Forum: DIY
01-27-2005, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,026
Re: Rubbermaid sump not good
Michael,
Nitrates won't build up in your system if you clean the floss weekly in outgoing changewater. The changewater will preserve the bacteria in the floss, but will clean out the crud that...
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Forum: Pictures
01-26-2005, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,815
Re: pics
Jim,
So nice to see that goby :biggrin: Kinda miss him :cry: Is he really that messy or are you just a clean freak :mrgreen:
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-25-2005, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,259
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Forum: Edmonton
01-25-2005, 02:12 PM
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Replies: 200
Views: 28,940
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-25-2005, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,009
Re: Is my tank big enough?
Did you know that your yellow tang will grow to 8" in length? IMO, it will need a much larger tank at some point in the future if you wish to keep it.
Don't know about adding a foxface. I...
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Forum: Lounge
01-25-2005, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
Josh,
Sorry to hear about your window...
Josh,
Sorry to hear about your window problems. They sound severe :eek: :evil: Can you tell if the problem is one of installation or one of poor quality windows, or both!!!???!
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
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Forum: Reef
01-24-2005, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,121
Dechlorinators designed for use with chloramine...
Dechlorinators designed for use with chloramine (Amquel, Prime, etc) neutralizes the chlorine and converts toxic ammonia into non-toxic ammonium. Some test kits may still register the ammonium as if...
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,189
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
Jonathan,
You and I live in very similar...
Jonathan,
You and I live in very similar winter environments. I'm curious about how humid it is in your house and how much ice you get on your windows when it gets cold (-20 and lower).
Also,...
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
Wow, Steve, humidity at 52% :eek: I consider...
Wow, Steve, humidity at 52% :eek: I consider that to be pretty high, but we live in different climates, so 52% might be fine where you live.
We live in a 1500 sq ft condo with in-floor heating....
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
Josh,
In new construction, houses are sealed...
Josh,
In new construction, houses are sealed much better than in older homes, including around the windows. I would expect higher humidity in a new home than in an older home. It would have...
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Forum: Lounge
01-24-2005, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,654
Re: Need a litlte help
Josh,
We have two Bionaire instruments that register both temp and humidity. One is kept on the coffee table and the other is in with our ball python. One is older than the other and they look...
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-24-2005, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,259
Okay, just finished my testing.
Equipment: ...
Okay, just finished my testing.
Equipment:
- Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater/Saltwater Nitrate test kit
- two test tubes filled with 5 ml of water from my 120g reef, one with no Prime, one...
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Forum: Reef
01-24-2005, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,790
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2005, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,790
Our kitchen is too small for even one garbage...
Our kitchen is too small for even one garbage can, so the two of them are in my husband's bedroom. And he's not even the aquarist around here. He's a pretty tolerant guy and is prone to giving in...
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Forum: Reef
01-23-2005, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,790
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-23-2005, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,259
Geez, I hope folks reading this will not stop...
Geez, I hope folks reading this will not stop doing regular and frequent water changes in their tanks to reduce nitrate :eek: Doing water changes does many more things in a tank other than...
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-23-2005, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,259
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Forum: New to the Hobby
01-23-2005, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,259
Re: NH3 vs NH4+
The only way I know of to change toxic ammonia to non-toxic ammonium is to add a product such as Prime or Amquel to the water. As far as I know, the same bacteria that eats ammonia also eats...
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Forum: Edmonton
01-21-2005, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,754
Re: How fast is too fast?
Matthew,
The ammonia spike you experienced after adding the other rock was probably due to the rock not being cured. Before adding new rock, always cure it in a tank that does not have livestock...
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Forum: Reef
01-21-2005, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,756
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Forum: Reef
01-21-2005, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 9,756
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Forum: Reef
01-21-2005, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,165
Re: switching of Salt
IMO, there should be no problem switching from one salt to another, especially if you are doing 10-15% water changes weekly.
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Forum: Edmonton
01-20-2005, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 200
Views: 28,940
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