Starboard Reef is up and running - Page 5

Bomber · #**101** 12/14/2005, 09:39 PM

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Is there a point you can have too much water and too little air

Yep, it will let more water bypass the bubbles and won't be as efficient.

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Too little water and too much air?

Yep, you'll lose bubbles out the drain of the skimmer or if you open the air valve too much, you get bigger bubbles and not shaving cream.

What you want is solid white foam.

Aquaticman74 · #**102** 12/14/2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
I'm working on it. I have to have time after work - dark - to do it.

Here's a old one with the sand bed.

Why did you take out all that beautiful sand?

Jeez, your tank looked great with sand in it. How long after that pic did you take it all out?

Bomber · #**103** 12/14/2005, 09:53 PM

Because that sand tried to kill all my corals.

To take that picture, I scrubbed rocks for two days with a tooth brush. Then we took that picture for RC TOTM, and two days later the algae was coming back.

Aquaticman74 · #**104** 12/14/2005, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
Because that sand tried to kill all my corals.

To take that picture, I scrubbed rocks for two days with a tooth brush. Then we took that picture for RC TOTM, and two days later the algae was coming back.

I was kidding about that sand BTW...
I didn't know you were TOTM before. What issue was it in? I'd like to check it out.

fishdoc11 · #**105** 12/14/2005, 10:14 PM

http://www.reefcentral.com/totm/2001-12/index.php

Aquaticman74 · #**106** 12/14/2005, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by fishdoc11
http://www.reefcentral.com/totm/2001-12/index.php

Thanks Doc!

Aquaticman74 · #**107** 12/14/2005, 10:27 PM

Sand or not, your tank was beautiful. You fought that stupid algae for 3 more years after that before ripping the sand out? I don't think I could have put up with it that long. I probably would have given up and went FO.

Any problems with the angel's or butterflies nipping? My favorite angel's are queen, french, and grey's. I'd love to add my grey to my reef down the road.

tankslave · #**108** 12/15/2005, 02:39 AM

Did I read that right? Bomber does underwater photography?? Don't you have to know how to do above water photograpy first???

Bomber · #**109** 12/15/2005, 08:57 AM

Nope LOL
I used a film camera. Now the guys bought all these fancy smancy digital cameras with a ton of buttons on them. I don't have a clue how to work them.

NoSchwag · #**110** 12/15/2005, 09:56 AM

Dr. Bomber while looking at your equipment thread I found this guy..

is this the same thing? If so, do you ever find him eating snails?

Bomber · #**111** 12/15/2005, 10:01 AM

Nope they are not the same. Mine is a Magnificent urchin - Astropyga magnifica. Your's looks like some sort of Lytechinus.

and yes, urchins eat meat, all of them do.

melev · #**112** 12/17/2005, 03:44 AM

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Originally posted by physicslord
Hey Melev,

Where did you get your DJ power supply thingy? I would like to buy one but don't know which online store to trust.
I don't generally trust anyone who claims to be a "DJ" as a rule.

(BTW, anyone know where he went?)

I bought mine at Guitar Center a year ago, and again a week ago. You can find them on Ebay as well.

Cprowler · #**113** 12/17/2005, 11:09 AM

I got mine from SamAsh.com just a week or so ago, haven't hooked them up yet but had no problems with samash.com.

tankslave · #**114** 12/19/2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
To take that picture, I scrubbed rocks for two days with a tooth brush. Then we took that picture for RC TOTM, and two days later the algae was coming back.

I feel so decieved!

You know, that really says a lot, because all the other poor newbies come on here and see all the beautiful tanks thinking its somehow possible to achieve what others have apparently done, and think that their tank is supposed to look like that all the time.

Man, this hobby is worse than Hollywood...

tankslave · #**115** 12/19/2005, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
Nope LOL
I used a film camera. Now the guys bought all these fancy smancy digital cameras with a ton of buttons on them. I don't have a clue how to work them.

Ah, a Nikonos man. I just bought one of those waterproof bags for my FM3a and got some pretty good pics in Hawaii.

tankslave · #**116** 12/19/2005, 07:06 PM

Its right out of Conan:

"Bomber....secrets..."

"When I got TOTM, I scrubbed all the rocks for two days to get all the algae off before they took the pictures..."

Bomber · #**117** 12/19/2005, 07:25 PM

Well it's true. LOL you should see some of the other things that go on, like completely changing the sand bed before taking pictures.

The problem is, I let those clowns talk me into selling my Nikonos, frames, brackets, strobes, everything - to buy the camera "they" wanted.

tankslave · #**118** 12/19/2005, 07:31 PM

You gave up your Nikonos!! and the strobes too!! Awwww, no. That's not right. I was even thinking of getting a used one!

physicslord · #**119** 12/19/2005, 07:44 PM

tankslave would have bought that Nikonos for sure.

photobarry · #**120** 12/19/2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
Well it's true. LOL you should see some of the other things that go on, like completely changing the sand bed before taking pictures.

The problem is, I let those clowns talk me into selling my Nikonos, frames, brackets, strobes, everything - to buy the camera "they" wanted.

Don't give away my secrets! LOL

Bomber · #**121** 12/19/2005, 08:38 PM

ROTFL there you are. I thought you were too busy to join in this week. You were a big part of that - get a new camera thing - too Mister!

Bomber · #**122** 12/19/2005, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by tankslave
You gave up your Nikonos!! and the strobes too!! Awwww, no. That's not right. I was even thinking of getting a used one!

All the TOTM pictures, I actually took! with the Nikonos.

melev · #**123** 12/19/2005, 10:42 PM

So really, the only reason we see your tank occasionally is because you clean up your toxic soup of a tank the day before. So this whole Bare-Bottom thing is a farce. I knew it.

Bomber · #**124** 12/20/2005, 07:48 AM

I tank the sand out for the pictures, then put it back in.

melev · #**125** 12/20/2005, 02:58 PM

I knew it!