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Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 10:44 PM
Replies: 23
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Posted By mandyplo
Hi fishyfishy - no baffles, no live rock in the...

Hi fishyfishy - no baffles, no live rock in the sump, no miracle mud, nothing yet I just set it up a week and a half ago (its my first attempt at a sump ever I've never had one and I built this one...
Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 10:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,937
Posted By mandyplo
First off thanks so much guys for your fast...

First off thanks so much guys for your fast responses it means a lot!

I do not have an ATO but I do top off the sump daily it evaporates FAST in there but I never let it get lower than an inch in...
Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 08:42 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,937
Posted By mandyplo
This is true... if only the water would go...

This is true... if only the water would go THROUGH my reactor :(
Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 08:38 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,937
Posted By mandyplo
Hi Kien! I actually do not have biopellets or a...

Hi Kien! I actually do not have biopellets or a biopellet reactor - I have the BRS dual Carbon and GFO reactor that is not running properly. I have the cobalt maxi jet pump that BRS sells with the...
Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 08:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,937
Posted By mandyplo
Hi - I have a protein skimmer rated for a...

Hi - I have a protein skimmer rated for a 200gallon tank, my tank is 55g. The tank has been running since January 2011 but we recently did a tank move from my bfs to my house and the water quality...
Forum: Reef 12-13-2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 5,937
Posted By mandyplo
My filtration is not working - needs to be replaced fast, what do you reccomend?

Just purchased the dual Carbon & GFO reactor from BRS and it is simply not working - They have tried trouble shooting with me online and we cannot determine the problem, they are sending a...
Forum: Reef 12-12-2012, 01:07 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Thanks for all the input - I'll lower the lights...

Thanks for all the input - I'll lower the lights tomorrow morning. Any tips on how to lower my Alk??
Forum: Reef 12-11-2012, 01:41 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,499
Posted By mandyplo
Very Psychedelic! Those things are CRAZY! They...

Very Psychedelic! Those things are CRAZY!
They should be called Acid Trip Blasto's or something... Not that I know what an acid trip is like I'm just saying... Ok I'll shutup now.
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 11:27 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Whoah sorry guys I guess all the pics I linked...

Whoah sorry guys I guess all the pics I linked earlier didn't work?

Here is my frogspawn yesterday when he was still ticked off

http://i922.photobucket.com/albums/ad61/mandyplo/9kVNw.jpg
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Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 07:14 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Hi I see what you mean now about the lights - Yes...

Hi I see what you mean now about the lights - Yes the brightness/intensity is about 1/2 way up. They have 2 dials, one for brightness(intensity) one for how much tuna blue/white light you want.

So...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Hi I have not moved the clam or corals around...

Hi I have not moved the clam or corals around since I first put them in the tank friday morning. The clam is on the bottom in a very low flow area for now, and is perched up on a few rock rubble...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 05:48 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
It was only completely green at my boyfriends...

It was only completely green at my boyfriends house - when we did the move, and I did the huge water change it has done nothing but improve since then and there is no trace of cloudy-ness / green...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 05:46 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
I talked to the guys at BRS today they are...

I talked to the guys at BRS today they are sending me a new carbon canister - they think its faulty. I am having almost no flow coming out of the product line - its coming out drip by drip, and when...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 02:13 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Ok. As far as I know I'm not using any chemicals...

Ok. As far as I know I'm not using any chemicals I don't know what you mean about that?

I thought my system was simple: dual carbon gfo reactor, water changes weekly, top of the line lights, no...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 04:31 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Oh no :( I just bought two big 40lb tubs of Red...

Oh no :( I just bought two big 40lb tubs of Red Sea Reef Salt from BRS and thats what I've been using for my last couple water changes - before that, when I got the tank set up at my house from the...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 03:09 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Hi no I don't dose anything. I am using RO/DI...

Hi no I don't dose anything. I am using RO/DI water why would my alkalinity be high and how can I bring it down and how can I prevent that from happening again?
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 01:45 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
I have a 55 gallon tank 48" wide, with 2 kessil...

I have a 55 gallon tank 48" wide, with 2 kessil A350W lamps hanging 1.5-2 feet over the tank (is that too far away?)
Forum: Reef 12-10-2012, 01:42 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
Hi here are my params. The only test kit I don't...

Hi here are my params. The only test kit I don't have is phosphate
Ammonia 0.00 ppm
Nitrate 0-2.5 ppm
Nitrite - 0.00 ppm
Magnesium 1300 mg/L
Alkalinity 11 dkh
pH 8.2
Calcium 400-410 mg/L...
Forum: Reef 12-09-2012, 05:52 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,179
Posted By mandyplo
What am I doing wrong? Or am I just being impatient ?

My tank has been running for a year - did a move from my bfs house to mine 2 months ago - tank has finished cycling since the move and looks better than ever.

I am now using RO/DI for the first...
Forum: Reef 12-07-2012, 08:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,952
Posted By mandyplo
Yes exactly - it has completely fallen apart. It...

Yes exactly - it has completely fallen apart. It was a very terrible job to begin with - hot glue gun to wood........... It was the artful work of my boyfriend who also thought our completely green...
Forum: Reef 12-07-2012, 05:22 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,952
Posted By mandyplo
What do you have over your tank and why do you like it?

What kind of cover do you have on your tank?

I currently have a DIY Mesh top that was done terribly and needs to be replaced. Whats the best route for me to go, and what will let the most light...
Forum: Reef 12-06-2012, 07:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,911
Posted By mandyplo
I personally love the looks of hammers, torches,...

I personally love the looks of hammers, torches, frogspawns etc. I would pick up the torch that came in your work if its still there and give it a shot! The leather is a good choice too if you can...
Forum: Reef 12-06-2012, 07:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,827
Posted By mandyplo
Lol you guys are b-a-d. I'm amazed at some...

Lol you guys are b-a-d.

I'm amazed at some of the photography on this site!!! I have a high end camera - just wish I knew it better, I'd love to take pictures of specimens in my tank like that :)!
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 12-06-2012, 06:15 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,298
Posted By mandyplo
Looking to combine an order with other reefers from Thunder Bay

Just wondering who some fellow Thunder Bay reefers are

I'm looking to order some corals from fragbox.ca and looking to split the shipping cost with someone also in Thunder Bay.
(I have ordered...
Forum: Ontario 12-06-2012, 06:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,040
Posted By mandyplo
Who here lives in Thunder Bay??

Just wondering who some fellow Thunder Bay reefers are

I'm looking to order some corals from fragbox.ca and looking to split the shipping cost with someone also in Thunder Bay.

If you see...
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