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Forum: Reef 03-27-2008, 12:39 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,342
Posted By bv_reefer
margarita snails are pretty decent at scavenging,...

margarita snails are pretty decent at scavenging, beware the price of turbo snails, they're good at cleaning but they're clumsy as heck, i'd still end up going for lots of blue leg hermits, they're...
Forum: Reef 03-27-2008, 12:22 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,717
Posted By bv_reefer
ya thats what i did too, i placed a small piece...

ya thats what i did too, i placed a small piece of eggcrate under the sand where the clam is. as for fish where i read, i see comments about how good yellow wrasse' are at guarding corals and clams,...
Forum: Reef 03-25-2008, 10:58 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,717
Posted By bv_reefer
clam question..

hey just got a 5'' derasa yesterday, and i know how many predators clams have, what are you guys doing to keep these predators at bay? things like fireworms and pyramidellid snails i meen. two fish...
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 07:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,628
Posted By bv_reefer
true i supplement with kent liquid reactor and...

true i supplement with kent liquid reactor and for alkalinity i use seachem alkalinity buffer either way, so no big deal. ya i do have a reasonable amount of flow always shifting my sand around, i...
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 07:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,850
Posted By bv_reefer
mik_101 got one a month ago or so, and he barely,...

mik_101 got one a month ago or so, and he barely, just barely programed it, there a disaster in terms of programming the times and intervals you want, in general i'd never get a corlife timers myka
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 07:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,628
Posted By bv_reefer
i'm going for a whole new look, i thinking of...

i'm going for a whole new look, i thinking of making a 3-level eggcrate structure, and just have sps colonies, either that or put a sheet of eggcrate on the bottom of the tank and have all the...
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 07:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,628
Posted By bv_reefer
sandbed, stay or go?

Starting to consider removing my entire sandbed as it's becoming a real nuisance always getting caught in my sps corals and i always have to clean them off because of it. what are some pro's and...
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 07:19 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,850
Posted By bv_reefer
no, the woods timer is only $15, has so many...

no, the woods timer is only $15, has so many programs like timing intervals for instance. for me it's real straight forward, go on at 12 and go off at 7.
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 06:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,850
Posted By bv_reefer
woods dual-outlet timer, thats the one i'm using...

woods dual-outlet timer, thats the one i'm using myka, it's got some 20+ programs set on it to choose from. I've been using it for a couple months now, and once you get it figured out it's real...
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 12:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,896
Posted By bv_reefer
ya sounds like a sea squirt lol, they are pretty...

ya sounds like a sea squirt lol, they are pretty odd looking..
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 12:23 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,355
Posted By bv_reefer
just switched from kent to sechem reef salt and...

just switched from kent to sechem reef salt and it seems to clear up within 10-15 minutes tops, still run a power head but within 24 hours it's crystal clear,
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 12:11 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,081
Posted By bv_reefer
carbon absorbs alot myka, pollutants, odors,...

carbon absorbs alot myka, pollutants, odors, chemical stains, but I can see why you'd be skeptical about it removing suspended particles as even the best carbons get clogged fairly quickly..
Forum: Reef 03-24-2008, 12:03 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,081
Posted By bv_reefer
running quality carbon and various resins in a...

running quality carbon and various resins in a decent hangon filter like DanG mentioned should definitely contribute, i've been using fluval carbon and honestly when my clownfish isn't dusting all...
Forum: Lounge 03-15-2008, 05:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,678
Posted By bv_reefer
sometimes get that on my laptop it's almost...

sometimes get that on my laptop it's almost always when my connection is below 54.0 Mbps, but as for a pc hard to say really, wish i could be of more help, check you're network connections possibly?...
Forum: Reef 03-15-2008, 04:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,230
Posted By bv_reefer
ya i'm with jkhchris, they do try to often go...

ya i'm with jkhchris, they do try to often go cost effective as possible alot of times, when i got my cup coral colony a couple months ago, it was a dull brown under there lights and i really just...
Forum: Reef 03-15-2008, 04:52 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,701
Posted By bv_reefer
I've never really let mine drop under 76, but...

I've never really let mine drop under 76, but it's almost always between 77-80, and everything seems to love it at that temp, even a full day of lights won't go above 80
Forum: Reef 03-14-2008, 01:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,080
Posted By bv_reefer
100 hours eh, i notice everyday it's getting...

100 hours eh, i notice everyday it's getting bluer. ya fkshiu i wanted to go with radiums badly, but i'm using an m59 ballast ment for probe only lamps, so radium was out of the question, the...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 03-13-2008, 08:39 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,317
Posted By bv_reefer
pm'd

pm'd
Forum: Reef 03-13-2008, 08:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,080
Posted By bv_reefer
ok so i changed the reflector to a new polished...

ok so i changed the reflector to a new polished one and dropped the fixture an inch closer to the surface and it's quite blue now i guess it was the crappy reflector i had, could it be that it takes...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 03-13-2008, 07:42 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,667
Posted By bv_reefer
still looking for Local buyers in gvrd, don't...

still looking for Local buyers in gvrd, don't want to ship
Forum: Reef 03-12-2008, 07:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,080
Posted By bv_reefer
think it's the ballast? the ballast is made for...

think it's the ballast? the ballast is made for that type of bulb and is running it pretty nice, quiet when on, and bright as heck, i'm just wondering how to get all that blueness directed to my...
Forum: Reef 03-12-2008, 12:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,080
Posted By bv_reefer
20k not blue enough

i'm running a 20k 400-watt XM bulb over my tank, and i'm still not getting the ''deep blue'' i was hoping for at all, everything around the tank is blue:lol: but not the tank so much, i guess you...
Forum: Reef 03-12-2008, 12:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,444
Posted By bv_reefer
almost always 75-77, depends again how long I run...

almost always 75-77, depends again how long I run my lights
Forum: Reef 03-11-2008, 07:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,610
Posted By bv_reefer
Hey niloc16 i just made two of those a couple...

Hey niloc16 i just made two of those a couple months ago for my gsp and ackward shaped frags, it works great, made it so my green star polyps don't invade everything around them!

As you mentioned...
Forum: Reef 03-11-2008, 07:30 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,844
Posted By bv_reefer
I second for porosity, especially if you got nice...

I second for porosity, especially if you got nice light rock like fiji thats full of holes, it's so practical for attaching corals and easy to stack and secure, watch out for the aiptasia infested...
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