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Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/25/2007, 02:30 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,097
Posted By castor
thought I would add some tips on chiseling, it's...

thought I would add some tips on chiseling, it's pretty much the same as you would do on wood working only with rock and live animals.... same thing right?

If you are trying to get a section out...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/25/2007, 01:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,097
Posted By castor
If you are just taking zoas out of the tank to...

If you are just taking zoas out of the tank to hack at, well, there isn't too much of a time limit with zoas as long as they stay damp. I and others ship zoas just wrapped in damp paper towels with...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/25/2007, 01:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 593
Posted By castor
I think it is safe to say any coral would like...

I think it is safe to say any coral would like natural sunlight, well discluding ones that don't use light for growth.

Look at some of the greenhouse threads in here like redox's. Natural...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/21/2007, 06:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,118
Posted By castor
One thing you didn't factor in is the light temp,...

One thing you didn't factor in is the light temp, almost all spots are 2700k unless you go online to buy and then a 5100K is $12. (that is unless lowes has something I didn't know) These are 6500k....
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/21/2007, 05:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,118
Posted By castor
Interesting... You could simply put it in a...

Interesting... You could simply put it in a clamp fixture with the metal reflector (larger one for this use is like $7-$10) which would rediret a lot of the light down and you'd have one bright...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/21/2007, 07:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 808
Posted By castor
I had something similar happen to me a few years...

I had something similar happen to me a few years back, it was pretty dang scary. How it happened was different but same end result - me in the ER with my eye feeling like I just rubbed hot sauce in...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/21/2007, 07:25 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,097
Posted By castor
I don't know, there is just something about...

I don't know, there is just something about taking a chisel and hammer to little animals.... jk

Anyway, with a chisel I usually get 100% success rate as you get completely under the zoa and don't...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/10/2007, 03:02 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 726
Posted By castor
Well, while you have the knife out... Though if...

Well, while you have the knife out... Though if it is already stressed it may be best to just cut off the dead part completely and let that heal. Mushrooms are hard to kill though but we all can be...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/09/2007, 02:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
I had tried posting a long post about ATS's and...

I had tried posting a long post about ATS's and all that jazz as well as a small update a few hours ago but couldn't get the post to go through. I lost it from being copied by accident so as I don't...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/08/2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
Okay! Time for updates. Another reason I haven't...

Okay! Time for updates. Another reason I haven't posted is my computer has been on the fritz with a program causing the harddrive to constantly read/write. I finally went through and closed running...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 10/07/2007, 03:05 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
Sorry it has been so long with out any response...

Sorry it has been so long with out any response or updates, things in my personal life have been.... extreme these last few weeks. I'm going to try to get back to all questions and I have a couple...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/28/2007, 10:59 PM
Replies: 494
Views: 53,407
Posted By castor
a coral :D sorry, just in that mood

a coral



:D sorry, just in that mood
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/23/2007, 09:28 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
update With no leaks and the dump bucket...

update

With no leaks and the dump bucket working continuously for about a week with no problems I filled the setup with RO and mixed in the salt. Today I went and got the LR. I usually buy...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/21/2007, 10:50 PM
Replies: 494
Views: 53,407
Posted By castor
No, snow on the roof is not a worry as it melts...

No, snow on the roof is not a worry as it melts as it hits it. With the greenhouse keeping steady warm temps the polycarb keeps a temp above freezing thus the snow melts off pretty quickly. Think...
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/21/2007, 02:03 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 673
Posted By castor
I realized when I measured things there really...

I realized when I measured things there really isn't room up top for a DSB so we will see how things go with just the ATS. Take into account this is mostly just a experimental setup. I plan to make...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/20/2007, 11:47 PM
Replies: 494
Views: 53,407
Posted By castor
redox, I was going to ask you about your...

redox, I was going to ask you about your polycarb, does it block UV like most on the market or did you find some that don't and if so where at?
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/20/2007, 11:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 673
Posted By castor
Nobody has any input? Possitive or negative? ...

Nobody has any input? Possitive or negative?

I'm thinking of adding the DSB to the top but I only have one day to decide as I want to get this thing running and the LR in there.
Forum: Advanced Topics 09/20/2007, 02:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 673
Posted By castor
ATS based prop system

I posted about a small prop system I dreamed up and built in the propagation forum but didn't really get much feed back on it's functionality, pretty much saying if it was a waste of time or will it...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/19/2007, 11:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 360
Posted By castor
I was assuming the level in the other tank would...

I was assuming the level in the other tank would be lower with it being the sump, sorry if I was wrong. If the water levels were the same it wouldn't matter if they were higher or lower, you would...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/19/2007, 12:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 360
Posted By castor
In other words ;) there isn't much pressure (the...

In other words ;) there isn't much pressure (the pressure comes from the water pushing through the bulkhead - with the weight of the water that builds up above the bulkhead pushing it) and the hole...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/19/2007, 12:32 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 3,479
Posted By castor
Something I was thinking about is what is the...

Something I was thinking about is what is the most cost efficient way to heat a GH, I know it has to vary from place to place depending on what is avaliable and cheapest but wouldn't that be a factor...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/18/2007, 11:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 613
Posted By castor
Look here -...

Look here - http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=coralfrag

And they have lots of glue here -...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/18/2007, 11:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
I was thinking today at work to guard against...

I was thinking today at work to guard against splash for both lights I could rig up some plexi glass that I could wipe of easily as there is a decent amount of splash that I really have to do...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/18/2007, 11:25 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
I just said the flaming thing as it bugs me when...

I just said the flaming thing as it bugs me when people just post something like, that looks horrible! and nothing else, if you have criticism that is fine just explain why and maybe something...
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 09/18/2007, 04:38 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,013
Posted By castor
Now for a few vids of things working! This...

Now for a few vids of things working!

This first is of the dump tray working.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v159/voltatroy/th_Picture315.jpg...
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