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  1. jeffnewt

    is red film algae bad?

    The snails do nothing on the cyno, at least not for me. I have 2 diffren types. I too am getting some cyno breaking out in some spots again. I hate it so much... Enough to use the red slime remover... Allthough it is true that if you remove excess food/nutirents and control how much light it...
  2. jeffnewt

    New zoos!

    I stopped into a fish place I have never been to before, and I was not impressed, but then i saw these guys sitting back in the tank with not much else. I couldn't resist, they were huge. They looked a little greener at the shop, sort of doing the same things my mushrooms do with too much light...
  3. jeffnewt

    Setting up a 60 bare bottom coral tank

    That is an intersting idea. http://www.professionalplastics.com/cgi-bin/main/co_disp/displ/prrfnbr/85524/sesent/00/Sanalite-%C2%AE-HDPE-Cutting-Boards But for now I actually like the barebottom look, it has a clean laboratory feel to it. As for the grid work I am starting on, I bought a huge...
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    Setting up a 60 bare bottom coral tank

    Himm, a spay at the bottom? I will have to think about that. I have a sheet of the white/blue bonded filter cloth around the standpipe in the overflow box to catch the ditrtius. How are you getting it out of the tank? I was thinking a turkey baster once a week would do it with the pumps off for...
  5. jeffnewt

    Setting up a 60 bare bottom coral tank

    Not sure if anyone is following this or not, but here is what is going on today. So far, all has gone swimmingly.. Got the salt in, and later added some live rock. My mistake, was deciding to start it cycling with the fiji liverock from the fish store. It was good, but expensive, even for 3...
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    Cheap PC, anyone have any thoughts?

    Well, the basement here is not exaclty ul listed as far as I am concerned. My last place didn't have one single grounded outlet in the whole house.... I figure I am safe as long as I dont let it fall in. It seems that this fixture would be great for 8 months or so, and then theroretically it...
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    Cheap PC, anyone have any thoughts?

    Himm, 8 plus seems like a bit much for right now... This light, which I allready bought(the price was right=-) would give me about 4.3 watts per gallon, which seems like a good starting point, considering I can put the corals as close to the top as I want. I have heard with this type of...
  8. jeffnewt

    Cheap PC, anyone have any thoughts?

    well, its a 60 gallon, which is 15 wide and 18 deep. Thats 4.33 watts per gallon, but I have been recently told watts per gallon is not the formula to use anymore regarding PC. I will be useing eggcrate platforms to bring stuff closer to the light, but I am wondering if this being such a deep...
  9. jeffnewt

    Isn't there a frag swap in seattle this weekend?

    Thanks for the info. I wish I could go down to portland this weekend, I guess I will have to wait for the 18.
  10. jeffnewt

    Setting up a 60 bare bottom coral tank

    OK, its now moved down to the basement, full of water, and looking very stange in what used to be a makeshift closet in what is now refered to as "the lab". Here are some pitures of how crazy this room actually is.. So I need some feedback at this point. I thought about this for months before I...
  11. jeffnewt

    Cheap PC, anyone have any thoughts?

    Is 260 watts enough for just about everything? I mean in a 4 foot tank of course
  12. jeffnewt

    Isn't there a frag swap in seattle this weekend?

    I remember something of this nature, but couldn't find the tread. I think its being set up by one of the aquarium societies. Anyone know when and where(and if this has allready happend and I missed it?)
  13. jeffnewt

    Setting up a 60 bare bottom coral tank

    Well, I finally have a spot and the basement sink is becoming a reality, so I guess it is time to begin my new project. What I am working with is an older 60 gallon acrylic, that I love beacuse It has the full open top. It has a built in overflow on one corner. The sump I have is the old...
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    Cheap PC, anyone have any thoughts?

    here is something I have been looking at for my 60 gallon. http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=293 about a 100 bucks, has some fans, leds, I don't see any real issues, just so cheap though...fire hazard?
  15. jeffnewt

    maxi jet skimmer mods (mesh & venturi)

    So if I used the maxi jet 900, the mod would be the same for this (a clone of the CPR bak-pak?)... http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=207 this thing is only 40 bucks where as the the cpr is 140 on marine depot... they dont have the maxi jet, they have a knock off...
  16. jeffnewt

    Can this be saved?

    Morgan, No the deep purple item is not the same as either of the other 2, but it is attached to the same liverock as the first unkown coral I posted pictured below. But If anyone else has educated guesses on the tan/grey coral this thread started out on, fire away
  17. jeffnewt

    Can this be saved?

    No, not an algea, it is a coral for sure. Morgan, I will post a picture of this, and we can all start guessing at. I took it on a bit of a car ride today to see if the guys at the LFS could figure it out, I stumped those cocky you-knows-whats! When the polyps(the purple thing is what I am...
  18. jeffnewt

    Can this be saved?

    Yes James, I have much mystery coral, and I cannot reveal my secret source!! Allthough it would be nice to know what this stuff is, and I have yet another one that needs to be identified..*sigh*. At least with all the amphibians I could figure out using process of elimination. Not so much with...
  19. jeffnewt

    Can this be saved?

    You mean the coral the other coral is growing on is dead?? oh no! LOL Here is some better shots.
  20. jeffnewt

    Can this be saved?

    I had this given to me last weekend. Not sure how this is going to do, not that healthy looking. I am thinking its Agaricia, either tenuifolia or agaricites. I have it sitting high(lots of light) up on the rocks right now, under semi-stong current, but I am considering a diffrent spot as it...
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