Forum: Reef
12-11-2009, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,308
Algae you don't see will be your doom!
Oi! 4am this morning, my wife and I wake up to the smell of burning rubber. What might that be you ask? Oh, thats electrical smoke from a cord for something completely unlreated to my fishtake... a...
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Forum: Reef
11-19-2009, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,509
OD'd
oops. I was dosing Iodine about a week ago, the bottle slipped in my hands, and it looks like I might have overdone it. Test kit showed it well over the scale .1+ (seachem kit) and now I have a hair...
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Forum: Reef
11-15-2009, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,771
I did check the levels today and alk is up at...
I did check the levels today and alk is up at 13.6. Probably the highest its been. Cal is at 380. I'm running a phosban reactor, and checking the water column, its zero. NO3 is about 5ppm. Magnesium...
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Forum: Reef
11-15-2009, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,771
Updated
So it turned out not to be Halimeda, here is a pic. Its just growing EVERYWHERE!
http://www.unitedconstruction.ca/gizmo/DSCN0705(Small).JPG...
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Forum: Reef
11-09-2009, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,776
Not quite related to the house wiring, but I've...
Not quite related to the house wiring, but I've seen some people using your Home depot special extension cords to bring power over to their aquarium, while an extension cord in general isn't a bad...
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Forum: Reef
11-09-2009, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,771
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Forum: Reef
11-08-2009, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,771
Halimeda - Not really now...
I'm not sure where this came from, but I have this crap growing everywhere now, chewing up my calcium reserves to the point my CA reactor has a steady stream of CO2 just to keep up. Is there a tang...
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Forum: Marine Fish
11-03-2009, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,672
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Forum: Marine Fish
11-02-2009, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,672
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Forum: Marine Fish
11-02-2009, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,672
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Forum: Polls
11-01-2009, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 232
Views: 61,776
Had the virus, not that big a deal. I would be...
Had the virus, not that big a deal. I would be more concerned about the results of the 1976 innoculation done for H1N1. There were some rather crappy side effects then. Not to mention the lack of...
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Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific
10-24-2009, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 11,679
wow, lots of votes for vertex. Never used one,...
wow, lots of votes for vertex. Never used one, but they get the job done from what i've read. I'm a fan of ASM skimmers for <90g I have a G3 on my 55g. For larger tanks Precision Marine. I have a PM...
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Forum: Reef
10-23-2009, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,933
Just on UPS's I use both MGE and Belkin UPS's....
Just on UPS's I use both MGE and Belkin UPS's. Good quality, fair price.
I have 1 Belkin UPS 1000 running one Dart return pump, its gone 3 hours without issue.
and a MGE Ellipse 1500 running a...
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Forum: Reef
10-23-2009, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,383
I have the same concern, I have about 5 frags...
I have the same concern, I have about 5 frags that my coral beauty (for sale btw) nipped the polyps off, but the stems are still a very vibrant color. I think thats what we're trying to find out...
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Forum: Reef
10-21-2009, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,933
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Forum: Edmonton
10-20-2009, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,389
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Forum: Reef
10-20-2009, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,226
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Forum: Reef
10-19-2009, 02:59 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,747
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Forum: Reef
10-19-2009, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,747
Breeding Astrea Snails
Well it was never intentional, but apparently i'm breading snails now. At first I thought they were just little slugs, a type of hitchhiker, but I've started to find more and more of them....
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Forum: Reef
10-18-2009, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,226
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Forum: Reef
10-16-2009, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,431
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Forum: Reef
10-16-2009, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,431
Filter Sock Q
I've never used filter socks before, but I have a fair bit of matter floating around I would like to catch. Just the way my sump is laid out, does anyone see a major issue with putting the socks on...
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Forum: Reef
10-16-2009, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,085
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Forum: Reef
10-15-2009, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,506
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Forum: Reef
10-12-2009, 11:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,085
Well I just spent 2 hrs trying to catch that...
Well I just spent 2 hrs trying to catch that bastard. Funny part of the whole thing is there were a couple of times where EVERY fish except the coral beauty were in the trap. Had a couple of close...
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