Who got the algea....

davidandliz · #1 12/08/2007, 11:31 PM

does anyone know where they are currently selling chaeto and such?

a1amap · #2 12/09/2007, 01:00 AM

Are you coming to the meeting? There usually some there and i have some I can give you. If you don't want to wait pm me and you can come and get some.

davidandliz · #3 12/09/2007, 10:12 AM

unfortunately we have not been able to come to the meetings for a while.. we have a 16 month old son and have no one to watch him. where do you live? i appreciate your help.

cdangel0 · #4 12/09/2007, 01:21 PM

I can harvest some if you can't catch up with Al.

Some 'um "credit card fraud" is that detecting it? Preventing it? Or how you finance the reef habit?

Craig

davidandliz · #5 12/09/2007, 01:50 PM

lol... well they do pay me to do it so i guess its how i pay for the hobby as well... but no i work for bank of america in the fraud detection dept.. we call customers when a transaction comes in that seems strange to their spending pattrn. if you have ever had a charge declined it was probably us.

icy1155 · #6 12/09/2007, 02:34 PM

Huh... nice to know you are protecting my bank account

davidandliz · #7 12/09/2007, 06:24 PM

next time you yell at your friendly analyst you may think twice...we are just trying to help and find the perps!

If they ask you how many stories you have on you house and what your neighbors name is just answer the question. lol

davidandliz · #8 12/09/2007, 06:38 PM

next time you yell at your friendly analyst you may think twice...we are just trying to help and find the perps!

If they ask you how many stories you have on you house and what your neighbors name is just answer the question. lol

ronert · #9 12/10/2007, 08:31 AM

i also have some chaeto you can have ... n wilmington area if that's more convenient.

- ted

Shnabbles · #10 12/12/2007, 07:04 PM

If anyone in southern/central delaware has a large clump of chaeto they need to get rid of id love to pick some new stuff up... not sure if the stuff i have is still growing or healthy... currently battling a cyano out break

phosban reactors on the way

Gordonious · #11 12/14/2007, 10:06 AM

Shnabbles is the chaeto you have tumbling or in high flow? That helps and would keep the cyano off it.(Though cyano anywere in the system "may" absorb some of the nutrients chaeto wants?)

Jon

davidandliz · #12 12/14/2007, 10:30 AM

hey jon is there anything you know of to get rid of cyano, we used the chemi-clean the first time we got it and it went away fine but i think it has built up a resistance. any ideas.

rotleybutii · #13 12/14/2007, 08:34 PM

I live in Downingtown PA and have cheato I'm looking to give away.

Gordonious · #14 12/14/2007, 11:21 PM

Cyano feeds off of Nitrites. Help the tank finish the cycle and you can get rid of of the cyano. Some people say to feed more for a little while to help push the cycle, I'm not sure if I would recommend that. I know cyano hates high flow and needs like to live.

Probably the best way to get rid of it would to be pro-active with brushing it off, siphoning it out, and keeping up with the water changes. I am sure if you search through the threads you can find many other bits of advice that have worked for people.

You know your child will live to see the day where cyano bacteria will cover the natural coral reefs completely. Actually in your life time 90-95% of them will be gone. (my gf told me that was depressing to say, but what ever it is the truth)

Oh and there is also several chemicals out there that can help rid the tank of cyano... I don't really like using chemicals though.

a1amap · #15 12/15/2007, 12:50 PM

Along those same lines
http://www.livescience.com/aol/071213-coral-acid.html

tat2tillidie · #16 12/16/2007, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gordonious

You know your child will live to see the day where cyano bacteria will cover the natural coral reefs completely. Actually in your life time 90-95% of them will be gone. (my gf told me that was depressing to say, but what ever it is the truth)

that is super depressing.

Gordonious · #17 12/17/2007, 11:53 AM

Nah, what is depressing is how little everyone is doing about it. I think the first thing we can do is to look our appliances(washer/drier, dish washer, heating and air conditioning units) and figure out how much electric they use and how much new appliacnces would use. If saving the reefs is not enough to get anyone moving then how about saving on that electric bill? Probably our biggest stamp on the environment is the electricity we use which is provided to us for the most part by releasing a massive amount of CO2 into the atmosphere.

If people want to know more ways they can help(or do less damage then they currently are) all you have to do is send me a message and express interest.

davidandliz · #18 12/17/2007, 02:43 PM

i only use my diswasher and washer/dryer at night ive heard that helps something i guess. :S