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Forum: Edmonton 03-22-2003, 05:08 AM
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Posted By Beverly
Brought home the hex last Saturday. Took me...

Brought home the hex last Saturday. Took me until Tuesday to fill it with saltwater, then it took another couple of days for the particulate matter from the sugar-sized sandbed to clear. Today was...
Forum: Edmonton 03-22-2003, 02:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,864
Posted By Beverly
I use Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kits. ...

I use Aquarium Pharmaceuticals test kits. They're usually a one or two step process, are very simple to use (which matches my personality to a tee), and they now have shiny, easy to match colour...
Forum: Edmonton 03-22-2003, 02:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,864
Posted By Beverly
Tested the water in our 2.5 nano today. Ammonia...

Tested the water in our 2.5 nano today. Ammonia is almost 0 ppm, but nitrite is spiking at over 5 ppm. So the Tonga branch in our house is curing quite quickly. I'm hoping to get something live in...
Forum: Edmonton 03-21-2003, 04:28 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,864
Posted By Beverly
Clinton, as far as I know, they got more Tonga...

Clinton, as far as I know, they got more Tonga yesterday and the Jakarta's coming Monday. At least that's what Desmond told me over the phone a couple of days ago.

I've got to get groceries...
Forum: Edmonton 03-21-2003, 01:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,864
Posted By Beverly
Re: Nebie

Welcome! We live downtown but know all the west end lfs ;-) Did you get your Tonga rock from locally at Aquarium Illusions (aka AI), or did you ship it from a MO place?

I understand AI will be...
Forum: Pictures 03-19-2003, 07:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,976
Posted By Beverly
Ray is at Saltwater Fantasies. Website is: ...

Ray is at Saltwater Fantasies. Website is:

http://www.saltwaterfantasies.com/

He operates out of his basement and the place is not remotely flashy. Have bought many fish from him in the past,...
Forum: Pictures 03-19-2003, 07:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,976
Posted By Beverly
Exactly. When we had our 180 gal, we did order a...

Exactly. When we had our 180 gal, we did order a few boxes from J&L, but was unimpressed overall with the rock compared to handpicking rock from various suppliers locally. From mail order places,...
Forum: Pictures 03-19-2003, 12:55 PM
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Posted By Beverly
Yeah, we were at Ray's late last week shortly...

Yeah, we were at Ray's late last week shortly after we decided to set up the 42 hex. His is the Indonesian. Some of it has some coraline and some have interesting shapes. I'd only take the pieces...
Forum: Pictures 03-19-2003, 03:51 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,976
Posted By Beverly
No. Water was heated and powerheaded in a 5 gal...

No. Water was heated and powerheaded in a 5 gal pail, then salted to the right salinity before adding to the tank. BTW, I first I put in the sandbed, then put a plate on the area where the water...
Forum: Pictures 03-18-2003, 10:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,976
Posted By Beverly
Does anyone have hex tank photos?

Finally got enough RO water made, salted and put into our new 42 hex so I could hang the 802 powerhead on the back instead of the rinky-dink little powerhead that's been climbing the back wall as I...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 09:33 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
LOL! Yeah, small bladder, that's gotta be it ;-)...

LOL! Yeah, small bladder, that's gotta be it ;-)



I top up by lifting the lid of the AC Mini and pour the top up water into the filter chamber. I guess my need for compensation is pretty...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 07:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
Aren't you defeating the purpose of having a nano...

Aren't you defeating the purpose of having a nano reef if your going to add a sump twice the size of the nano?? Is this just a guy thing?
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 07:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
Good points, Bob. Maybe I'll do a mono-culture...

Good points, Bob. Maybe I'll do a mono-culture of some type of something or other. I've got time yet to decide since the tank's going to take awhile to cycle.

Take care.
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 07:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,058
Posted By Beverly
Sid's just a mild mannered 2' ball python who'll...

Sid's just a mild mannered 2' ball python who'll only grow to 4-6 feet. He's non-venomous and is such a little character. He's on my lap as I type. I think he's looking for a way up my sleeve :-) ...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 12:20 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,058
Posted By Beverly
Geez, BCOrchidGuy, my first Internet proposal of...

Geez, BCOrchidGuy, my first Internet proposal of marriage :-) You wanna move your tanks here, or should I move mine there? I'd prefer the former since we just moved the 7gal, our ball python and...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-16-2003, 03:26 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,058
Posted By Beverly
In the 6 month old 7 gal, we have two fish, a...

In the 6 month old 7 gal, we have two fish, a grey brittle star, a tiny orange starfish, a cleaner shrimp, an astrea snail and a pale green featherduster. As for hitchhikers that I know about, we...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-15-2003, 11:46 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,058
Posted By Beverly
I use AC Minis on our 6 month old 7 gal and our 4...

I use AC Minis on our 6 month old 7 gal and our 4 day old 2.5 gal. The key to using Minis is to thoroughly clean the foams in outgoing changewater (or tapwater in a pinch) then clean the whole Mini...
Forum: Edmonton 03-15-2003, 01:01 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,629
Posted By Beverly
Oh, Oh! Gonna Get the 42 Hex Today!

After shopping around the south side and west end, we decided to go for the Oceanic Cherry Oak 42g Hex. The template I made and laced on the small table looked good, and our discussions on overalll...
Forum: Edmonton 03-15-2003, 01:25 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,286
Posted By Beverly
We're not do it yourselfers much anymore, except...

We're not do it yourselfers much anymore, except for small stuff like retrofitting existing lighting setups to powercompacts or something like that.

Petsmart and Super Pet carry Oceanic tanks and...
Forum: Edmonton 03-14-2003, 09:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,286
Posted By Beverly
Thanks for the tip. Went there this morning and...

Thanks for the tip. Went there this morning and was mainly looking at their tank, hood, stand setups in a hex design. Their products are mainly All-Glass with pressboard stands and plastic hoods...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-13-2003, 02:39 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
You know, I bought various items at three...

You know, I bought various items at three different stores and ended up at the live rock store (AI) with the tank. The staff all know me there, and they let me have the ladder and the long armed...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-13-2003, 12:29 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
No, heck, that didn't take long at all, though I...

No, heck, that didn't take long at all, though I didn't eat lunch until 2:45 pm. :-D

In new materials, the whole thing only cost $150. So far, that is. The tank's not cycled, so once it cycles,...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-12-2003, 11:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
Re: 2.5 gal Nano

The correct page for the 2.5 is:

http://www.all-glass.com/products/aquariums/minibow2_5.asp




Actually, had a closer look at the sandbed. While it looks like it's 4" in that tiny tank,...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-12-2003, 11:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,667
Posted By Beverly
2.5 gal Nano

Geez, all this talk about small tanks got me off my chair and out to the lfs this morning. Came home with all the fixings to get my Little Lagoon up and running:
...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 03-12-2003, 10:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,891
Posted By Beverly
Yeah, once a day foam cleaning is obsessive, for...

Yeah, once a day foam cleaning is obsessive, for sure. I do mine weekly, which is obsessive enough ;-)




I prefer to err on the side of caution and will only ever use carbon in the case of...
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