|
#876
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#877
|
|||
|
|||
__________________
Marc Levenson - member of DFWMAS |
#878
|
|||
|
|||
Someone is I am sure. The jeweler said the lapis may be bad, but the gold should be just fine. It was a custom ring and the Hammerhead sucked it right off my hand.
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#879
|
|||
|
|||
jnarowe,
Can you give me a better description how you wash your foods? I'm looking for a better solution then what I'm doing now. Everytime I find your thread, its split again! |
#880
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#881
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#882
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#883
|
|||
|
|||
Geez mate, you seem to learn alot the hard way
|
#884
|
|||
|
|||
I'm curious where the ring ended up. Did it actually fire through the pump?
__________________
Tossing conventional out |
#885
|
|||
|
|||
No kidding Chris! It just took me by surprise as I had taken off my screen for cleaning.
Not a clue as to where it ended up. I thought it might have gone to the fuge since that is the first pipe off the manifold, but I emptied that and no banana. So as I vacuum the sand out of my tank, I watch to see if it comes out. I have a feeling it is in a pipe somewhere though. Since I will have to dismantle this tank, I am sure it will show up.
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#886
|
|||
|
|||
It will certainly be interesting what condition it's in
You'll know how good the jeweller is too |
#887
|
|||
|
|||
Was this your wedding ring?
__________________
Micki... Western Ohio Reef Club Click the red house for my 125 progress! |
#888
|
|||
|
|||
No Micki...if it was, I would have taken the tank apart!
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#889
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
|
#890
|
|||
|
|||
I have but haven't. I have tried a variety of strainers and it really depends on the food you are straining. Typically though, the food I feed my tank is larger than the holes in my plastic colander.
I believe that if your food particles are that small as too need a phyto strainer, then you are probably polluting your tank. But this gets into reef keeping philosophy at its core. Many reef keepers believe that you should feed your corals. I do not. Neither do most of the tank owners I personally know.
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#891
|
|||
|
|||
I agree with you on the coral feeding front. I've tried it, and never seen any benefits either way. Granted I think I will try again one last time once I recover from my recent crash, although this time possibly with amino acids just to see.
|
#892
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
Little amounts of food definitely benefit corals - the trick is to provide enough for the corals and not over do it. I'm bad about overfeeding - then again I like to eat so I act on those feelings with my pets as well.
__________________
Marc Levenson - member of DFWMAS |
#893
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
__________________
Proud member of PETA People Eating Tasty Animals |
#894
|
|||
|
|||
No idea what just happened to that post...
It's not a question of their nutritional mechanism, but more of a question of what they eat and when. I believe that in the typical reef tank there is plenty of food already without adding additional stuff to the water column. I have often wonder about trying oyster eggs, but the fact is, my corals seem to be getting enough food already. I have nice polyp extension on ALL corals, good coloration, and good growth. I have not "fed" my corals anything in about 14 months, with the noted exception of very occassionally feeding an LPS small pieces of meaty foods. Water quality is of paramount importance and IMO coral foods wreak havoc with that. A good example is the aiptasia explosion I had back when I was feeding the corals, but after visiting with notable large tank owners, I discovered that not one of them feeds their corals. So I feed my fish and the corals get a bite now and then directly, but mostly they are being fed indirectly by the fish.
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#895
|
|||
|
|||
So...I have to ask, any FTSs? Anything recent?
|
#896
|
|||
|
|||
Calfo told me the best coral food is fish poop.
__________________
Gabriel So shoot me! |
#897
|
|||
|
|||
I do feed mine, including the SPS, once a week generally. But considering I feed my Goniopora, every 2-3 days, there is enough food to not worry if I forget.
When I do dose phyto, purchased stuff, it's only a small amount. I don't see the harm. I'm with Marc, I like things to be well feed. |
#898
|
|||
|
|||
michika...michika...haven't you learned anything from this thread?
Chris, dosing phyto is like adding straight phosphate to your tank. If you see any problems with nuisance algae or coral health issues, that would be the first thing I would stop. With phyto: Without phyto: Luckily for me, my skimmer pulled most of it out. And the "purchased" stuff goes bad so fast, it is rediculous. At least if you insist on dosing it, make it fresh so you can feed live phyto. And Gabriel...why would you listen to Calfo? What the hell does he know? Wasn't it him that recommended 35x turnover? Oh wait, I want that!
__________________
Jonathan--DIBS Breeder and Card carrying member of the Square Skimmer Brigade (Click on the Red House to see my pics garage) |
#899
|
|||
|
|||
But's it's the only time I get skimmate whaaaaa
I'll have to dilute some in Ro/Di water and do some tests. Now that you mention it, I do have a little green algae growing, and my clean up crew hasn't matured enough to handle it. Next set-up I'll try propagating my own, just have to stick to scraping the glass for now. |
#900
|
|||
|
|||
I learned some...
1) This thread moves so fast that you better be online 24/7 to keep up. 2) Take your rings off before putting your hand in your tank 3) hot pumps & acrylic don't play well together. 4) FTS are rare and far between See I learned something.... I'll take a skimmer shot...it is a photo in a way. |
|
|