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  1. dave espi

    purple alge

    Originally posted by Canadian1 Hey i no the propper term for purple alge but i can't spell it so anyways how do i get the stuff to grow? Time, Light and a good ballance of alkalinity and calcium. You made no mention of your lighting, what kind of rock you have, or the species of coralline...
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    UV Size?

    75 gal FOWLR? Id do an 8 IL with a max flow of 125 gph through it. any more and you will be killing more than the bad stuff. too sterile of a tank can cause issues when adding new inhabetants over time.
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    Caulerpa Toxification caused Coral Bleaching?

    ok, first off I have read extensively, and been in this hobby long enough to see errors and common pitfalls and know what not to do, but this baffles me. ok, since I have no freeken clue why my corals are bleaching (new, old, transfers, LPS, sps, softies and shroooms too) in 2 of my tanks. The...
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    what Kalkwasser mix do you use ?

    maxi said... I use the 2 part B-ionic now, but I would love to find something cheaper. It amazes me how people spend thousands on captive reefs and expensive dellicate animals yet want the cheepest stuff for it. you can buy B-IOnic in 2 x 5 gallon pails for 59.00 shipped from...
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    what Kalkwasser mix do you use ?

    do a search or read the dirrections on the kalk jar. I use the limewater this way.... glass 1 gal jar set on top of tank. fill 1/2 way with RODI (or tank water) add 4 table spoons lime. cap, shake well. let settle 4 hours or so. using an airline tubeing, create a siphon 1/2 inch up off the...
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    coral ID

    please give more info. or look for a pic on your own.. it is nearly impossible to guess.
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    How to change water?

    boiled water has no disolved O2 content. you MUST airate it before use.
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    what Kalkwasser mix do you use ?

    Grocery Store bought Pure Pickeling Lime. a 1/3rd the cost of kalkwasser.. ( German for Lime Water)
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    Hawaiian Coral can you Identify?

    Chances are, It was a clam. it was siphoning water in and out through the inhallent and exhalent byssal valves sifting plankton.
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

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    Q: Switching from 65w PC to 175w MH

    Me being a http://www.nano-reef.com guru, Id say you can do it, BUT proceed with extreme caution. Attml and Jon make good points. ask yourself this.... DO I NEED THIS HALIDE? WILL IT BENIFIT ANY MORE FROM IT? WILL IT BE WORTH THE RISK? and my favorite... WHY? if the tank is doing well, dont...
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    what does a blue lobster eat and is it reef safe?

    reef safe, but not reccomended. they are destructive lill buggers. scavengers and diggers. they have no place in small aquariums with a LOT of corals. I keep them in FOWLR setups as part of my clean up crew, but they can eat fish too. beware.
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    Ecosystem

    they are VERY frustrating to set up and get stable, BUT once there, short of dropping pure ammonia bomb in yer tank, they are solid gold. I have played EXTENSIVELY with the systems. BOB at Ecosystems is a great dude. Call him. He will chat and answer every single stupid question ya ask... no...
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

    The tank is indeed a 37. it is a Perfecto. They only made about 400 of them. I would REALLY like to find another, but they are scarce at best. TANG POLICE SIT DOWN. :p The Tang is quite happy. It is a little chow hound and is healthy as an OX. Ive had him since he was the size of a quarter. It...
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    Filter or no filter? That is the question

    danrw84 reiterated ive got a 29 gal.I want to know if i can convert my aquaclear 300 to a little refiguim..take out the media and add LS and LR rubble pointless. flowrate is to high. you can do it, but you could also train an elephant to fart on command.... but why would you bother. If it is...
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

    I donno.... it was something I started doing 3 years ago as a night light. All my tanks have some form of night light. Now the corals seem to really like a "lunar cycle" per se. My fish dont get pestered, Snails go about their business, crabs dont "dissapear"coral polyp expansion is better in...
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    Crabs, Snails, Shrimp, ALL DEAD!!! Help!

    well ya probably rushed the acclimation process... or did ya simply plop them in ?
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

    my xenia farm....
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

    another pic.... yeah Im scary huh ? ya should be....
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    MY 37 gallon Collumn tank.

    SI I figure it would be nice fer some of ya to see me and my 37 gal. 18 x 20 x 25 H It is one of my 8 tanks, but is my fave by far. it runns with a plethora of Liverock varieties, 3 inch LSB aragonite/oolitic mix with a 1/4 inch lift plennumn. 250 W Iwasaki 67K MH w 2 32 W PC actinics. One PC...
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