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Forum: Reef 02-14-2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,368
Posted By nlreefguy
Can't really tell from the pic but if it came on...

Can't really tell from the pic but if it came on a filter feeding coral it could be a filter-feeding type of brittle star. I've had those come on corals as well. They stick their arms out into the...
Forum: Reef 02-13-2010, 07:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,337
Posted By nlreefguy
Is it reasonable to assume that they can only go...

Is it reasonable to assume that they can only go so long without their prey before they starve to death? Like, say, harlequin shrimps can only live so long without echinoderms to prey on. So is it...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 02-13-2010, 06:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,987
Posted By nlreefguy
I used to run XM 10K bulbs on electronic balasts....

I used to run XM 10K bulbs on electronic balasts. I have run them on magnetic ballasts too. They are extrememly bright and start out very white, but tend to lean a little to the yellow over time. ...
Forum: Reef 02-13-2010, 04:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,337
Posted By nlreefguy
and worse case scenario is that i'm unable to put...

and worse case scenario is that i'm unable to put any zoos back in the tank in the long-term which also doesn't bother me since I am focussed on SPS anyway and I've never had a colony of zoos that...
Forum: Reef 02-13-2010, 04:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,337
Posted By nlreefguy
well, we're using biological control all the time...

well, we're using biological control all the time - snails to control algae, for instance. Bacterial colonies for the nitrogen cycle, etc. So, the idea of biological control is nothing new. And...
Forum: Reef 02-13-2010, 01:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,337
Posted By nlreefguy
well,, I didn't get to check the forum again...

well,, I didn't get to check the forum again before I went to bed and I had nowhere else to put the snails so I did actually throw them all in right on top of the offending colony. I had the same...
Forum: Reef 02-13-2010, 01:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,337
Posted By nlreefguy
Intentionally introducing sundial snails

So I spotted some sundial snails on a colony of zoos at my LFS and I picked them up, hopefully to take care of a little problem I have. There is a spreading colony of the plainest looking zoos of...
Forum: Reef 02-12-2010, 01:58 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
Sorry, I meant "I'm in Newfoundland"... must've...

Sorry, I meant "I'm in Newfoundland"... must've thought I was on RC there for a minute!
Forum: Reef 02-12-2010, 12:59 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
my pleasure i just hope some of it has been...

my pleasure i just hope some of it has been useful. ithink the cheapest effective lights you could get would be a diy retrofit job that you could mount to your canopy. i really dont know where to...
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 11:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
and on further inspection, looks like what is...

and on further inspection, looks like what is happening to the SPS coral may be STN or RTN (slow tissue necrosis or rapid tissue necrosis, depending of course on how fast it's happening). This has...
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 11:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
any t5 fixture should work there, including the...

any t5 fixture should work there, including the cheapest option - a diy retrofit t5 that would be a huge improvement over what you currently have. Again, only applicable if you decide corals will be...
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 11:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
I'm not trying to be critical for the sake of it...

I'm not trying to be critical for the sake of it so please don't take this the wrong way but that's too many fish for a tank you are trying to keep challenging corals in. Plus, I notice you have a...
Forum: Reef 02-11-2010, 09:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,865
Posted By nlreefguy
well, first that phosphate level is extremely...

well, first that phosphate level is extremely high for SPS. What you're describing sounds like bleaching, in the absence of a photo to prove it, and it could be caused by any of a number of factors...
Forum: Oceanic Corals 02-10-2010, 06:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 11,031
Posted By nlreefguy
how much for the various sizes?

how much for the various sizes?
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 02-03-2010, 09:04 AM
Replies: 432
Views: 158,551
Posted By nlreefguy
but how are your corals doing? In your opinion...

but how are your corals doing? In your opinion is the mulm from the biopellets significant as a food source for the corals?
Forum: Oceanic Corals 02-02-2010, 03:59 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 9,973
Posted By nlreefguy
anyone have any results or pics to post yet?

anyone have any results or pics to post yet?
Forum: Reef 02-01-2010, 06:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,846
Posted By nlreefguy
a freshwater dip of the affected colonies/rocks...

a freshwater dip of the affected colonies/rocks might help. For one, it might flush out any hidden predators and two, it is a good treatment for any bacterial diseases that the zoos might have. I...
Forum: Reef 02-01-2010, 01:54 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,744
Posted By nlreefguy
Sorry, won't happen again.

Sorry, won't happen again.
Forum: Reef 01-31-2010, 10:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,744
Posted By nlreefguy
didn't you read the part about not trying to be...

didn't you read the part about not trying to be confrontational??? you might be the one who needs to lighten up... don't ya think? Anyway, sorry to the original poster for getting distracted from...
Forum: Reef 01-31-2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,744
Posted By nlreefguy
To say that nobody remembers grade 9 science...

To say that nobody remembers grade 9 science class is on the insulting side, man. Sorry to point that out and not trying to be confrontational or anything. However, there is something to what you...
Forum: Lounge 01-29-2010, 09:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,778
Posted By nlreefguy
Personally I do believe that making more forms of...

Personally I do believe that making more forms of violence accessible through casual media might not necessarily CAUSE violence but may make people more apathetic to violence or less likely to be...
Forum: Reef 01-29-2010, 01:47 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,150
Posted By nlreefguy
I read an article lately in a marine aquarium...

I read an article lately in a marine aquarium magazine where the guy added a large puffer to his tank to diffuse the aggression (kinda like adding a cop to the tank) and it really worked out for him....
Forum: Reef 01-24-2010, 03:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,738
Posted By nlreefguy
impossible to tell from the pictures.... need...

impossible to tell from the pictures.... need some better ones
Forum: Tank Journal 01-23-2010, 10:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,233
Posted By nlreefguy
that first pic could be aiptasia, it's not really...

that first pic could be aiptasia, it's not really clear. The second is definitely some form of bubble algae. While it's only small and you have the ability to do so without completely rearranging...
Forum: Reef 01-18-2010, 01:11 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,571
Posted By nlreefguy
thought the overall appearance does not look...

thought the overall appearance does not look great, those claw tips look a lot like an emerald. so maybe at least partially an algae eater?
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