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  1. charlyclown

    Ich: it has finally happened to me :-(

    I have had a powder blue tang for quite some time and although I quarantined the fish for a month it developed ich, so did the blue tang and a yellow tang. Having 200+ lbs of rock and corals and quite a few fish, I tried several quasi “reef-safe” products directly in my reef tank. Here are the...
  2. charlyclown

    Help I am confused

    When did you last feed your anemone? Does your water smell very bad?
  3. charlyclown

    Help what profesion to choose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    First follow your dreams, then follow money. If you don't, you will be sorry later. I studied physics and astronomy first and did some research there, that was my passion and I enjoyed it. But, it's no life jumping from one two-year contract to another. You get old, have a family and kids and...
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    sudden rise in calcium demand.

    An explanation could be that the long term use of calcium chloride increased the calcium ion concentration to such high levels that calcium carbonate precipitated from water which in turn lead to decreased alkalinity and decreased calcium. In fact, generally, calcium chloride should not be used...
  5. charlyclown

    sudden rise in calcium demand.

    You can use the reef calculator http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html to determine how much you need to add each day. Is your pH stable and how are your corals doing?
  6. charlyclown

    Seio # For 75 Gal.

    I have a Seio 2600 and two 620 in my 100 G tank. I like the 620 models because of their good wattage (8 W). They are good for the corners which don't get enough flow. I think unless you have corals which require high flow, you should consider buying 2 somewhat smaller powerheads unless you...
  7. charlyclown

    New born brine shrimp

    I tried the soda bottle hatchery first but it was messy and somewhat noisy. The hatchery dish was really a blessing. I probably would not have continued hatching brine shrimps otherwise. You can keep the nauplii alive, just transfer them to another bottle and you can feed them egg yolk, whey...
  8. charlyclown

    New born brine shrimp

    I have been feeding brine shrimp for more than a year now and found the hatchery dish to be the easiest and least time consuming way to grow them. No need for air pump, or extra light. You can find the hatchery at http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/store.cfm?d=3249&c=5279&p=27377&do=detail The...
  9. charlyclown

    Purchased items - Inform on how to use - and FEEDBACK on item

    Ok, from what I found out from the sources is that: BactoClean and BactoFood: one ampule each for about 260 gallons every 2 weeks OmegaVit: One ampule every week. I did not use any of these products, but that look like easy opening ampules, meaning you hold the ampule in one hand and the neck of...
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    Purchased items - Inform on how to use - and FEEDBACK on item

    I'm German. Here's the translation, guys: 1. Bioactive bacteria for salt water. 20 Billion bacteria per ampule. According to internet sources, these bacteria were collected from brackish water. 2. Special carbon source and trace elements for bacteria metabolism. According to German internet...
  11. charlyclown

    Probiotics, What?

    I totally agree with you Maxx. Although I might be a bit off the topic, I thought it would be maybe helpful to present the success and problems of probiotics in human. There is substantial research here, and I consider myself to be an expert in human application of probiotics. I have been...
  12. charlyclown

    Krish's Bahamian inspired 90 gal

    What's up with women and sand, Krish? My wife also wants sand back in. My mother-in-law also likes the look of sand. Bye, Bye BB :(
  13. charlyclown

    Probiotics, What?

    http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/e_borneman_051098.html
  14. charlyclown

    Probiotics, What?

    I think this thread is going nowhere. My paragraph about husbandry IS realistic. See, if people screw up their tanks because of lack of husbandry, they are not likely to stick with this hobby. That's in a way a natural selection thingy and that's good so. That said, I think a lot of people on...
  15. charlyclown

    Probiotics, What?

    Hey wound-licking rugie, I hope you don't really do that. Human saliva is one of the nastiest fluids on this planet. If that's probiotic, than I'm going to have skimmer gung for diner! After all, you have to use a quite potent antibiotics to treat human bite wounds. Much harder to treat than...
  16. charlyclown

    Probiotics, What?

    Well, probiotics are in contrast to inactivated vaccines very much alive. Although there is an active flu shot available, it's only indicated for the less than 50 year old and healthy individuals. I suspect that people who would consider adding probiotics to their tanks likely have already...
  17. charlyclown

    Pulsing Xenia shriveled up

    What was the lowest temperature you had in your tank? What other corals do you have in your tank and are they doing all fine? Also, how old are your lights? Do you have any pictures?
  18. charlyclown

    deep fry or bake

    Gabster, that sounds good. I learned in Southeastern Asia (philippines) that they maridane poultry with orange juice and vinegar. Might be the Spanish influence. I just made my marinade of oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic, lemon juice, orange juice and let it chill around for an hour before...
  19. charlyclown

    deep fry or bake

    Since we are at it, how do you guys marinade your bird? Any recipes? I like to use oyster sause; learned that in Singapore.
  20. charlyclown

    Anyone used ASM G-3 externally?

    I went to asmskimmer.com and they say that "Right now I would not run an ASM skimmer external. They have a tendancy to leak at the joints. There is an o-ring in there, but they still leak." (http://www.asmskimmer.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=67) Yeah, sealing can be tedious work. I placed it in...
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