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Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 02:23 AM
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Posted By ReefOcean
Well perhaps you can point me to the specific...

Well perhaps you can point me to the specific part of the huge article you want me to read. "I have a rebuttal, but read this novel to figure it out." This is like that law and order episode, when...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 02:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,697
Posted By ReefOcean
No Grow more SPS? You just need enough...

No



Grow more SPS? You just need enough light to grown any SPS. People use antinic lighting with halide/LED mainly for consmetic/ supplimental lighting.

If your LEDs aren't stong enough to...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 01:50 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
I skimmed it. Don't use epsen salts? The...

I skimmed it. Don't use epsen salts? The "removal" section was a little short
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 01:44 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
If you are implying I wont do a water change in 5...

If you are implying I wont do a water change in 5 years, hell yes I will :lol:

In fact, I was planning to do one this weekened because of salanity loss due to salt creep but I would like to keep...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 01:34 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
That logic isn't sound. If you can't account for...

That logic isn't sound. If you can't account for the premise IE water quality, and conclusion IE doing water changes or suspending water changes is moot.

If that is what you mean..

But you can...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 01:30 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
If you do a water change, are you not adding that...

If you do a water change, are you not adding that element as well?




Here is the thing. I did it myself. I didn't read about it and follow others. There was a decision making process. I...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 01:26 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
No, I am not spouting off. I am formulating...

No, I am not spouting off. I am formulating "techniques" that become "requirements" the same way other reefers do. I am aware of the live rock situation, I am just creating "guidelines" to how to...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:54 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
Reasonably so. I have stated as well that I don't...

Reasonably so. I have stated as well that I don't disagree with water changes. My point is under the right cicumstances, you don't need to that often.
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:51 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
So getting off topic here, let's rehash My...

So getting off topic here, let's rehash

My point is that if operate your aquarium in a manner where bioload can be efficiently dealt with, water changes can be suspended for months at a time. In...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:47 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
Maybe change it every year? Shall I set a...

Maybe change it every year? Shall I set a standard and spread it around like wildfire...

Change 10 percent of your rock once per year. Set in stone. No debating pls.
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:45 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
My bad. The list goes on :lol:

My bad. The list goes on :lol:
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
I still don't see how it is lazy. Because you...

I still don't see how it is lazy. Because you label it as such?

And true, I have asked for help. Aquattro has giving me advice many times on this forum that i have used and i appreciate it. But...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:39 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
How is dumping a capful of dose into the tank...

How is dumping a capful of dose into the tank once a month less practical than mixing and lugging around buckets of water?

Liek I said, it started off as a matter of being lazy (or very busy) but...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:37 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
The whole "LED's will never work craze of '07"...

The whole "LED's will never work craze of '07" and the "watts per gallon" thing that still goes on are fine examples of people just parroting second hand information and living by it in a very...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:18 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
I find that most opinions that come out of this...

I find that most opinions that come out of this hobby, turn to facts very quickly. When you have 1 expert for every 5 million novices, it tends to happen virally
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:13 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
I should also add (without trying to force this...

I should also add (without trying to force this thread in multiple directions) is that you can achieve some of those things you have described to a degree. Stocking fish that eat stuff that grows in...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:08 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
why

why
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:07 AM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
Keepign a system that can't sustain itself (at...

Keepign a system that can't sustain itself (at least substatially)and requires constant water changes due to bioload would be considered irresponsible, at least by me. I guess the different being is...
Forum: Reef 03-02-2012, 12:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By ReefOcean
2 overflows is a Herbie. I am gathering you will...

2 overflows is a Herbie. I am gathering you will have 2 right? not 3? Yes one elbow facinng down(for siphon) and one up(for air injected overflow). Make sure you gate/ball valve the siphon overflow...
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:50 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
Fair enough but you can dose them. People dose...

Fair enough but you can dose them. People dose Calcium right? Almost everybody with SPS...

I didn't do water changes just to see what would happen to my parameters. Just like I used a crappy...
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:35 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
I can't say i have ever read it, no

I can't say i have ever read it, no
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:30 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
Well put. I might add however, that we can know...

Well put. I might add however, that we can know EXACLTY what our water is putting into the aquarium so logically, we can adjust for it.



Chemical/biological/mechanical filtration.
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:24 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 29,196
Posted By ReefOcean
If all of my perameters are good, how is it more...

If all of my perameters are good, how is it more benifical to do frequent water changes. I know it is 'good', but how is it benificial? I am talking about diminished returns here.

...
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:14 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By ReefOcean
Or this^^^. The 3rd overflow is merely a...

Or this^^^.

The 3rd overflow is merely a fail-safe. You get the same silent operation from the one Sunee describes.
Forum: Reef 03-01-2012, 11:13 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,180
Posted By ReefOcean
Most fish stores will drill. As for the box, it...

Most fish stores will drill. As for the box, it is very easy to make. All you need is a 10 dollar cutter, some sort of straight edge, silicone and some glass.

I think it is very much worth it and...
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