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Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 10:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,070
Posted By asylumdown
I don't think there's a specific time at which...

I don't think there's a specific time at which attempting to kill an aiptasia will be more or less likely to trigger it to release planula. They release them in response to stress or when they're...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 09:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,807
Posted By asylumdown
I think the reason API kits are such garbage when...

I think the reason API kits are such garbage when testing cupramine is because the copper in them isn't really either 'free' or chelated. The copper is bound up in an organic amine complex, which...
Forum: Reef 01-21-2013, 08:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,246
Posted By asylumdown
I had an equipment malfunction while I was out of...

I had an equipment malfunction while I was out of town shortly after my tank was set up that caused my SG to drop to 1.015 over the course of 5 days. Some (most actually) of my SPS corals were toast,...
Forum: Reef 01-20-2013, 09:27 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,422
Posted By asylumdown
In my last tank I used kalk, Joes Juice, Lemon...

In my last tank I used kalk, Joes Juice, Lemon Juice, boiling water, Lime Juice, AiptasiaX, etc. etc. etc. I also bought an Aiptasia zapper, half a dozen peppermints, and about 1000 in berghia.
...
Forum: Reef 01-20-2013, 06:56 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,422
Posted By asylumdown
Never thought I'd say this...

But I think I might have actually won the war against aiptasia. I'm feeling an inappropriate amount of glee over this.

I went to such crazy lengths to prevent getting aiptasia in this tank because...
Forum: Reef 01-09-2013, 04:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,650
Posted By asylumdown
yah, you've got to use a bunch o' bleach. Even...

yah, you've got to use a bunch o' bleach. Even then mine never get back to 'like new' white.

I put mine in the washing machine on 'heavy duty' with the max amount of bleach that the bleach tray...
Forum: Reef 01-09-2013, 04:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,108
Posted By asylumdown
#1 thing you can do, as others have mentioned, is...

#1 thing you can do, as others have mentioned, is to not allow a single drop of outside water in to your system. This should eliminate the tomite and pro-tomont stages which are active in the water...
Forum: Reef 12-29-2012, 07:36 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,262
Posted By asylumdown
I finally got a better picture of the spot on the...

I finally got a better picture of the spot on the pectoral fin. I also have a video, if I could figure out how to put it up.

http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-105.jpg

Any...
Forum: Reef 12-29-2012, 06:22 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,915
Posted By asylumdown
+1. I started using H2Ocean because I was doing...

+1. I started using H2Ocean because I was doing 100% water changes on a 5 gallon pico every week and I needed something that mixed clear within the first couple of hours. It was a bonus that the...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-28-2012, 11:05 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
And the birds nest I have isn't doing so hot, so...

And the birds nest I have isn't doing so hot, so I'm going to replace it with one of these guys when they come out of quarantine:
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-91.jpg
...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-28-2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
July 11: ...

July 11:
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-98.jpg
Sept. 10
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-99.jpg
Dec. 28...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-28-2012, 10:41 PM
Replies: 403
Views: 93,864
Posted By asylumdown
Picture time! First, some FTS: Front: ...

Picture time!

First, some FTS:
Front:
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-56.jpg
Back:
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g411/asylumdown/file-55.jpg

South Front:...
Forum: Reef 12-28-2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,262
Posted By asylumdown
yah I looked in to black ich, and it's nothing...

yah I looked in to black ich, and it's nothing like any of the pictures or descriptions of that that I've seen. The spot on his pectoral fin is much bigger and more irregular than the one on his...
Forum: Reef 12-28-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,262
Posted By asylumdown
Black Spot on CBB fin?

I've got an otherwise extremely healthy copper band butterfly in QT right now on his third transfer of the tank transfer method. He's fat, curious, active, and eats everything, so by CBB standards...
Forum: Reef 12-27-2012, 11:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,193
Posted By asylumdown
I was hoping the one mouth that didn't die right...

I was hoping the one mouth that didn't die right away would pinch off and survive, and then by the time it was clear it wasn't going to make it, I had 9 people staying in my house for christmas and I...
Forum: Reef 12-27-2012, 11:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,193
Posted By asylumdown
So it looks like We've solved the problem, it was...

So it looks like We've solved the problem, it was the drain trap in the emergency drain under the sump that had dried out.

With all the people that have been here, I didn't open the doors to the...
Forum: Reef 12-27-2012, 01:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,193
Posted By asylumdown
I'm running bio pellets, it's a recirculating...

I'm running bio pellets, it's a recirculating reactor so the pellets tumble regardless of how much flow through there is, but it's possible that the outlet got clogged so not enough water was...
Forum: Reef 12-27-2012, 12:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,193
Posted By asylumdown
Tank smells powerfully of rotten eggs

This appears to have starts this morning, to the point where the whole house smells like sulphur. I am at a loss to explain this, corals are all happy, fish are fine, snails and crabs are motoring...
Forum: Reef 12-22-2012, 09:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,724
Posted By asylumdown
Hmm, all this talk about bypassing stages and...

Hmm, all this talk about bypassing stages and flushing... I have a Vertex 100gpd RO/DI unit, it has an automated flush function that comes on for 15 seconds when you turn the unit on, and every 15...
Forum: Reef 12-22-2012, 08:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,794
Posted By asylumdown
+1 I had one that was from my 5 gallon pico that...

+1 I had one that was from my 5 gallon pico that was the first coral in my big tank. It survived a temp spike in to the mid 30s, a drop in salinity down to 1.015 while I was out of town and some...
Forum: Reef 12-22-2012, 08:16 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,724
Posted By asylumdown
R/O water smells skunky

I noticed on my last water change that my R/O water smells kind of skunky. Not over-powering, but definitely not neutral. It made me check my R/O unit and the TDS was 22ppm. I replaced the DI resin,...
Forum: Reef 12-18-2012, 06:00 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 11,842
Posted By asylumdown
+1 It would be nice if prices were a little more...

+1 It would be nice if prices were a little more consistent and reliable, but unlike pencils or hard drives, our fish don't come from centralized factories that can ramp production up and down purely...
Forum: Reef 12-18-2012, 04:38 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 8,095
Posted By asylumdown
The water in that tank is what my 40 gallon QT...

The water in that tank is what my 40 gallon QT started to look like when I had 7 large fish in it and was feeding heavily every day. It would take 70% water changed to get it to clear up, though with...
Forum: Reef 12-16-2012, 10:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,826
Posted By asylumdown
Was there any indication that your nem had...

Was there any indication that your nem had previously been dyed? I bought a neon pink sebae anemone from wai's that I think came from the same tank as the one you got, not too long before you got...
Forum: Reef 12-15-2012, 08:23 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,030
Posted By asylumdown
I couldn't be happier with the biopellets in my...

I couldn't be happier with the biopellets in my system. BP and GFO (I'm actually using PO4X4). I bought a life-reef re-circulating biopellet reactor, and the most I ever have to interact with it is...
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