Forum: Red Coral Calgary
12-16-2010, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,833
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Forum: Reef
12-16-2010, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,923
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Forum: Reef
12-07-2010, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,305
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Forum: Reef
12-06-2010, 12:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,105
Grape Caulerpa
I still have nightmares from when it got into my DT. It grew like crazy. I was picking fistfuls of it daily. It was smothering some of my coral. Somehow I got rid of it. There's still small amounts...
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Forum: Polls
12-03-2010, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,680
My Apex controller has a seasonal table for...
My Apex controller has a seasonal table for temperatures... In summer the temperature is controlled to 27.6 C and winter it's controlled to 24.6 C. Saves heating and cooling energy. I don't use a...
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Forum: Reef
11-27-2010, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,107
Regenerating GFO
There's an article on regenerating your GFO in Advanced Aquarist:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2010/10/chemistry
Anybody try this? Looks simple to me and a big money saver.
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Forum: Reef
11-25-2010, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,004
$300 Generator
One can get a 1 - 3 kW generator from Costco for $300 to $500. One can't run it indoors though. It'll last as long as you have gasoline.
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Forum: Reef
11-18-2010, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 9,512
Salt is Salt
I don't worry about the Calcium, Magnesium or Alk of the mix I use in water changes as I use a calcium reactor. There's nothing like aragonite calcium reactor media to suppliment your tank with the...
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Forum: Marine Fish
10-18-2010, 04:24 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,703
I have 3 in my reef tank. Have had them for...
I have 3 in my reef tank. Have had them for almost 3 years. I have also seen them SCUBA diving in the Carribbean. They are not shoaling fish. They are solitary and territorial fish, just like any...
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Forum: Reef
10-11-2010, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,667
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Forum: Polls
10-02-2010, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,118
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Forum: Calgary
09-29-2010, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,691
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Forum: Polls
09-28-2010, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,514
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Forum: Polls
09-21-2010, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 8,607
Forgot peppermint shrimp... They never work for...
Forgot peppermint shrimp... They never work for me because I believe there's a nasty predator crab in my rockwork that hunts them down. Anyways, I can't go back and edit the poll. No room for error....
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Forum: Polls
09-21-2010, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 8,607
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Forum: Polls
09-20-2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 20,215
I have a Calcium Reactor....
Keeps my Alk...
I have a Calcium Reactor....
Keeps my Alk and Ca at pretty stable and good levels (Alk 11 dkH and Ca about 400 mg/L). Mg is around 1300 mg/L too last time I checked.
I run water through it...
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Forum: Calgary
09-20-2010, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,534
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Forum: Reef
09-15-2010, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,426
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Forum: Calgary
09-14-2010, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,948
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Forum: Reef
09-14-2010, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,023
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Forum: Reef
09-14-2010, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,426
GAC Supplier
I'm looking to buy some GAC. I've used the ROX 0.8 from BRS and find it's excellent stuff. Bulk Reef Supply is pretty cheap for high grade carbon. Anyone use other suppliers they've had good...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-06-2010, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,230
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Forum: Reef
09-01-2010, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,584
Keep the MH lights, and swap the others with...
Keep the MH lights, and swap the others with T5HO.
I find that SPS doesn't do well with just T5's (others might weigh in differently, but that's my finding).
As for wave motion, I have MP40W...
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Forum: Reef
08-30-2010, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,122
GSP Yuck!
When I started I innocently bought a frag of GSP from a hobby auction. Now it's grown 10-20x it's origninal area size and is taking over my tank. Same said for some zoos I bough (easier to get rid of...
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Forum: Reef
08-25-2010, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,211
SWC 250 1A
After doing more diligence, I opted to get the SWC 250 1A... This one has a kick-rear end Askoll 1500 pump. It pulls 2100 L/h air that beats the poo out of my current RS 250 pump that only pulls 1200...
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