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Forum: Reef Fishes 01/11/2008, 02:48 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,217
Posted By techreef
my female is blue stripes too, not brown. looks...

my female is blue stripes too, not brown. looks nicer than the males IMO. And sorry, forgot to address your lighting Q. I've got plenty of light beaming into my tank via overdriven T5s. Enough...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/11/2008, 01:15 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,217
Posted By techreef
i second deftonead. my female eats well, doesn't...

i second deftonead. my female eats well, doesn't harrass my corals (SPS, LPS, zoas, shrooms) or inverts, and actively swims all over my tank. a great angel to put in a reef tank, IMO.
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/11/2008, 10:23 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,084
Posted By techreef
Tim, you said that you exhausted RC, but just in...

Tim, you said that you exhausted RC, but just in case, I'll mention that I've read through a pretty large thread here called The Frogfish Files. I don't know much about scorpionfish, etc. but I...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 05:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 885
Posted By techreef
all i've read say get japonicus, not nigricans. ...

all i've read say get japonicus, not nigricans. Nigricans is the species that has the low survival rate. Note that japonicus is only better, not perfect. ie it's still a tang, so be ready for a...
Forum: Reef Fishes 01/08/2008, 09:22 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,473
Posted By techreef
I read somewhere that they grow pretty fast, to...

I read somewhere that they grow pretty fast, to the point that they get too big for tanks under 90G. What have the posters here experienced re: this?
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/04/2008, 09:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,308
Posted By techreef
Liveaquaria is consistently one of the, if not...

Liveaquaria is consistently one of the, if not the best, shippers of live critters. If you buy from them, they will at least triple-bag the animal, put it in a styrofoam container, and due to the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/27/2007, 12:18 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 7,530
Posted By techreef
:lol:

:lol:
Forum: The Lounge 12/21/2007, 11:06 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,330
Posted By techreef
Not being taken to Primanti Bros. added about 25...

Not being taken to Primanti Bros. added about 25 minutes to your lifespan. Those sammiches are heart attack specials. :) Second only to fries from the O in Oakland.

Losing Willy Parker last...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/20/2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 526
Posted By techreef
i love my mini blue legs, and have 1 unidentified...

i love my mini blue legs, and have 1 unidentified green leg w/ white stripe and 3 tan legged w/ alternating white/black eyestalks and antennae that are equally docile. Ordered 10 zebra hermies from...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/20/2007, 09:11 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 1,684
Posted By techreef
a playstation 3 to, uh, control my tank's...

a playstation 3 to, uh, control my tank's equipment. yeah. and a labouti wrasse. when's LiveAquaria going to get them back in stock???
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/18/2007, 12:12 PM
Replies: 338
Views: 39,569
Posted By techreef
does anyone have a video of "proper" flow rates...

does anyone have a video of "proper" flow rates for a phosban reactor? I've read verbal discriptions of this over and over, and really, have kept my flow all the way from where I barely saw the...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/18/2007, 12:09 PM
Replies: 338
Views: 39,569
Posted By techreef
happy to say that that (intake and return lines...

happy to say that that (intake and return lines crossed) isn't my situation! ;) can't say that i'm an expert plumber at this point, but I'm okay!

seriously, my intake is coming into the reactor...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/18/2007, 09:32 AM
Replies: 338
Views: 39,569
Posted By techreef
I admit that I haven't read some of the middle...

I admit that I haven't read some of the middle pages of this thread, as my daughter was born a month after this thread started, so I appologize if this Q was asked in the middle. I've got a TLF...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 04:45 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 457
Posted By techreef
i'm right there w/ cmc5dc and the OP. Melev's...

i'm right there w/ cmc5dc and the OP. Melev's bulb (5100K, i believe) cheato slowly turned to mush and died. cyano in the fuge w/ the chaeto, so there was excess nutrients...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 12:43 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,050
Posted By techreef
OP = original poster.

OP = original poster.
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/30/2007, 10:02 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 833
Posted By techreef
well, i noticed last night that two of my...

well, i noticed last night that two of my eunicids seem to have tunnels in the sand, not rock, so maybe my chances of nabbing them in a scoop of sand are good. i think i'll try building a better...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 09:56 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,050
Posted By techreef
<a href="http://photobucket.com"...

<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m26/techreef/HovercraftCowfish.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/30/2007, 09:50 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,050
Posted By techreef
no way is there a boxfish called a Hovercraft...

no way is there a boxfish called a Hovercraft Cowfish. That is schweeeeet!!! I'm off to search for pics...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/29/2007, 09:13 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 833
Posted By techreef
gack. i have seen at least 3 little ones in my...

gack. i have seen at least 3 little ones in my tank, and i'm dreading the day they get bigger. they're all the diameter of about 1mm now, who knows how long. they pull back into their holes like...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/29/2007, 09:04 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 851
Posted By techreef
Boca Kris, yes, the shimmer effect is due to MH's...

Boca Kris, yes, the shimmer effect is due to MH's being a point source light vs. the non-shimmer of flourescent lights due to a spread out light source along the entire bulb.

FWIW, if you have...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/29/2007, 09:00 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,050
Posted By techreef
i love cowfish. but for all of the above...

i love cowfish. but for all of the above reasons, as well as the next one I'm about to drop on you, don't add one to your tank.

Reason to trump all other reasons: IF the LHCF does release its...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/28/2007, 02:35 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 540
Posted By techreef
Riding along, as I'm in the same boat as OP. ...

Riding along, as I'm in the same boat as OP. Additionally to webbstock's last question, what does the Rebel XTi 10.2MP lack that the more expensive 30D 8.2MP has?
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/28/2007, 09:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 765
Posted By techreef
firefish are awesome reef fish, and the flipping...

firefish are awesome reef fish, and the flipping of their dorsal fins is something unique to watch. that'd be a great option for you to go with. Something like a Court Jester Goby would be nice...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/28/2007, 09:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 851
Posted By techreef
I've got 6 bulbs total of T5 on my tank; a 4-bulb...

I've got 6 bulbs total of T5 on my tank; a 4-bulb IceCap retro kit and a 2-bulb Tek retro kit. I'd recommend going with only IceCap. They have nicer reflectors (both IC and Tek are individual...
Forum: The Lounge 11/27/2007, 04:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,767
Posted By techreef
i bought a laser level at Lowe's for hangind some...

i bought a laser level at Lowe's for hangind some shelves that were sitting around for a while. Man, that was the best $15 i've ever spent, because my cat goes absolutely ape-bonkers chasing it...
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