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Do It Yourself
11/29/2006, 01:01 PM
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Yes, it's the Target brand play sand. I used it...
Yes, it's the Target brand play sand. I used it in FW tanks awhile back, no problem. I got it at HD. I think it's 40lb, could be 20lb. Either way, it's a big bag for just a few bucks.
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11/29/2006, 12:13 PM
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Well, I had all my rock built and soaking in a...
Well, I had all my rock built and soaking in a large bin for about a month. It started to crumble, as though there were fault lines throughout the rock. I think that as the salt dissolved, it...
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11/10/2006, 10:00 PM
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A dry mix is also more porous, and leaves larger...
A dry mix is also more porous, and leaves larger holes between the clumps.
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11/06/2006, 01:30 AM
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Ooo, nice rock ROR. I used plain Portland...
Ooo, nice rock ROR.
I used plain Portland cement to bond a few pieces back together. It worked great.
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11/05/2006, 02:28 AM
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I forgot to mention: Just as a reference,...
I forgot to mention:
Just as a reference, the base of this rock covers roughly a 20" x 18" footprint. It's going in a 24" x 20" x 18" H tank, eventually (I still need to make the tank).
The two...
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Do It Yourself
11/05/2006, 02:23 AM
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Here's my trick to make very strong and very...
Here's my trick to make very strong and very porous rock.
I use a 3:1 ratio first. Afte a couple days, I apply a top coat of plain cement of varying cement/water mix. A wetter cement mix fills in...
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Do It Yourself
11/01/2006, 05:53 PM
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Aragocrete needs aragonite in it, IME. This mix...
Aragocrete needs aragonite in it, IME. This mix is a little bit different.
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11/01/2006, 02:37 PM
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Could be the source water?
Could be the source water?
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10/30/2006, 11:09 PM
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AFAIK...: Kuring: cement leeching out salt...
AFAIK...:
Kuring: cement leeching out salt and pH. Hardening might be part of this.
Curing: rock growing bacteria for aquarium use.
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10/27/2006, 02:16 AM
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New photos: ...
New photos:
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/Flusher/ReefBuild/aragocrete-03.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/Flusher/ReefBuild/aragocrete-04.jpg
The top layer broke in four...
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Do It Yourself
10/27/2006, 02:03 AM
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I noticed that my rocks would crumble pretty...
I noticed that my rocks would crumble pretty easily when handled after a couple days. Since then, I've been adding a top coat of cement with no salt mixed in. I leave a few areas unpatched so some of...
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Mantis Shrimp
10/24/2006, 03:38 PM
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Finally getting a mantis
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Flusher
Jam the krill into the end of the straw, and poke...
Jam the krill into the end of the straw, and poke the straw into the tank where the mantis can reach it.
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Mantis Shrimp
10/24/2006, 03:37 PM
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Designing new Mantis tank
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Flusher
24" long will give you better lighting options....
24" long will give you better lighting options. 20" wide will give you a good footprint for gas exchange at the surface. 18" high will be easier to maintain. These dimensions will give you a 37...
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10/22/2006, 08:13 PM
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Kent, those rocks look awesome. That's probably...
Kent, those rocks look awesome. That's probably $500+ worth of LR for less than $20 right there. :D
Thanks. :smokin:
I had to move my rock-making area to the basement today. After 40...
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10/21/2006, 02:18 PM
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Rhodophyta: Way ahead of you. :thumbsup:
Rhodophyta: Way ahead of you. :thumbsup:
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10/21/2006, 02:16 AM
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Has anyone tried using aquarium liquid pH...
Has anyone tried using aquarium liquid pH adjusters while kuring their aragocrete? I think some have phosphates, but not all of them. It sounds like this could work to me, but I'm sure there's...
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Do It Yourself
10/21/2006, 01:29 AM
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Awesome thread. I've been itching to try this out...
Awesome thread. I've been itching to try this out for awhile, and this thread really helped me decide to do it (I just found this thread a few days ago). I finally started my rock tonight.
I used...
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Mantis Shrimp
10/16/2006, 03:23 AM
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Feeding
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Flusher
I don't mean to sound snarky, but this thread is...
I don't mean to sound snarky, but this thread is fairly pointless without naming the type and size of mantis' you guys have. ;)
I feed my 2" smithii at most a piece of krill every other day...
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Anemones & Clownfish
10/07/2006, 04:21 AM
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Majano/Aipstasia in a FOWLR
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Majano/Aipstasia in a FOWLR
Will majano anemones hurt fish or inverts?
I've got a nano FOWLR with a three-stripe damsel and a mantis shrimp. Instead of corals I went with aipstasia, and I haven't had any problems so far. It...
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Mantis Shrimp
08/06/2006, 10:02 PM
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mantis caper?
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Flusher
Yep, they make clicking sounds all right, at...
Yep, they make clicking sounds all right, at least if they're smashers (I dunno if spearers click).
It's probably making a new home in the LR. They pound the rock to build their burrows. They also...
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Mantis Shrimp
08/01/2006, 04:49 PM
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mantis+fish=?
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Flusher
I picked up a 1.5" three-stripe damsel to go with...
I picked up a 1.5" three-stripe damsel to go with my 2.5" G. smithii last night. They're sharing a 6 gallon cube. Both survived the night, though the damsel doesn't look too comfortable. Chances are,...
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Mantis Shrimp
07/11/2006, 12:30 AM
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Mantis shrimp questions
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Flusher
Re: Mantis shrimp questions
Yes. They can be kept with corals.
No. They don't need to be fed only live food. Mine takes frozen krill. Lots of people seem to feed theirs mysis. They lose their smashers if they don't get used,...
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Mantis Shrimp
07/10/2006, 12:28 AM
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aquarium setup foGonodactylus smithii
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Flusher
The tank size is fine. I'd go with live rock for...
The tank size is fine. I'd go with live rock for filtration and remove the bio-wheel, etc.
G. smithiis are apparently super hard to find. I lucked out and ended up with one within a few months. I...
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Mantis Shrimp
07/07/2006, 01:52 PM
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Poll:
10-12g Mantis Poll
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Flusher
That 7 G tank is really narrow. I'd be worried...
That 7 G tank is really narrow. I'd be worried that the mantis (or anything else put in there) would be cramped. Also, tall narrow tanks have less surface area for oxygen exchange. I've read that...
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Mantis Shrimp
07/03/2006, 09:14 PM
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A few ?s for my G. Smithii
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Flusher
My G. smithii eventually takes astraea snails and...
My G. smithii eventually takes astraea snails and hermit crabs. It took out all the nassarius snails in the tank the first week I got it (as far as I knew, mantis shrimp generally didn't like these...
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