 02:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 125
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I have a similar tank to you... Its a 50 that i...

I have a similar tank to you... Its a 50 that i used to keep catfish in...

I would definately use a sump... This is my second time around in salt water and, lemme tell you... using the...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 01:47 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 185
Posted By YearsOfDecay
I keep thinking about getting a nudi cause they...

I keep thinking about getting a nudi cause they are so cool looking, even though they don't live very long in captivity.....

but things without skeletons have wild colors for one reason... ...
Forum: New to the Hobby 02/07/2005, 01:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 278
Posted By YearsOfDecay
The Arrow Crab Vs. the Xenia

Years ago, I used to rais Xenia in a 30L and sell it to LFS's... Well, when i started up a salt water tank after years away from salt (i was into catfishes) I've started up another Salt Tank..
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