Search results

  1. lawman

    S.G Difference for acclimation

    Was away for a week or so. Long story short is wife was topping off with mixed water and not just RO. No big deal SG is at about 1.026. However picked up some nice Yuma mushrooms and rock with purple people eaters. SG of the water they were/are in is 1.021. Should this turn out to be a really...
  2. lawman

    Where do copepods come from?

    The stork fish delivers them to the mommy and daddy copods
  3. lawman

    Cheapest way to run carbon?

    Originally Posted by maxalmon From what I've learned, carbon is only good for 24-36 hours and should only be run when needed. Thats exactly what Bob Fenner has found
  4. lawman

    black algae

    cant tell from the pic but what do you have creating your flow? you need good overall flow to combat it it also.
  5. lawman

    Dipping corals and zoos

    I use seachem reef dip. 1 capful in a gallon of source water. let soak for 5 minutes. On two occasion I have seen nudis come off of zoas i have purchased.
  6. lawman

    Worm on new piece I bought

    Thanks for the re-assurance guys. I continued researching and although I only got a quick look at it, I do believe it is a bristle worm. The rock is in and the hairy mushroom is looking great thus far.
  7. lawman

    Worm on new piece I bought

    Today I purchased a hairy mushroom that is attached to a 2 lb piece of rock. I bought this from a fellow reefer. Prior to getting ready to place it in my tank I dipped it in Seachem reef dip. While soaking I noticed a long skinny reddish colored worm working it's way from one of the holes in the...
  8. lawman

    other ways to control nitrates

    First try to focus on why your trates jump high. Overfeeding? overstocked? Otherwise ther is macro algae (chaeto), deep sand bed just to name the obvious.
  9. lawman

    lighting my 10 gallon

    I know exactly what bulbs you are talking about. I put them in the hood of a ten gal QT I had. I put a bunch of zoas frags in there and they were ok. since changing the hood is not an option right now give it a shot with some inexpensive zoas and button polyps. place them higher in the tank. add...
  10. lawman

    Beginner Corals Advice

    Sun coral require little to no light. You have to feed them often though and should keep that in mind. Only one option if you cannot upgrade your lighting at this time. They sell them here in a few different colors. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4
  11. lawman

    RO/DI output

    After a couple of hours running it measures about 3:1 waste to pure water. Maybe a little higher on the pure side.
  12. lawman

    RO/DI output

    I just hooked up a 6 stage ro/di unit I purchased on an [hr] site. Although I dont know what my water pressure is, I assume it's sufficient because I'm getting water both from the good end as well as the rejection hose. My question is, on average what is the ratio between rejected and clean...
  13. lawman

    Black Tree Anemone?

    Originally Posted by reefkprZ how much are they asking for it? 49.99? If I had a larger tank I would ask you to buy it and ship it to me. thats an uncommon one. damn my small 75g..... I know, it's awsome. Unfortunately my limited experience and 55 gal excludes me. BTW yes only 49.99
  14. lawman

    Black Tree Anemone?

    Got it! A guy from my local reef club solved the mystery. Based upon this info it will remain right where it is. The LFS What you have there Tom is a very dangerous anemone It is one of the Actinodendron, aka Fire Anemone, Hell's Fire Amenone, Tree Anemone, Branching Anemone and are very...
  15. lawman

    Black Tree Anemone?

    Originally Posted by Dogstar . lawman, can the LFS give you the area it was collected from and perhaps a better photo ? I can try on the photo and I will ask where it came from tmrw.
  16. lawman

    Black Tree Anemone?

    While at the LFS I found this. I think it's incredible and would love to buy it. However I can't seem to find any info on it. The owner of the LFS was very candid in telling me he couldn't find much either. Anyone have experience with one? I really need to know requirments, ie lighting...
  17. lawman

    Skimmer problems!

    I will try to find mine, but when I bought my corallife skimmer used I went to their website and was able to download a complete owners manual.
  18. lawman

    my 46gal. bowfront reef

    Very nice! my favorite is the toadstool.
  19. lawman

    How do I grow Coraline Algae

    Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Hmm, I just looked at my purple up bottle's label and it said that it does not contain any calcium and to adjust calcium levels accordingly. Heres my bottle also. it's about 2 months old
  20. lawman

    How do I grow Coraline Algae

    Nuff said! <---Reefkeeprz lmao I will however say again, test before you add. I learned this the hard way not so long ago.
Top