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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 01-27-2013, 08:20 AM
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Posted By asylumdown
FS 40 gallon breeder - Calgary

30 bucks. Bought it new in October for around $100 at Big Al's, used it as a QT tank until December. It did have copper in it, but as far as I know copper doesn't actually absorb in to silicone, so...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 01-27-2013, 08:14 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,721
Posted By asylumdown
FS - Berghia in Calgary

My tank is almost totally out of Aiptasia, so it's time to start finding new homes for my diligent little army.

I originally purchased 20 for my tank, but I know for a fact that they've been...
Forum: Reef 01-25-2013, 02:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,899
Posted By asylumdown
What's wrong with this elegance coral?

Anyone know what could make an elegance coral go from this:

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-108.jpg

To this:
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Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,227
Posted By asylumdown
I'll take it! How much do you have left? I'll...

I'll take it! How much do you have left? I'll send you a PM
Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,871
Posted By asylumdown
Here's what it's looked since I dosed the...

Here's what it's looked since I dosed the Algaefix Marine and got the turbos in... September? It's definitely beatable.

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-107.jpg
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Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 04:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,871
Posted By asylumdown
I had problems with that exact algae for months: ...

I had problems with that exact algae for months:

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-101.jpg

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-100.jpg

It happened...
Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 03:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,227
Posted By asylumdown
Ray? What's his handle on here? I was thinking I...

Ray? What's his handle on here? I was thinking I might want to switch anyway because of how messy this stuff is to work with. I have to keep the flow through my reactor throttled way back when...
Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,312
Posted By asylumdown
It really depends on how much rubble we're...

It really depends on how much rubble we're talking about vs how much matured live rock you've already got. It's been my experience that a mature system with enough rock for it's volume and occupants...
Forum: Reef 01-24-2013, 03:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,227
Posted By asylumdown
Good locally available GFO Brand?

Since I set up my tank I've been using PO4x4 from Reef Interest in my Phos reactor. It's great stuff in that it seems to hit above it's weight for Phosphate removal, but it's not available locally...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,725
Posted By asylumdown
On another note, those are both sick corals (even...

On another note, those are both sick corals (even if one was in the process of being digested), where did you get them? I've been wanting to beef up my Acan collection, but I've not had much love for...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,351
Posted By asylumdown
My copper band butterfly so far hasn't bothered...

My copper band butterfly so far hasn't bothered anything, but he's new, so time will tell. Only eats the very smallest of aiptasia, but that might change as he gets older.

If you can get one that...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:25 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,826
Posted By asylumdown
How's the DC pump? Do you ever find yourself...

How's the DC pump? Do you ever find yourself adjusting the pump speed?
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,826
Posted By asylumdown
Advanced Aquarist did a nice write up of the RLSS...

Advanced Aquarist did a nice write up of the RLSS skimmers, those DC pumps seem to be all the rage these days. If I were picking I'd probably go with that one, though I'd want to hear from someone on...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:06 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,438
Posted By asylumdown
Sorry I didn't read that right, do you mean that...

Sorry I didn't read that right, do you mean that they went black as soon as you hit 'program all'? Did it not go through the programming steps?
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 11:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,438
Posted By asylumdown
I found that the ecosmart config utility started...

I found that the ecosmart config utility started asking me to update the firmware every time I connected the radions after Ecotech released Ecosmart Live, even though it didn't need to. Very buggy...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 10:29 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,807
Posted By asylumdown
So far it's the only method that's 100% effective...

So far it's the only method that's 100% effective against the parasite. There's no question over whether it will work because it directly attacks the stage of the parasite that all the other...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 10:10 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,807
Posted By asylumdown
I'm not sure I understand what you mean? Are you...

I'm not sure I understand what you mean? Are you suggesting that dropping a fish from copper free water in to water with 0.5ppm copper is any different physiologically for the fish then adding enough...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 09:58 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,807
Posted By asylumdown
I think the other main problem with hypo salinity...

I think the other main problem with hypo salinity is that it's not always a magic bullet cure. Whether it will work for you depends as much on what strain of C. irritans you're dealing with than the...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 05:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,159
Posted By asylumdown
egads, this made me do the math. At full power on...

egads, this made me do the math. At full power on all my vortechs I'm at just under 90X.

No wonder all the new growth on one of my stag corals took a hard left turn. If I were to keep rotating the...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 05:47 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,969
Posted By asylumdown
I've been using New Life Spectrum 1mm pellets for...

I've been using New Life Spectrum 1mm pellets for a couple of years, fed with an auto-feeder every day. Don't know if it's the best, but it sinks, all the fish eat it (except the copper band, I'm...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 05:04 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,063
Posted By asylumdown
White cloudy water is what happens when there's a...

White cloudy water is what happens when there's a bacterial bloom, which can be caused by overdosing vodka. 17 gallons wouldn't have much room for error in the vodka dosing, any chance you added a...
Forum: Reef 01-22-2013, 12:19 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,807
Posted By asylumdown
If you do that, you'll be adding your new...

If you do that, you'll be adding your new additions straight to full strength copper solution. Seachem recommends a 3 day acclimation process to get to 0.5ppm copper. The last time I used Cupramine I...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 11:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,422
Posted By asylumdown
I don't know if they're available locally...

I don't know if they're available locally anywhere. I ordered mine from Salty Underground, which is in the states and is the only online store I know of the both routinely breeds them, and ships to...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 10:30 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,422
Posted By asylumdown
Peppermints are hit and miss. They work for some...

Peppermints are hit and miss. They work for some people, don't work for others. They never worked for me, while other people have had them clear an entire tank in a couple of weeks.

I like berghia...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 10:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,063
Posted By asylumdown
What's controlling the temperature on your tank,...

What's controlling the temperature on your tank, and do you have an independent thermometer confirming that the temp is what you've set it at? Heater malfunctions are one of the biggest causes of...
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