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Forum: Nano Reefs 10/19/2007, 11:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 449
Posted By scoobasteve
can i get some pictures of stock ap 12's with...

can i get some pictures of stock ap 12's with corals? Perhaps with an anenome. Its ok if you've upgraded the flow or something simple, but i want to see how corals and anem's do under stock PC...
Forum: Nano Reefs 10/17/2007, 11:15 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 449
Posted By scoobasteve
so with my 54w i could do everything but the...

so with my 54w i could do everything but the anem? also, where do you get replacement bulbs for your AP?
I also want to swap my 10k/6,7k for a straight 10k, do you know where they have one that...
Forum: Nano Reefs 10/17/2007, 09:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 449
Posted By scoobasteve
What's the most i can do with the stock AP 12g?

I know it's a tired question, but i figured it would be best to ask it my way for my own benifit. (I'm dense in the head like that.)

I have a stock aquapod. I have upraded the flow to a 300 gph...
Forum: Large Reef Tanks 08/06/2007, 10:59 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 112,782
Posted By scoobasteve
pics? Updates?

pics? Updates?
Forum: Nano Reefs 07/08/2007, 09:26 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 701
Posted By scoobasteve
shoulda been a cowboy--are youusing the stock...

shoulda been a cowboy--are youusing the stock ballast to power the MH? two 70w MH for 16 bucks plus bulbs is awesome. What kind of bulbs do you use and do the stock floodlight ballast run them well?...
Forum: Nano Reefs 07/05/2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 409
Posted By scoobasteve
I dont know man. The candylactis, or "condi" is...

I dont know man. The candylactis, or "condi" is not a very large anenome and will not grow very large in your tank. And i'm sure you'd have the outright common sense not to keep it in a nano if it...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 07/01/2007, 11:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 216
Posted By scoobasteve
watch your hermits when feeding! I had a serpent...

watch your hermits when feeding! I had a serpent have the same thing happen. One leg got caught in a powerhead, i solvd that with a sponge cover. Then i noticed that as soon as the star snagged a...
Forum: Other Invertebrates 07/01/2007, 10:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 418
Posted By scoobasteve
Are pencil urchins usually this sensitive? I've...

Are pencil urchins usually this sensitive? I've had mine going on two years now and he has outlived multiple tank mates, been through two tank crashes and even accidentally spent two days in a bucket...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/29/2007, 12:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 197
Posted By scoobasteve
PH question

recently i visited a guy wth a 300 gallon in wall reef system. He had a PH controller with a calcium reactor. He complained that his corals had no to little polyp extension and that coral had been...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/27/2007, 06:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
I know that an eel is a messy eater, and IMO...

I know that an eel is a messy eater, and IMO messy eaters are perfect in tanks with a meat eating cleanup crew-- like the horeshoe and serpent i mentioned, ive kept a SFE before for over two years,...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 11:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 890
Posted By scoobasteve
i can get them at petco for 10 bucks for five...

i can get them at petco for 10 bucks for five gallons, not cheap to fill a tank, but when you only have a tenG , then 20 bucks for pre cycled sterilized ocean water with elements is a deal. Great for...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 11:27 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
Appreciate it. Not from greendale but i'd need...

Appreciate it. Not from greendale but i'd need something that could hold atleast 400lbs to be on the safe side. The tank would not be "supported" buy the pull out. The pullout's entire length would...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 09:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 285
Posted By scoobasteve
starboard alternative

Ive seen a lot of people using starboard to cover the bottom of their tanks when using a BB system. However, starboard can be pricey and i was wondering if anyone had ever tried using plain plastic,...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 07:47 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 890
Posted By scoobasteve
another thing which helps is to use something...

another thing which helps is to use something called real ocean water. Its made by catalina waterco and is fully cycled sw with trace elements. I add that to argonite sand and add fish as soon as the...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 07:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 462
Posted By scoobasteve
DIY tank are a better choice becasue you have so...

DIY tank are a better choice becasue you have so many options. You don't have to make your setup complex with a diy build. You could add a couple of power heads and a skimmer, you could go all out...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 07:16 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 740
Posted By scoobasteve
Just remember, taller the tank, the more light...

Just remember, taller the tank, the more light you need. The 26 or 20l's would just bleed with light with t5's vho's or even some serious pc's. For the 29h, you could still do pc's or t5's but they...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 07:11 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
Also, has anyone ever installed a tank onto a...

Also, has anyone ever installed a tank onto a pullout track system. The spot im putting it into will sort of be like an in wall setup, but i wont have access behind the tak at all, so i need it on...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/26/2007, 07:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
Thanks for the advice on that. It looks like if i...

Thanks for the advice on that. It looks like if i go for a shell bottom im going to need some serious flow pointed directly at the bottom of the tank, mabye a spray bar on a closed loop...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/25/2007, 10:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
The shells aren't crushed at all. In some spots...

The shells aren't crushed at all. In some spots you can even see the glass on the bottom of the tank. I just thought that with the shells eing large like that i could point some heavy flow down to...
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/25/2007, 06:42 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
so is shell bottom a good idea?

so is shell bottom a good idea?
Forum: Nano Reefs 06/24/2007, 08:24 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 404
Posted By scoobasteve
shell bottom

Ive been on reef central off and on now for a while. I'm really sick of my 12g AP (never setting up an "all in one" tank again) and i am putting up an old 25g.

I've been reading threads about BB...
Forum: Corallimorpharians 06/23/2007, 11:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 911
Posted By scoobasteve
the tank was under Nano tanks of the month. The...

the tank was under Nano tanks of the month. The name was like "jinko" or something. It was ("insert name's) shroom house".
Its worth a search if anyone wants to see some awesome rics and yumas
Forum: Corallimorpharians 06/23/2007, 10:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 911
Posted By scoobasteve
Typo- I dont "think lighting is the"...

Typo- I dont "think lighting is the" problem.
Forum: Corallimorpharians 06/23/2007, 09:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 911
Posted By scoobasteve
I really dont thnkligi s he problem here. I...

I really dont thnkligi s he problem here. I remember one of the TOTM's was dubbed "the mushroom house"; the mushrooms, including the mushrooms with higher light requirements and even a leather coral...
Forum: Nano Reefs 03/08/2007, 09:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 119
Posted By scoobasteve
i found a website which sells pods in a pouch....

i found a website which sells pods in a pouch. They come live in SW and i was wondering if anyone had ever used the stuff. I was thinking about using them to seed my rock.
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