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Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 03/08/2006, 09:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 210
Posted By bigben
If your plants completely lose their leaves,...

If your plants completely lose their leaves, don't be alarmed. The roots are probably still alive and will put new shoots up.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 03/08/2006, 09:02 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 15,693
Posted By bigben
AWESOME! :D That is some really impressive...

AWESOME! :D That is some really impressive growth! Nice job, Sarah. Good to hear from you.

--Ben
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 02/16/2006, 03:53 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 15,693
Posted By bigben
hey now, hahaha! i believe ya. nobody knows...

hey now, hahaha! i believe ya. nobody knows your tank better than you do. a very interesting observation. now you just need to setup 10 more tanks and do a dose-response study :D keep us posted...
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 01/27/2006, 09:29 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 485
Posted By bigben
you can find thousands of tons of sargassum on...

you can find thousands of tons of sargassum on any texas beach may - aug. probably on other gulf coast beaches, too. you will often find lots of cool critters hitching a ride in with the stuff,...
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 01/04/2006, 03:32 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 894
Posted By bigben
wow, i don't know what happened and don't really...

wow, i don't know what happened and don't really care. i've seen many come and go since this board was started, and it's all been over selfishness to some degree. however, i and many others will...
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 12/19/2005, 01:57 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 281
Posted By bigben
very interested. perfect tank for me. sent you a...

very interested. perfect tank for me. sent you a pm.

ben
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 12/15/2005, 10:02 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 469
Posted By bigben
sent you a pm.

sent you a pm.
Forum: Used Equipment & Drygoods Selling 12/08/2005, 09:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 387
Posted By bigben
sent pm.

sent pm.
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 11/22/2005, 11:26 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 315
Posted By bigben
interested in all of it (minus the overflow). ...

interested in all of it (minus the overflow). sent you a pm.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/22/2005, 11:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 304
Posted By bigben
best of luck. not trying to be negative and say...

best of luck. not trying to be negative and say it won't work for you. it just didn't work for me. keep us posted on your results.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/22/2005, 10:14 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 304
Posted By bigben
i've collected young black mangroves before and...

i've collected young black mangroves before and tested for several months in saltwater. they didn't make it.

bm's grow in tidal zones that only get occasional flooding by salt water--not full...
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 11/16/2005, 01:21 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 2,179
Posted By bigben
unfortunately, not yet, but i've been watching...

unfortunately, not yet, but i've been watching the re-runs. brings me back to high school. maybe my wife will get it for me at christmas.

honestly, though, i thought the cowboys sucked. i woke...
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 11/16/2005, 12:27 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 2,179
Posted By bigben
two words: go cowboys

two words: go cowboys
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 11/01/2005, 10:44 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 171
Posted By bigben
good luck with getting things back to normal,...

good luck with getting things back to normal, stan. sorry to hear about your problems. that's about the only good thing about not having a tank. well, that and i'm not as broke :D
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/01/2005, 09:06 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 352
Posted By bigben
looks promising to me, though i've never used one...

looks promising to me, though i've never used one (i always just bought the phyto live). for only 12 bucks, it's definitely worth a try, imo.

nice find.
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 11/01/2005, 08:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 352
Posted By bigben
although the paper should work, i'm guessing it...

although the paper should work, i'm guessing it will clog fairly quickly if you're straining a decent volume. just a guess, though.

the concentrators i've used in the lab consist of a filter...
Forum: Reef Discussion 11/01/2005, 09:21 AM
Replies: 449
Views: 28,394
Posted By bigben
alright, i need an update fix. have you done...

alright, i need an update fix. have you done anything more on this setup, or are you too busy eating your daughter's halloween candy?
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 10/31/2005, 08:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 323
Posted By bigben
stan, if you have a prefilter, i would guess...

stan, if you have a prefilter, i would guess that's the culprit before the actual RO membrane. sorry to hear about your problems.

ben
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 10/29/2005, 05:26 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 255
Posted By bigben
LOL, no problem. The sox deserved the win. They...

LOL, no problem. The sox deserved the win. They were awesome. I'm just happy the stros made it for once :)

I haven't been on the boards much lately. Very busy with work, fixin' house, and...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 10/21/2005, 09:39 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 149,201
Posted By bigben
don't just tease us, man. give us a pic of the...

don't just tease us, man. give us a pic of the tank! :D
Forum: Philadelphia Area Reef Club (PARC) 10/16/2005, 08:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 367
Posted By bigben
LOL, that brings back many of my childhood...

LOL, that brings back many of my childhood memories....young boys in the country with too much time and black powder to play with :D

sorry i had to miss the meeting this weekend. sounds like it...
Forum: Reef Discussion 10/14/2005, 09:24 PM
Replies: 449
Views: 28,394
Posted By bigben
that's just what i thought when i saw the new...

that's just what i thought when i saw the new pic. she's getting big! is she having boy problems yet ?
Forum: Marine Plants & Macroalgae 10/14/2005, 08:28 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,070
Posted By bigben
i agree with bill. the only thing that gets rid...

i agree with bill. the only thing that gets rid of this stuff (in my experience) is removing the rocks, scrubbing the hades out of them, and then doing it again later some more. i ended up throwing...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 10/13/2005, 12:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 838
Posted By bigben
dean, what did you decide on? thanks, ...

dean,

what did you decide on? thanks,

ben
Forum: Advanced Topics 10/13/2005, 12:29 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,420
Posted By bigben
snowstar, any updates on what you decided? ...

snowstar, any updates on what you decided?

anthony (i know you're out), are you still happy with the diameter of pipe you used for the manifold, or do you wish you'd gone bigger (or with a bigger...
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