Forum: Reef
01-26-2003, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,150
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Forum: Reef
08-02-2002, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,941
Green Tank Pics - Update
I've read that Sally Lightfoots will usually grow up to be fish killers, and sometimes will even cut unsuspecting aquarists. The only natural solution I've ever heard of for valonia is the mithrax...
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Forum: Reef
06-04-2002, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 809
bubble coral and other corals
Corals definitely take their space seriously. Have you guys seen the Coral Seas episode of the new Blue Planet? They showed a coral that actually exuded its stomach out onto the corals next to it...
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Forum: Calgary
05-25-2002, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,011
Alan update me on your Coraline
Alk is important in your tank not only for the growth of coralline and corals, but also as a buffer against sudden dangerous swings in PH. Think of alk as a reserve for PH. If your PH tries to...
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Forum: Reef
05-25-2002, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,378
Smaller tanks overheating in summer?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lots of people seem to still keep their tanks around 77/78F and freak at the idea of temps above 80F. Anyone who hasn't read this article by Ron...
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Forum: Reef
05-24-2002, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,378
Smaller tanks overheating in summer?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, I know. Ron calls the writings by some of the best known hobbyists on this subject "idiotic twattle" and that their opinions "don't matter"....
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Forum: Reef
05-23-2002, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,810
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Forum: Reef
05-22-2002, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 827
H2S in stagnant standing pipe water
If I were you, I would also run carbon for a while (if that's something you don't normally do) incase there's anything lingering on the walls of the standpipe.
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Forum: Reef
05-16-2002, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 857
Parts of tank in furnace room
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yikes! I've NEVER had a furnace room with any smell of gas whatsoever. If I were you, I'd be more concerned with the unexpected and violent...
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Forum: Calgary
04-26-2002, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 980
Good LFSs in Calgary?
Hi all. I'm coming down to Calgary for a few days and I'd like to nose around at the LFSs you have down there and see how much better you have it than up here in Edmonton. Could you tell me which...
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Forum: Reef
04-10-2002, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,041
Pro and Con of multiple heaters in one tank
"Multiple heaters:
Great safety net if one fails and shuts down
Useless if one fails and stays on "
The point is, one of them is far too weak to ever over heat your tank. Get it? If one is...
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Forum: Reef
04-09-2002, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,096
desaster hits....
Ouch! That has to be depressing. :(
When I was a kid, this was what got me out of aquariums. I had kept a healthy fresh water tank for years until one day I came home and everything had been...
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Forum: Reef
04-06-2002, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,921
Custom tanks?
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The company's in Calgary, the guy who bought the tank lives in Ontario I think. The thread was a discussion about the costs of being a reefer in...
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Forum: Reef
04-05-2002, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,921
Custom tanks?
I just read a post on another board where someone bought a 220 gal reef-ready tank with a 55 gal sump/refugium for $1100 from this place. Inter-American (http://go.to/interamerican)
Don't be...
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