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Forum: British Columbia 08-31-2015, 06:42 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,727
Posted By gobytron
I have imported and sold propane...

I have imported and sold propane generators....they are quite common.

We use one for back up at our office/warehouse.

They are the best if you don't want to prep your generator before putting...
Forum: British Columbia 08-31-2015, 05:43 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,727
Posted By gobytron
I use a 1200 watt generator that I paid 100 bucks...

I use a 1200 watt generator that I paid 100 bucks for at princess auto.

Can run a heater and a couple of pumps, no problem.
Forum: Marine Fish 08-31-2015, 04:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,084
Posted By gobytron
They don't bother much if well fed, your main...

They don't bother much if well fed, your main concern is that they come from a climate that is pretty different than most reef biotopes.


Generally they are a cool water fish.

Buy one at your...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 06:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,070
Posted By gobytron
Sorry guys. Sold a while ago complete. ...

Sorry guys.

Sold a while ago complete.

I picked up another rsm130 though.

Just need to clean it and it will be up for sale.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Not me. I'm switching to medium water...

Not me.

I'm switching to medium water changes.
Forum: Reef 06-06-2015, 06:08 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 27,642
Posted By gobytron
You must have seen "blame the salt" posts in the...

You must have seen "blame the salt" posts in the past and known exactly how it would pan out....

The only difference here is that it's usually not someone with so much know how and experience...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 05:50 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Reefwars, unless you can show me some...

Reefwars, unless you can show me some documentation where all of a sudden water changes have gone from being great for nutrient export to poor to somehow poor, I'll have to chalk it up to your...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 05:43 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
It's not 30 times more work. You keep a...

It's not 30 times more work.

You keep a large bucket of mixed salt and a pitcher.

Every couple days, scoop a pitcher out of your tank, then replace it with a pitcher from your mixed barrel...
...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 01:05 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
I dunno. All due respect, as I've seen your...

I dunno.

All due respect, as I've seen your tanks.

I think I'll stick with Fenner on this one.

I've never seen this topic being discussed before, I'll do a search and see what has been said....
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-06-2015, 12:23 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Can you forward me the articles where that is...

Can you forward me the articles where that is stated please?

If you read that article from wet web media, or the conscientious marine aquarist, which was written by Robert Fenner (who I can't help...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 11:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,970
Posted By gobytron
Very true. You will continue to have algae...

Very true.

You will continue to have algae to control as long as you have significant phosphate present, regardless of how you control it once it manifests.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 10:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,617
Posted By gobytron
other than ensuring it's rated for well over your...

other than ensuring it's rated for well over your aquarium volume?

I would make sure that the model has replacement pumps still available.

Skimmer bodies rarely fail.

Pumps do take a lot of...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 09:54 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Of course coraline consumes dkh. What I'm...

Of course coraline consumes dkh.

What I'm saying is that you need a fair amount of coraline to affect your dkh...you also need alot of other calcium eating corals for it to even matter to the rest...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 09:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,970
Posted By gobytron
where blennys arent as good as a sea hare is in...

where blennys arent as good as a sea hare is in how messy they eat.

They graze more so than scour the surface.

So if you watch a sea hare eat through a path of HA, what you see is a pretty...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 09:35 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Coraline will take a long time to form in great...

Coraline will take a long time to form in great enough concentration for it to make any impact on your dkh. In fact, it's not common for coraline to become a problem in tank that don't already dose....
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 08:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,970
Posted By gobytron
Cyano could be a factor of it just being a new...

Cyano could be a factor of it just being a new tank.

You definitely have some phosphate in there.

You probably have the algae consuming it before it can really get into the water column and...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 07:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,970
Posted By gobytron
And it was all new fresh rock? Thats a lot...

And it was all new fresh rock?

Thats a lot of HA for a new tank, I only ask because older rock, espeically older rock from high nutrient tanks can soak up phosphates and then slowly leach them...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 07:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,970
Posted By gobytron
where did you get those rocks from?

where did you get those rocks from?
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 07:10 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
To start, water changes should really be it. ...

To start, water changes should really be it.

if you start to keep some corals, you may find you need to start dosing this or that.

Lots of beautiful tanks out there with no dosing what so ever.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 07:09 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
Good ones are. Lifereef are the cream of the...

Good ones are.

Lifereef are the cream of the crop.

DO NOT get a cpr or anything that relies on a pump to restart siphon.

With proper design, set up and flow, hang on overflows are just as...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 06-05-2015, 06:34 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,271
Posted By gobytron
you know a guy has a solid tank when his sps...

you know a guy has a solid tank when his sps growth is so good he's gotta give it away for free.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 06-05-2015, 06:30 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 8,694
Posted By gobytron
LOL...do they work at an LFS by chance? you...

LOL...do they work at an LFS by chance?

you need to get used to people in this hobby having a rabid need to spend money.

I've never come across a group of people that were so anxious to spend...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 06:24 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,337
Posted By gobytron
Never kept one, but I have heard these or similar...

Never kept one, but I have heard these or similar to these referred to as stress spots.

Make sure your water is okay on ammonia and nitrites.

Water change if they are present.

Keep an eye on...
Forum: Photography 06-05-2015, 06:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,003
Posted By gobytron
Crinoids are awesome... I was just reading...

Crinoids are awesome...

I was just reading up about them in Coral magazine.

Sucks the most when you lose something like this that you have sort of seen go through the ringer and survive in the...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2015, 06:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,605
Posted By gobytron
LOTS of great skimmers that have been well taken...

LOTS of great skimmers that have been well taken care of in the buy and sell.

generally, a well taken care of skimmer body will last forever.
The pumps need replacing from time to time but a...
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