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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-08-2013, 07:09 AM
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-08-2013, 07:07 AM
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Nano-Box Reef Custom NBR mini LED light FS Calgary

Had this made for my pico, I found the colour of the blue LEDs to be a little on the cyan-y side for the corals that I had in the tank at the time (the showpiece was an open brain that had lots of...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-08-2013, 06:51 AM
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FF 44 gallon brute garbage can with lid - Calgary

I bought this as a place to hold pre-mixed salt water for my pico tank. It served it's purpose, but now that the pico tank is no more, this garbage can is too large to fit in the place where our...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-08-2013, 06:46 AM
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Views: 1,436
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FS Halo by Lightbox Full Spectrum Par 38 Bulb - CGY

Literally never been used. Remember kids, don't online shop when you're drunk.

I think I intended this to be used for my pico tank, but I didn't have any sort of a fixture to plug it in to, and I...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-08-2013, 06:38 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,142
Posted By asylumdown
Tricked out pico package FS Calgary

Details on the tank I'm selling can be found in my signature (4 gallon pico thread).

Individual Items include:

Kessil A150 Ocean Blue with the gooseneck attachment (this light is awesome...
Forum: Polls 11-08-2013, 02:45 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,912
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It's an additive that is apparently really good...

It's an additive that is apparently really good at stimulating picky fish in to eating pellets. One of the big companies like new era or someone like that makes an otahime coated pellet that I tried...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 11-07-2013, 10:44 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,185
Posted By asylumdown
Frags for sale in CGY

I need to do some pruning this weekend, and want to clear off my frag rack.

I have no idea what 99% of my corals are called, but the ones I'll be fragging are:

Yellow/green slimer stag acro and...
Forum: Polls 11-07-2013, 10:11 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 8,912
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I don't go there specifically for aquarium stuff,...

I don't go there specifically for aquarium stuff, but when I go to our place in California I make sure to stock up on anything from BRS or any of the other online vendors that charge you almost the...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2013, 07:11 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,163
Posted By asylumdown
ooooooo! me too. I'm trying to select for the...

ooooooo! me too. I'm trying to select for the varieties that latch on to tube worm shells and fill up with bubbles making them float. They look just like little red weather balloons.

I'll call it...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2013, 07:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,844
Posted By asylumdown
+1. I may play a little fast and loose with my...

+1. I may play a little fast and loose with my salinity, but sometimes if I haven't done a water change in a while and I've been really wet skimming, my salinity can drop to 1.023. My solution: dump...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2013, 06:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,394
Posted By asylumdown
zooplankton is a pretty broad spectrum term that...

zooplankton is a pretty broad spectrum term that covers everything in size from rotifers (barely visible to the naked eye) to cyclopeeze and tigger pods (large enough to make out anatomical...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2013, 06:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,227
Posted By asylumdown
That's what happened to my pre-filters during the...

That's what happened to my pre-filters during the floods in June. I went through 2 or 3 pre-filters in a month if I remember correctly.

Yes, you drink that every day. Ew.
Forum: Reef 11-06-2013, 12:23 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,163
Posted By asylumdown
hmmm, then nope it's still measuring total alk,...

hmmm, then nope it's still measuring total alk, even though the box says it's measuring KH, which is not the same thing and is usually expressed in different units (meq/L). I can't figure out what...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 11:55 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,163
Posted By asylumdown
hmmmm, i might be out to lunch, API might test...

hmmmm, i might be out to lunch, API might test for carbonate alkalinity directly. I haven't used it in years, what colour is the reagent when it comes out of the bottle?
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 11:48 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,163
Posted By asylumdown
It's their Reef Status Magnesium test kit, comes...

It's their Reef Status Magnesium test kit, comes in an obnoxiously large white plastic case with a red label. In addition to mag, that test kit does total alk and borate alk. You subtract borate alk...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 11:23 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,163
Posted By asylumdown
According to my Apex, the pH in my tank hovers...

According to my Apex, the pH in my tank hovers between 2.4 and 2.8. Apparently the absence of a probe is quite acidic...

The one thing I would mention about reef buffer is to be careful about how...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 10:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,965
Posted By asylumdown
It all depends on what your nutrient loads are...

It all depends on what your nutrient loads are like. If you've got a heavily stocked tank that you feed a lot, there's a good chance that your tank is going to producing quite a bit of nitrate and...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 06:52 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,317
Posted By asylumdown
gack! Have you done this yourself? This is...

gack! Have you done this yourself? This is exactly how I had my tank set up and it was a constant never ending nightmare. I finally converted back to a durso with all the micro bubbles, noise, and...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 06:41 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,612
Posted By asylumdown
Spending money on boring common corals that are...

Spending money on boring common corals that are now so large you've got no room for the cool high-end stuff you really want.

Buying fish for the size they are they day you get them, not the size...
Forum: Reef 11-05-2013, 01:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,161
Posted By asylumdown
Alright I'm home! Realized last night that I...

Alright I'm home! Realized last night that I turned my skimmer off right before I left and forgot to turn it on. 2 weeks with no skimmer. Oops. My rocks are looking a little slimy.



Well to put...
Forum: Reef 11-04-2013, 11:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,680
Posted By asylumdown
looks like dinoflagellates to me. They collect on...

looks like dinoflagellates to me. They collect on anything that can trap them and then get long stringies, but it's hard to tell with those pictures.
Forum: Reef 10-31-2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,260
Posted By asylumdown
I haven't looked in to aquarium equipment other...

I haven't looked in to aquarium equipment other than lighting for almost 2 years, so I'm a little behind on what's new and hot.

What did you want to put in it?
Forum: Reef 10-31-2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,161
Posted By asylumdown
Well the reason it's so interesting from a soils...

Well the reason it's so interesting from a soils point of view is that the phosphorous that is 'available' to plants is not necessarily the free, highly soluble phosphate trapped within the soil. The...
Forum: Reef 10-31-2013, 06:44 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 11,161
Posted By asylumdown
Leaching phosphates from rock

So I recently completed 2.5 months worth of lab work for my masters. I was doing soil analysis stuff and one of the tests I was *going* to do (I ended up not doing it because it all took 10 times...
Forum: Reef 10-31-2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,513
Posted By asylumdown
lol, my overflow boxes have about as much algae...

lol, my overflow boxes have about as much algae and I haven't cleaned them in 20 months...
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