Free halimeda!

[Tau2301]

Tony, if you are still helping Mitch out on Saturday could bring along some of your Halimeda for me.

[Delphinus]

Sure, we can do that ... I kinda liked your idea about coming over and claiming that BTA while we were at it too ... we're not too too far away from one another I think.

Either way works good for me.

[Tau2301]

Yeah, I will wait and pick up the BTA with the Halimeda.

[Bob I]

What is a BTA???

[AJ_77]

Bubble-tip anemone?

[Bob I]

I have not taken the week off. I just have trouble beating a dead horse. You have not paid attention to my browbeating, and still use definatly, which BTW is definitely wrong :D . Remember the old i before e thing guys. It is weird, NOT wierd. I could go on, but I am getting a reputation.
BTW Jonathan, I was asking how you regulate inflow versus outflow. If your siphons are faster than your return pump you will have water on the floor. The reverse is that you will have an empty sump if your return pump is too fast. I like CPR 's method of skimming the surface of the water. That way they kill two birds with one stone.

[Delphinus]

Nope ... an overflow box will not siphon out water faster than the sump return. In an overflow box design there is a box on the inside of the tank and a box on the outside of the tank, connected by a U-tube. The pivotal key of the design is the dam in the outside box. Water has to rise over the dam in order to drain down into the sump. It can only flow over that dam at whatever rate is it being pumped back into the main display tank.

Maybe it's easier to explain with the overflow box actually in hand! It can be hard to visualize based on textual descriptions..

[AJ_77]

Tony:

Thanks for the nice clump of greens! We counted seven baby brittle stars - what a show. They all climbed my highest table rock, and one of the bigger ones mounted an astrea snail and started ejaculating, I kid you not. :eek: The poor snail had to run for it's life, as another star was nosing up for a dance too.

I think they've all settled in now, with one or two staying in the halimeda, and the rest vanished except for the odd protruding leg.

Cheers! (And a big thanks to Jon & Katie for the delivery and very pleasant visit.) [img]smile.gif[/img]

Alan

[Bob I]

Tony, if you have any left could you bring it to the meeting? I kept my Caulerpa in a bucket overnight while my tank move was on, and it took a real s***kicking. At this time I am not certain if it will survive. :(

[ 02 May 2002, 07:50: Message edited by: Bob Ipema ]

[Delphinus]

I will bring some halimeda to the meeting, for sure. I might even have some caulerpas I could bring too, in case yours doesn't make it.

I'd be surprised if nothing survives though, you can have like 99% of the stuff removed and the remaining 1% will re-establish the whole colony.