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  1. rjarnold

    Let's See Some Zoos!

    All pics taken under 4x39watt T5s. Names are as given to me, so if you see something wrong please let me know :) Sorry for some of the pics - I only have a point and shoot and the farther the zoas are away from the glass, the harder it is to picture them. Minty Greens "PPE Knock-offs" - I...
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    just shoowing off

    Some kind of purple-polyped monti w/a light lime greenish base - Scolymia, he owns 1/4 of the sand bed ;) -
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    HELP!!! Live rock has lots of brown alge growing on it

    Good point Don, I'll have to watch that.. I don't recall ever having a problem with them, but I don't count my snails all that often either :)
  4. rjarnold

    HELP!!! Live rock has lots of brown alge growing on it

    Actually I've found ceriths to do the best job cleaning brown algae (vs. astrea). Ceriths are very underrated imo and are a good overall snail :)
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    HELP!!! Live rock has lots of brown alge growing on it

    What kind of snails? They're not upside-down are they? Were they acclimated very slowly (drip acclimation being preferred)?
  6. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    Ok, so that wasn't even something to worry about then. I guess I just decided to test everything to make sure that I'm coming to the correct conclusions. Thanks!
  7. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    Ok, that makes sense. Thanks :)
  8. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    I just tested the distilled water we have at my work (used for both tanks) and the KH is basically nil, which is good, and I'd previously recorded 0 on the TDS meter from this source. The pH, on the other hand, read about 6.0 or slightly less. I actually got someone to bring in a professional...
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    Testing Question

    Yeah... it's just crappy to have at least two tests reading wrong, because you run around trying to figure out why the test is reading what it is first and then figuring out later that the test is wrong :P The tank at home is primarily my husband's... the tank at work is mine. I tell him my...
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    2008-09 membership cards are available now

    Never heard of the Wild Side... where's that located?
  11. rjarnold

    PSAS plan for October...a sneak preview of things to come.

    Is there a date? Hopefully not the last two weekends of Oct.... one I will be gone giving a talk on frogfishes at a conference :|
  12. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    The pH probe says 7.5. I would assume everything would be dead at that stage, but perhaps not. The same Elos kit that read 8.1 on that tank reads 8.3 on the tank at my work, so I feel it's probably fairly trustworthy. Everything in the tank is looking good - nice polyp extension on the sps...
  13. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    That's what I am guessing as well, but there was kalkwasser used, so I need to make sure that it didn't somehow get overdosed. Of course, that wasn't added to the new salt mixture, so that's more evidence that the one test is just off... but then there are also problems with pH on that tank...
  14. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    I don't recall if it was at 17 or somewhere near there, as my husband tested it, but I do think it was about that, yes.
  15. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    Both are Elos. The one that is reading really high is the newer of the two.
  16. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    Oops, salinity was at 1.023
  17. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    It's the new Tunze salt. Also noting that the KH in the tank at home is really high as well, but again only tested between 8-9 on the other test.
  18. rjarnold

    Testing Question

    I made up a new batch of saltwater last night and the KH tested at 17! Crazy... but I only let it mix for about half an hour. I took some out and put it in a baggie and took it to work with me the next morning. I used the same brand, but a different test kit, to test the KH again. This time...
  19. rjarnold

    Speaking of Harlequin Shrimp...

    I just went and got silicate removal stuff yesterday :\ If you're going to be at the frag swap I can give you what I have left of the frozen star (which is almost complete). Should last awhile.
  20. rjarnold

    Speaking of Harlequin Shrimp...

    Yeah, though the only one I've tried is the sunflower.
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