Forum: Reef
11-11-2003, 04:52 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Reef
11-11-2003, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,118
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Forum: Reef
11-11-2003, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,061
THey feed on fish poo, detritus and bacterial...
THey feed on fish poo, detritus and bacterial films that develop on sand grains. Think of it like a house pet that eats anything you drop on the floor, but thats all it needs to survive.
Fred.
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
05-07-2003, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,981
I would have to agree with you van. I had some...
I would have to agree with you van. I had some problems when I first purchased it which the factory took care of despite the fact that I had the pump for 1 year before using it.
I have had mine...
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Forum: Reef
03-09-2003, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,575
As far as the heavy metals goes, I wonder if...
As far as the heavy metals goes, I wonder if using a water conditioner in your tank that binds heavy metals so they can be removed with carbon
I asked several people about that and no-one seems...
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Forum: Reef
03-08-2003, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 5,575
Some things to think about:
1. The s-15...
Some things to think about:
1. The s-15 tests were done by an independant lab
2. The interpretation and the "rating" scale were done by Aquacraft
3. There was one other salt that compared...
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Forum: Reef
05-07-2002, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 3
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Black Spiny Urchin
It's probably reef safe. No it will not stab everything, just those things that are foolish enough to bug it - like a sloppy aquarist who keeps banging his arm against its spines ;)
It may or...
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Forum: Reef
04-02-2002, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 2
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FAMA article, Overdriving NO's
I was in Chapter's today doing my monthly reading :D and noticed an article on overdriving NOs.
It is written by someone from icecap and made several interesting points.
1. over-driving T12...
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Forum: Reef
03-31-2002, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,020
New lighting - new technology????
"These are also available in wattages as high as 100, replacing the energy guzzling 400 watt and above, in commercial spaces."
I think that this hydroponics site is being misleading. Notice that...
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Forum: Reef
03-31-2002, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,108
Any reefers in the Windsor area?
Delphinus:
"home of Tropicorium. If I lived in Windsor ...
Got that right. Its even worth the 3.5 hour drive. Given where you are from, I guess I should bee greatfull that I am that close. ...
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Forum: Reef
03-31-2002, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 994
IceCap overdrive a NO
Short bulb life is when overdriven is not a surprise.
I used to work for a crt display manufacturer that did custom aps for the medical industry. This often involved overdriving the tubes, which...
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Forum: Reef
03-24-2002, 09:57 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 950
DI resin advice
There are a couple of online stores in the US that sell DI resins by the cubic foot at a much lower cost than retail. The trouble is, there is no description with the resins, you have to know what...
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Forum: Reef
03-24-2002, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,108
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Forum: Reef
03-24-2002, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,236
Reefers in South Western Ontario?
There are lots of us here in SW Ontario. In fact, you have a club here in Kitchener.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/maskcanada/mask.htm
Check them out.
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Forum: Reef
03-24-2002, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 970
LED lighting.
My understanding is that white LEDs are phosphor coated so that they emit in the correct spectrum.
This effectively makes them no more efficient than a fluorescent light.
I'm waiting for the...
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Forum: Reef
03-11-2002, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,442
NO brigher than VHO
Daren. Are you going to do a series of readings over a period of time?
From my experience with CRT displays, there is a price to pay for over-driving in that the phosphors burn out (off?) sooner....
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Forum: Reef
01-16-2002, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 862
Tap water purifier and algae growth.
Hi Victor. I know the TWP you are talking about. It would not add any nutrients to the water so it would not be responsible for the algae outbreak.
I have converted mine into a DI unit (the...
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