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  1. florida joe

    5g reef

    My old friend as you know we that are so passionate about this hobby forget whose tanks it really:oops: is forgive me
  2. florida joe

    Questions, hopefully easy to answer!

    IMO there is not such thing as a little ammonia it is ether detectable or not. if you are detecting ammonia in any amount that's where you have to look as the primary reason for your issues
  3. florida joe

    Reef tank filtration

    Thank you for the clarification on nitrification. I just need a little more Enlightenment if you please. I always thought the three step process in “nitrification” was ammonia (NH³ or NH³+4), nitrite (NO²), and nitrate (NO³). A completely different process then “Denitrification. Denitrification...
  4. florida joe

    5g reef

    STAY OUT OF THIS. whos tank is is anyway,now back to the black sand:p
  5. florida joe

    5g reef

    I have seen some really really nice panting of the back section of tanks
  6. florida joe

    5g reef

    Yes the fading may be a problem. I have seen people paint the inside of their tank with acrylic paint. The small amount of sand he needs may make it worth the try. Pore a little paint in a small bowl and stir until the sand gets coated and put it in the oven and stir it every few minutes until...
  7. florida joe

    5g reef

    Yes and did you call me crazy
  8. florida joe

    5g reef

    personalty i would add a blood instead of the peppermint, remember you will have to make sure depending on your corals that they get their share of food with the shrimp. OH and about the water changes. And keeping up with them:D they can be a bitch in the tank your size. OK call me crazy what...
  9. florida joe

    5g reef

    Australian Big Polyp Blastomussa, would look great, I have them and love them. Don’t want to keep hammering you on this my friend BUT, black bottom. Ok is there a possibility you take out enough water get some help move your tank and put a sheet of high gloss black paper on the stand and then...
  10. florida joe

    Blue Tang Advice

    That was Spanko and we will:D not even talk about what was going on in the car
  11. florida joe

    5g reef

    whats your price range, keep looking for the black I think it would really make your tank pop
  12. florida joe

    Blue Tang Advice

    give then time I am betting all its well this comes to you from the man with the most tickets from the tang police., just ask Bang
  13. florida joe

    Lets keep it intresting

    Jay which do you have the orbit marine or pro When I first switched from halide bulbs and T5s I went with two 60 inch orbits and had no problems with soft corals I now run on pro and they will support soft and hard corals
  14. florida joe

    Octopus Care 101

    wiith all due respect you should have picked the octopus your want first and then gear up accordingly Anyway http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/so-you-want-to-keep-an-octopus.htm
  15. florida joe

    New Tank Stand Idea

    Absolutely love it. remember as with all open tanks research if the fish you are going to introduce are jumpers. use GFIs on all your electrical connections
  16. florida joe

    New Skimmer

    FYI skimmers are sensitive to the water level in the container they are housed.
  17. florida joe

    Refugium and Copepods

    you need to dose phytoplankton
  18. florida joe

    5g reef

    this may just happen
  19. florida joe

    Refugium and Copepods

    Take your time it really takes a long long time to have the right environment for a dragnet. I now have one for more then 3 years. work on cultivating your pods in your DT
  20. florida joe

    blue hippo tang question

    speaking of magnets are you not called the Chick magnet or is that Mr. 2
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