Forum: DIY
12-31-2012, 06:22 PM
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overflow
looks great,and probably way cheaper than getting one built
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Forum: Reef
12-31-2012, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,799
cyano
it might be nitrates as well,you seem to have a fair amount of aptasia,maybe uneaten food.your phosphates are good,are you using a hanna checker for your nitrates
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Forum: Lounge
12-30-2012, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,706
diy
nagari is used for making a more tender tofu and is made from seawater(dehydrated and salt crystals skimmed and then dehydrated again for all the minerals) mix 7 parts nagrai to one part epsom...
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Forum: Lounge
12-30-2012, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,706
saving money
buy bulk-i buy brine shrimp by the lb at $56 instead of a jar at the lfs at $35 for 4 oz.i make all my own foods.buy rowaphos at a 5kg pail.mix Epsom salt with nagari instead of magnesium,do a lot of...
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Forum: British Columbia
12-27-2012, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,024
lfs
king ed in burnaby,maybe island pets
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
12-26-2012, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,433
comet
not really.the largest fish i have in my tank are a batfish,princess parrot,pink tail trigger,harlequin tusk,and a couple of eels.the most active is my lunar wrasse and my red Chloris;but all these...
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Forum: Reef
12-25-2012, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,831
phyto
i use the density stick from faf to measure density-but you could make your own-an L shaped stick marked at i cm intervals with a white dot on the L part.your cultures will get more opaque as the...
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Forum: Reef
12-25-2012, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,831
phyto
if you must use miracle grow ,use the one for fruit and vegetables.i use micro algae grow from florida aqua farms,and all my cultures are grown in aqua medic reactors.the only live phyto that you can...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
12-25-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,433
marine beta
the one i've had for over 2 years i've seen maybe 5 times in my 240.it usually sticks inside caves or at night;and yes it is a beautiful fish,but i rarely see it
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
12-25-2012, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,433
beta
they are very shy-i've had one for 2 years and he rarely comes out the rockwork
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Forum: Lounge
12-24-2012, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 13,760
musak
try abney park-any of their albums
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Forum: DIY
12-23-2012, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,810
drivers
divide the watts by 3 to get the amount of leds
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Forum: DIY
12-23-2012, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,431
uv leds
mine just arrived-do you still need them
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Forum: Lighting Specific
12-20-2012, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,254
par
ok for fun i put my par meter up against my 60" brava-0 par,regular tv-1 par.both times i was touching the screen-anybody have a plasma?
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Forum: Freshwater
12-20-2012, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,704
tank
if your going to start up another tank why not use that one as a sump
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Forum: DIY
12-20-2012, 12:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,041
silicone
everyone is saying to use ge 1200,but i use newflex 333 aquarium silicone
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
12-18-2012, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,978
berghia
you could probably get away with 6 berghia.all they do is eat and breed so your population would grow over the next few months
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Forum: Marine Fish
12-17-2012, 10:13 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,435
fish in overflow
my fairy wrasse jumped into my overflow;i fished him out after 3 hours of trying.he then jumped back in within 2 min.he has now been happily living in my overflow for 9 months
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Forum: Reef
12-17-2012, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,905
rowaphos
i run 5 gal into my waste pail when i change my media till the water clears in the reactor
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Forum: Reef
12-17-2012, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,905
readings
you might want to check your nitrates at the same time.you can build an inexpensive nitrate reactor if you get high readings
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Forum: Reef
12-13-2012, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,770
nitrates
i just finished building 2 of them.i won't really know if they are working properly for a couple of weeks.i used 2 ' of 3" pvc pipe,drilled 2 -1/4 " holes on the top for an inlet and outlet and 50'...
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Forum: Reef
12-13-2012, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,770
peramiters
you can get your phosphates lower by using precision solutions phosphate remover.i started a week ago and went from 1.26 to .14.you might not have enough live rock in your system-try making a nitrate...
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Forum: DIY
12-13-2012, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,322
tank
since your buddy is working at the glass shop-ask him to get a tube of nuflex 333 aquarium silicone from cascade.what i've been doing with my overflows is using a length of 4" pvc drilled with 1/4" ...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
12-13-2012, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,395
tests
your second test should stay the same.all you have to do is do the first part of the test and subtract 6 or 8 depending on what your reading was,and also do half measurements of the first part and...
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Forum: DIY
12-12-2012, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,394
plumbing
use a stockman instead of a durso-takes up less room with the same results.you also might add more inlets to the main floor tank.you can do this by using a 45 into a t ,then branch them out.i've used...
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