Forum: Reef
12-22-2012, 06:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,624
Thanks for the help, I tried feeding the favia...
Thanks for the help, I tried feeding the favia tonight, one or two polyps did try eating some mysis although I've no idea how much I must've pumped into the tank in the process. I guess I'd better...
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Forum: Reef
12-21-2012, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,624
I cycled it in March I think, then all my...
I cycled it in March I think, then all my livestock stocking was done by about August. There have been sporadic additions of the odd snail since then. Basically every time I end up in Winnipeg I come...
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Forum: Reef
12-21-2012, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,624
New (first) corals, need some advice/opinions
Last weekend I picked up a couple of frags - at last the tank has finally become some sort of a reef.. If you call three frags in a 75 gallon a reef!
I've had a GSP frag for a while, but these are...
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Forum: Marine Fish
12-18-2012, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,829
What is it with fairy wrasse and overflows? I'm...
What is it with fairy wrasse and overflows? I'm convinced mine just got a kick out of the roller coaster ride down to the sump. Always looked really pi$$ed off when I put him back in the main tank...
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Forum: Reef
12-06-2012, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,948
Saltwater is a right b*tch when it comes to...
Saltwater is a right b*tch when it comes to things like that - I've seen stainless on boats rust like crazy. It depends what grade of stainless it is too - the basic ones sold as stainless won't...
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Forum: DIY
10-01-2012, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,654
Thanks for the offer, and don't get me wrong...
Thanks for the offer, and don't get me wrong here, I know it's not their fault, and they've offered to send them first class mail; it's just their website isn't set up for the odd (i.e. me) person...
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Forum: DIY
09-29-2012, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,654
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Forum: DIY
09-29-2012, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,654
Just an update, I emailed rapid led late last...
Just an update, I emailed rapid led late last night and by this afternoon they emailed back saying said they could send one in a padded envelope by first class mail, rather than the usual shipping...
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Forum: DIY
09-28-2012, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,654
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Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific
06-19-2012, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,712
Thanks for the input..
I wouldn't say the skimmate is watery, I mean it's not that much more viscous than water, but it's dark and stinks...
The foam does overflow into the collection cup, but it just doesn't beak...
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Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific
06-19-2012, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,712
A (probably) dumb protein skimmer question
I've had my Euro Reef RS100 running for a while and I'm having issues with the fact that the foam isn't breaking down in the collection cup and overflowing. It's not just going crazy and frothing...
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Forum: Marine Fish
06-10-2012, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,548
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Forum: Marine Fish
06-09-2012, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,548
Wrasse(s) hiding/missing
Ive read before that wrasse are inclined to hide for a while after being introduced to a tank, is it normal though for them to do this when other fish are added to the tank?
I added a Coral Beauty...
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Forum: Tank Journal
06-09-2012, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,774
Thanks! The canoe actually isn't as hard as it...
Thanks! The canoe actually isn't as hard as it looks, most of it is just being obsessive about getting things straight and set up right to begin with. A lot of the time is in building and setting up...
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Forum: Tank Journal
06-08-2012, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,774
Stocking Complete
Its taken a while but I now have all the livestock I want in the tank - well nowhere close to all I want, but all I think I'm going to have. I may add some more snails etc to clean up the sand, but...
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Forum: Tank Journal
06-08-2012, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 11,577
The End (Or the end of the beginning)
So this is the end of this tank, it's final duties as a quarantine tank are over and all occupants (apart from a number of bristle worms) have been moved on to the new 75 gallon.
In the longer...
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Forum: Reef
05-29-2012, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,184
Sorry, I should have mentioned its the 75.. I...
Sorry, I should have mentioned its the 75.. I already have a few snails in there - five turbos (not Mexican to my knowledge) and the one of three nassarius that allowed himself to be captured from...
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Forum: Reef
05-29-2012, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,638
I noticed Myka suggested the Quiet One 4000; I...
I noticed Myka suggested the Quiet One 4000; I have one working quite well for me on my 75 gallon. I also seem to recall they do a high head version which might be better at dealing with any back...
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Forum: Reef
05-28-2012, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,184
Lighting and algae...
My new tank has been up and running for a while. I seeded the dry rock with a couple of rocks from the old tank. They are at the bottom of the tank. I notice that the coralline algae on the tops of...
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Forum: Marine Fish
05-14-2012, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,625
It beats me that's for sure, no spots or...
It beats me that's for sure, no spots or anything. It's gutting really that I couldn't find out what it was.
My wife is a veterinarian, though she points out she's not a fish expert, she reckons...
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Forum: Marine Fish
05-13-2012, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,625
The Kole and the Coral Beauty had only been in...
The Kole and the Coral Beauty had only been in there a week so I wondered about the parasites in th gills myself, but I thought that there'd be at least some white spots. That is why I went for the...
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Forum: Marine Fish
05-13-2012, 06:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,625
Strange clownfish problem
On Friday night I noticed that my Tomato Clown was behaving oddly, seemed to stay at the top of the tank with his back out of the water, breathing heavily. Also seems to be blind and bumps into...
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Forum: Reef
03-27-2012, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,117
New tank question..
I don't know if this is the right forum to ask this, but it'll be a reef at some point... I have my new tank up and running - well sort of...
Most of the rock in there is DIY concrete rock. It...
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Forum: Tank Journal
03-24-2012, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,774
On the move again...!
Well, if you ever needed convincing that there are a million things that can seriously delay your build...
Things were all on track, I had my LEDs and all I needed to do was build the light, then...
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Forum: Tank Journal
03-22-2012, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,171
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