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Forum: New to the Hobby 01/09/2008, 05:35 PM
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Posted By WaterKeeper
OK Newbies, the purpose of this whole thread is...

OK Newbies, the purpose of this whole thread is for those of you that have read this month's column. I guess I need to instruct your rear ends by telling you we started in October with Water...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/08/2008, 11:56 AM
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Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
:lol: No; but I'm changing her water. About...

:lol:

No; but I'm changing her water. About every two hours. :D
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/07/2008, 09:46 AM
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Posted By WaterKeeper
Sorry to be so long in replying folks. A friend...

Sorry to be so long in replying folks. A friend of mine broke her ankle and I've been helping to get her about and not been on-line.

Magic

Sure you can go with LR only in a nano. One thing...
Forum: New to the Hobby 01/02/2008, 02:14 PM
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Posted By WaterKeeper
I'd ditch the bioballs if it was my tank. LR and,...

I'd ditch the bioballs if it was my tank. LR and, even better a DSB,will get those nitrates under control. The other method is to have a refugium with macro algae growing in it. Keep things natural...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/31/2007, 12:37 PM
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Posted By WaterKeeper
Tis a Hobby Kid and it is supposed to be fun....

Tis a Hobby Kid and it is supposed to be fun. Otherwise not too many people would chose it over going to work. ;)

BTW-
http://www.aizuddindanian.com/voi/images/new_year.jpg
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/27/2007, 12:30 PM
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Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Zydrag [welcome] For a fish only any...

Hi Zydrag
[welcome]

For a fish only any light that pleases you is fine. As I said in this month's column-

On the other hand, if you plan to latter change to a reef tank then you are wise to...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/26/2007, 02:02 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
I would have but I couldn't remember how to spell...

I would have but I couldn't remember how to spell zooxanthellae. :D

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and if you got live rock in your stocking you may not want to put that stocking on your...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/20/2007, 12:22 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
You can feed the brine shrimp if it is newly...

You can feed the brine shrimp if it is newly hatched and less than two days old. After that, unless the brine shrimp are fed a diet of phytoplankton, they lose most of the nutritive value. You may...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/18/2007, 11:48 AM
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Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Need a little more info. What type of an anemone?...

Need a little more info. What type of an anemone? What is the pH? And I sure hope that LR was fully cured.
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/17/2007, 12:34 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Gentle Readers, Sometimes the Old...

Gentle Readers,

Sometimes the Old WaterKeeper goofs and he did in his most recent article on lighting. CalforniaDreamer pointed out to me that the H in HQI stood for Hydrargyrum (Latin for liquid...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/12/2007, 01:02 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Tanya [welcome] The leathers of the...

Hi Tanya
[welcome]

The leathers of the Lobophytum group are normally photosynthetic dependent and need stronger light than some of their cousins. However, 175 watts of MH on a 55 should be enough...
Forum: New to the Hobby 12/08/2007, 12:18 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Alan and Friendly <img...

Hi Alan and Friendly
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

Glad you found the lighting thread informative Alan. Lights...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/28/2007, 12:41 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Well, in this thread...

Well, in this thread (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1031074) at the top of this forum there is a wealth of info. It even includes the old threads that this new series...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/19/2007, 06:21 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Ladies and Gentlemen, I really never listen...

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I really never listen to Paul B. Sure, he has as much experience as I do but his Vietnam War wounds were to his head. Unlike mine that were between the legs. ;)

Upflow UGF...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/19/2007, 11:46 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Conjuay, Don't get me wrong. There is...

Hi Conjuay,

Don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with acrylic. I just prefer glass as they tend to look better over the long run. Thanks to acrylic eyeglasses much has been done to toughen...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/18/2007, 04:26 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
One of the things I need to teach you Newbies is...

One of the things I need to teach you Newbies is how to recognize fish from your kids. The one's you can hold underwater for an hour or more are usually fish. The others are amphibians or mammals,...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/17/2007, 12:10 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
The feedback thread was intended as a Q&A for...

The feedback thread was intended as a Q&A for article related input from the readers. Author forums usually don't get a lot of attention so I figured I'd try it this way. Besides it does give my...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/17/2007, 11:42 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Vitae [welcome] That's fine for a 20...

Hi Vitae
[welcome]

That's fine for a 20 gallon. Power Compacts are often used on a small reef as you don't have a lot of room to work. Yeah, you can drop an MH pendant but you end up with more...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/15/2007, 12:32 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Pescardo <img src="/images/welcome.gif"...

Hi Pescardo
<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

Always glad to have a curator join us. Just please just don't ask me how...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/14/2007, 05:25 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Glass was just invented back then Paul. :D

Glass was just invented back then Paul. :D
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/14/2007, 04:43 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Way to Go! Nrstype! :thumbsup:

Way to Go! Nrstype! :thumbsup:
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/14/2007, 01:54 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Sorry Paul. :sad1: I didn't mean to...

Sorry Paul. :sad1:

I didn't mean to "scratch" ;) acrylic off the list of choices but after hanging around this forum for seven years I tend to get a lot of input and, based on that, plastic tanks...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/13/2007, 05:39 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
And the first smart butt that calls me Pope...

And the first smart butt that calls me Pope WaterKeeper is in for a papal banning. :D
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/13/2007, 05:35 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
Hi Atif [welcome] Many questions to answer...

Hi Atif
[welcome]

Many questions to answer first--
[list=1]
What is the size of the tank?
How long has it been set up?
A bucket filter? Is that a canister like an Ehiem or Magnum?
Are...
Forum: New to the Hobby 11/08/2007, 01:30 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 63,327
Posted By WaterKeeper
That is a good question for Melev. Marc is going...

That is a good question for Melev. Marc is going to discuss sumps in the January issue for [rk]. My own thoughts are to use it as a big sump. Water volume is always a blessing in a marine tank. Take...
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