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  1. ibew

    125g mix reef tank build

    everything I listed from the top post meaning equipment not anything from the stocklist
  2. ibew

    125g mix reef tank build

    yes ive been in the hobby for awhile lol. and its going in the right direction. but im half a newbie now with all this tech stuff lol. i will post pictures of my 55g tomorrow and the 60 with just lr and also i have my 125 and stand in the house but im not recieving my huge shipment of goodies...
  3. ibew

    125g mix reef tank build

    ive been out of the forums for the past 3-4 years but still have my 55g reef tank and just a 60g that has just lr in it for 2 years now for a future 125 mix reef upgrade. my 55g is fully covered in fl ricordeas with some lps and maybe a couple sps pieces and 3 anemones. ive been through alot of...
  4. ibew

    t5 lighting

    you will be just fine just center them over the tank for instance you will have a foot of area left over make sure you have about 6inches on each side of tank. So it is close to being centered of the tank. By the way nice choice I would use the lamps for awile an get your use out of them then...
  5. ibew

    Purpleback Pseudochromis

    thanks guys I kind figured what the responses were going to be on this subject but it never hurts to ask. I will remove him shortly as he is just to aggressive for a reef tank of that size and this is my second dotty I have a frimandi in my other tank that I have had for close to a year now and...
  6. ibew

    Purpleback Pseudochromis

    This fish went into a 55gal reef along with a school of Green Chromis about a week ago. The purpleback turns out to be very aggressive and has nipped at my Mystery Wrasse and clowns but not my Blue Spotted jawfish he is also nipping at my green Chromis I understand this fish may become...
  7. ibew

    Reef to FOWLR fish only have you done that??

    copperbands are hit or miss I would listen to Unleashed on this Bfly also those peps will not be in there long with that mystery Wrasse I own one and eventually he will eat all of them but peps do work but for how many you have that will take a long time with the peps also the peps might not get...
  8. ibew

    How Many Fish in thank? (ideas for new fish)

    no some of the fish you selected to put in there put you over your bioload for the size they get and how much food they consume and the #2 they do even with a good fish poop sucker (protein skimmer) your still over the limit
  9. ibew

    how to trap shrimp? also eel question

    60 and a 55
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    how to trap shrimp? also eel question

    also I ripped my whole reef apart 2 catch pep shrimp and fire shrimp before and its a nightmare they will even hide in the rock if you take all of the rock out easier to catch fish IMO Dude get the trap trust me its the best thing I have ever used its also the easiest and hassel free
  11. ibew

    how to trap shrimp? also eel question

    Originally Posted by TexasMetal Fire shrimp aren't cheap enough to risk. Use a clear plastic soda bottle, thoroughly rinsed. Stick some food in it, sink it near where the shrimp hangs out. Keep an eye on it. tried that didn't work for me used it several different ways and attempted multiable...
  12. ibew

    how to trap shrimp? also eel question

    Originally Posted by Pumper Dude, he's not trying to catch a mantis shrimp. Hes trying to catch a fire shrimp. Anyway, you probably have a better chance of catching the little bugger at night time. But more than likely, you will have to take some rock out as I did when I needed to get my gcbs...
  13. ibew

    how to trap shrimp? also eel question

    I have tried everything to catch shrimp but I just found out today the best thing to use and the quickest and easiest. from UltraLife its called x terminator mantis shrimp trap its like 20 bucks shipped I put it in the tank turned the lights off 2 hours later I checked on it and the...
  14. ibew

    sponges & coraline

    also something is wrong you should replenish mag with water changes and alk and cal too instead of raising through buffers start doing water changes instead
  15. ibew

    sponges & coraline

    if your mag is that low you will never be able to keep cal and alk in check you need to test for phosphates if you show a reading at all you have a problem also your salinity should be at 1.025 or 1.026 for a reef what type of water do you use do you use a phosphate reactor how much do you feed
  16. ibew

    Powerhead Suggestion

    if money isnt an object check out tunze and vortech
  17. ibew

    Caution: You may become blind after seeing this.....

    other countries have been using t5s on SPS dominated tanks for a decade now while we in the US are trying to compare them to MH
  18. ibew

    my coral beauty ate $100s worth coral

    what u have is a 29 gal time bomb.Wth that amount of bioload crappy skimmer and all the feeding your going too have to do to keep those fish healthy with no fuge those trates will be through the roof with phos through the roof and algea blooms with cyno bassically you have the perfect storm...
  19. ibew

    peperment shrimp removal

    my peperment shrimp that were purchased from this site have cleared all apatisa and sadly have turned too LPS now I would like a way to remove them without ripping my reef apart any help
  20. ibew

    protein skimmer

    Originally Posted by Mr_X my remora didn't even handle my 30 cube. i wouldn't recommend it on a goldfish bowl. I agree I ran one for over a year on a 55gal but it was mostly all corals and a pair of clowns that were feed every other day maybe 3 days and were feed very little so there wasnt...
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