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Forum: Marine Fish 01-25-2009, 09:56 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,662
Posted By BlueAbyss
Yes I considered this, and can see no other way...

Yes I considered this, and can see no other way to get around it than to buy a pair and hope for the best... I will be ordering them online, so beyond making a note that I would like a somewhat...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 01-25-2009, 09:11 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,547
Posted By BlueAbyss
Yes indeed, you must count invertebrates to an...

Yes indeed, you must count invertebrates to an extent... but probably because of total bioload, in the respect that they will eat and produce waste. I doubt most are big enough to consume much...
Forum: Freshwater 01-25-2009, 06:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,803
Posted By BlueAbyss
Hmm I think I see some Rotala spp. (the...

Hmm I think I see some Rotala spp. (the olive-toned small leafed stem plant on the far left hand side?). Nice, never had any manner of luck with it myself, I eventually started collecting...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 01-25-2009, 06:07 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,547
Posted By BlueAbyss
I figured something would be out of...

I figured something would be out of whack.:mrgreen:

Hey, glad to be of service... further to the O2 thing, be careful with the inches of fish per gallon recommendations that are sometimes made....
Forum: Lounge 01-25-2009, 04:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,038
Posted By BlueAbyss
Flin Flon is one of Canada's largest producers of...

Flin Flon is one of Canada's largest producers of base metal, mostly zinc and copper, at Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting (HBMS). The smoke is from the copper smelter (where they produce blister...
Forum: Reef 01-24-2009, 10:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,227
Posted By BlueAbyss
Boiling it would be safest I would think, though...

Boiling it would be safest I would think, though I doubt if it's necessary. Though it would water down or remove any toxins in the rock, like copper.
Forum: Lounge 01-24-2009, 10:16 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,038
Posted By BlueAbyss
Hmm Photobucket did a nice job on the resizing....

Hmm Photobucket did a nice job on the resizing. :biggrin: Well now I can add a couple pics to my tank build thread, though there's not much to look at yet.
Forum: Lounge 01-24-2009, 10:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,038
Posted By BlueAbyss
Show us some Industry-type pics!

A couple pics of the stack here in Flin Flon. Taken pretty much from the bottom of my stairs.


http://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu56/TheVastMajority/001.jpg
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Forum: Reef 01-24-2009, 09:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
Posted By BlueAbyss
Hmm interesting... is the tank skimmed heavily?...

Hmm interesting... is the tank skimmed heavily? I'm curious because from what I've been reading, some corals do poorly in tanks that are very nutrient deficient.

Sorry I don't mean to sideline...
Forum: Nano Tank Talk 01-24-2009, 09:30 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 4,547
Posted By BlueAbyss
+1 on the replacing gravel with sand... it just...

+1 on the replacing gravel with sand... it just looks more natural. Specially if the gravel is that epoxy coated colorful junk :lol:



Quick lesson on O2 in water...

Water diffuses oxygen in...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2009, 08:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,459
Posted By BlueAbyss
Am I to assume that you are already running a...

Am I to assume that you are already running a calcium reactor? If so, I would run the effluent from that through your media in the second reactor, just to grab the last little bit of carbonic acid...
Forum: Tank Journal 01-22-2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 478
Views: 79,497
Posted By BlueAbyss
Yeah, having corals respond well to an...

Yeah, having corals respond well to an environment that's not completely devoid of nutrients isn't uncommon. However, like you said, you don't want to see where it could go if things get out of...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-20-2009, 07:53 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 10,662
Posted By BlueAbyss
Been doing some research on these guys as I will...

Been doing some research on these guys as I will likely get a pair for my 20 gallon display, when I get it going finally. It seems that the hanging out under ledges and in quieter areas is a natural...
Forum: Tank Journal 01-19-2009, 10:12 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 22,575
Posted By BlueAbyss
The assumed 'bowing' in the picture is the...

The assumed 'bowing' in the picture is the fish-eye effect from your camera's lens. No biggie, but the lack of some sort of cushion under the tank is a little scary... foam is generally used to...
Forum: Freshwater 01-19-2009, 09:51 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,916
Posted By BlueAbyss
Try some Cryptocoryne. They are common,...

Try some Cryptocoryne. They are common, beautiful, and easy to grow in low light conditions, but sometimes they RTN for seemingly no reason... don't worry about it, if they seem to die off leave them...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-18-2009, 10:43 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 24,599
Posted By BlueAbyss
One can be both a pet owner and gardener... most...

One can be both a pet owner and gardener... most reef tank owners seem to tend toward the gardener side, with beautiful aquascaping, colorful corals, etc. Those that don't have FOWLR tanks, where the...
Forum: Polls 01-18-2009, 10:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,967
Posted By BlueAbyss
I plan to start a small tank in my bedroom...

I plan to start a small tank in my bedroom eventually, probably a 20g AIO with T5 lighting. A place to put incidentals and extras, so to speak.
Forum: Reef 01-18-2009, 09:39 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,879
Posted By BlueAbyss
Lightbulb Keeping reef tanks too clean...

I've been doing a lot of reading about nutrients in the tank environment, especially regarding extremely mixed reef tanks including macroalgae, corals, fish and other organisms. I'm very interested...
Forum: Reef 01-13-2009, 10:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,239
Posted By BlueAbyss
In my research it seems that as far as rock...

In my research it seems that as far as rock placement goes, the best idea is to build up reeflike areas and leave some areas of open swimming space... obviously there are no 'written in stone' rules...
Forum: Tank Journal 01-13-2009, 09:54 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,718
Posted By BlueAbyss
Yep thats exactly it. A 20" and 30" fixture is...

Yep thats exactly it. A 20" and 30" fixture is just made to fit different tank dimensions and, barring differences in the reflector or ballast used, will produce the same light.
Forum: Tank Journal 01-12-2009, 07:24 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,718
Posted By BlueAbyss
14K bulbs are more blue than 10K bulbs, as the...

14K bulbs are more blue than 10K bulbs, as the numbers get higher it gets more blue. A 6.5K bulb would look significantly less blue (or more yellow depending on how you look at it) than a 10k but...
Forum: Polls 11-28-2008, 11:30 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 36,692
Posted By BlueAbyss
The issue with water discolouration in these...

The issue with water discolouration in these systems, as seen in some older reef systems such as the Great Barrier Reef display in the Smithsonian Museum (it was actually really bad in this system...
Forum: Reef 11-25-2008, 10:06 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 19,160
Posted By BlueAbyss
Smile Just a note, Cree claims efficiencies of around...

Just a note, Cree claims efficiencies of around 100 lumens per watt also, depending on chip temperature. http://www.cree.com/products/xlamp7090_xre.asp This is only one of Cree's LED chip products,...
Forum: Reef 11-24-2008, 09:42 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 19,160
Posted By BlueAbyss
I'm hoping it does work out well, this could be...

I'm hoping it does work out well, this could be an excellent application for these lights. Again, I've looked around and even 70w MH lighting systems seem to be almost impossible to find, and I think...
Forum: Reef 11-24-2008, 09:39 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 19,160
Posted By BlueAbyss
Lightbulb I've done some research on the application of...

I've done some research on the application of LEDs to aquariums, and this is what I've drawn from my reading related to light in general.

Lumens is a measurement of visible light intensity,...
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