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Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 06:48 PM
Replies: 12
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Posted By asylumdown
yah the only time I buy from American stores is...

yah the only time I buy from American stores is if I can't get the particular product in Canada. International shipping is practically a criminal racket.

Case in point - I ordered Dr. Tim's one...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 06:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,601
Posted By asylumdown
hmmmmm, the more I read about this fat thing the...

hmmmmm, the more I read about this fat thing the more I'm intrigued:

http://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/76/m076p295.pdf

I highly doubt corals can take up fatty acids directly from the water,...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 06:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,815
Posted By asylumdown
+1 on product like Ecotech. The sticker price on...

+1 on product like Ecotech. The sticker price on Canadian websites will almost always be higher than what you see on an American manufacturer's site, but by the time you factor in international...
Forum: Tank Journal 07-13-2014, 06:01 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 78,475
Posted By asylumdown
That thing is amazing! How is it going to work?...

That thing is amazing! How is it going to work? If it's going to do automated changes for you every day, won't you still need to be super on top of making sure you've got a reservoir of mixed salt...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 07:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,601
Posted By asylumdown
And I was just reading the wikipedia page on...

And I was just reading the wikipedia page on honey. Honey is basically just a super dehydrated glucose-fructose solution. What ratio of glucose to fructose will depend on what the bees have been...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 07:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,601
Posted By asylumdown
If elements of that are true, I suspect it's a...

If elements of that are true, I suspect it's a gross over-simplication.

first and foremost, there's not really such thing as a 'milk molecule'. What we perceive as 'milk' is a combination of...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 01:14 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Glass overflows would probably be easier to...

Glass overflows would probably be easier to source, I'd need a custom size plastic one anyway. I may be stuck with one internal overflow though, for a true bean animal it looks like I'd need 1.5"...
Forum: Reef 07-13-2014, 12:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,861
Posted By asylumdown
I say go for it. about 75% of what's fun for me...

I say go for it. about 75% of what's fun for me is setting things up and watching them develop. Plus there's so many things you learn through running a system. The best part about a reset of a system...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 01:12 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Anyone know what diameter of pipe I'd need for a...

Anyone know what diameter of pipe I'd need for a bean animal on a 275 gallon display being powered by a reeflow dart?
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 01:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
I think I just figured out that what I want to do...

I think I just figured out that what I want to do it possible. It wouldn't be totally external, but I could install a plastic coast 2 coast overflow on one side of the tank, and drill a couple of...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 12:57 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
drat. If this is a real plan that I'm actually...

drat. If this is a real plan that I'm actually going to do, I would need to give up most of my fish. My powder blue, rabbit fish, and cowfish could not all fit in a 45 gallon sump chamber.

Now...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 12:46 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Well if you want a happy, healthy, foot long...

Well if you want a happy, healthy, foot long cowfish, he is aaaaaaaall yours.
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 12:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Hmmm, that's actually not a half bad idea. I've...

Hmmm, that's actually not a half bad idea. I've got the lights, and the powerheads, and the dosing equipment, and if it were just the corals I wouldn't need much by ways of filtration. I'd probably...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 12:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
I think 15 in January and another 11 a month ago....

I think 15 in January and another 11 a month ago. The first time I did it I added about 20, and it took three months for them to reach 'critical mass' and steadily take out all the nems. But at the...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2014, 12:21 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Yah that's the thing with this stuff, I've done...

Yah that's the thing with this stuff, I've done all of that. I've done black out, I've done black out plus chemi-clean, I've done just chemi-clean (multiple times), I've done spot treatments with...
Forum: Reef 07-10-2014, 11:39 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,841
Posted By asylumdown
Considering total system reset...

Guys I need someone to talk me through this.

Ever since my coral disaster, I have just not been able to get things where I want them. The corals are all growing like mad again, but while that...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 07-02-2014, 11:39 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 772
Posted By asylumdown
FF Long Horn Cowfish Calgary

Gonna try this again, perhaps eventually someone with a big tank who wants one of these guys will see this.

Long Horn Cowfish - for free. He's between 11 and 12 inches long. Needs a big tank. In...
Forum: Reef 06-26-2014, 09:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,115
Posted By asylumdown
Do fish get aneurisms?

I lost my copper band butterfly this morning. Has anyone ever experienced a fish with a gill aneurism? When my tank started falling apart in February, my blue throat trigger got a bad case of popeye,...
Forum: Tank Journal 06-16-2014, 02:49 AM
Replies: 258
Views: 78,475
Posted By asylumdown
yah that's really awesome, I love it. Also, how...

yah that's really awesome, I love it. Also, how on earth do you have the patience to sit looking at an aquascaped tank for months without putting water in it? I couldn't stand it!
Forum: Reef 06-16-2014, 02:45 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,388
Posted By asylumdown
you are a braver man than I exposing a fish as...

you are a braver man than I exposing a fish as expensive as a labouti to copper. I lost a perfectly healthy rhomboid wrasse to copper (following instructions to a a T) and that was the last time that...
Forum: Reef 06-16-2014, 02:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,281
Posted By asylumdown
drool. I want one.

drool. I want one.
Forum: Reef 06-13-2014, 08:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,281
Posted By asylumdown
I have been waiting for a video of these things...

I have been waiting for a video of these things running in a tank with rock to surface. I'm very curious to see how the gyre effect performs when there's a thousand nooks and crannies for flow to be...
Forum: Tips and Tricks 06-09-2014, 05:06 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 22,775
Posted By asylumdown
I find they're usually not so bad unless you...

I find they're usually not so bad unless you really stick yourself with one good. I've touched dozens, but have only reacted if I've pressed the worm against a hard surface. Getting them around your...
Forum: Tank Journal 06-04-2014, 06:21 AM
Replies: 258
Views: 78,475
Posted By asylumdown
Awesome build. Next tank I'm going to construct...

Awesome build. Next tank I'm going to construct rock with rods exactly like that.

I think what you might not be liking is the way that arch is visually offsetting against the rock on the other...
Forum: Reef 06-02-2014, 10:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,541
Posted By asylumdown
Will this vehicle be parked outside overnight?...

Will this vehicle be parked outside overnight? What is coming with the setup beyond rock? Any corals or fish?

The night time low in Edmonton is forecasted to be 9 degrees tomorrow. Leaving fish...
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