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hmmm....I can only see mine...confusing...lol....
hmmm....I can only see mine...confusing...lol....- MikeS
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what starts cyano?
Cyano tends to be proximity based and also can rapidly use up availiable nutrients in the water column, which could explain low phos/nitrate readings. Also, how old are your light bulbs? MikeS- MikeS
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Not Another One!
They do live in the Caribbean, but they are rare there, they prefer cooler waters usually. But it's not unheard of to find them there occasionally.... http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/great-white-shark.html this has a map of their range....- MikeS
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Hey Nikki, hows it going? hows the little girl doing?
Hey Nikki, hows it going? hows the little girl doing?- MikeS
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plenumn question
In order for a plenum to be effective, you need to have decent water diffusion in and out of it. Many people make the mistake of having too fine of sand on top of them, you are better off with a more coarse grade of substrate. Here's some reading... http://www.saltcorner.com/1024/index1024.htm...- MikeS
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substrate question.....
It's lava rock, you should avoid using that....- MikeS
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Here we go again...DSB...yes or no?
Thanks...I figure if I'm going to have algae in there, it may as well be halimeda. It is a little rough on my Ca levels, but it doesn't grow like wildfire and it's much easier to isolate and prune back than calupera...- MikeS
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Here we go again...DSB...yes or no?
Very well put. I had a DSB for 5 years, BB for almost 3 years now...they both have pro's and cons. As stated by another poster, the DSB does work best in lower bioload situations, it was never really meant to handle a large bioload, although many reefers saw it that way in the beginning. A...- MikeS
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Raising Alkalinity using Baking Soda?
It's important to note however, that the ingredients in these are basically the same as baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and washing soda (sodium carbonate). The main difference is that most of the commercial alkalinity buffers contain borate salts as well, and usually in a higher percentage...- MikeS
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salvaging some live/dead rock
If you are not sure about the rock, you could always boil it and start all over. If you do that, do it outside (I use a turkey fryer) and then let the rocks dry out completely in the sun....then you'll have dead base rock, but you can re-cure them in a tank by adding a few pieces of good LR and...- MikeS
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- Forum: General Reef Discussion
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How to kill Manjanos
If it does turn out to be a manjano, I've had the best results using a small hypodermic needle/syringe and lemon juice...- MikeS
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Everyones Favorite Temp/Salinty ??
I run 78-81 and my SG 1.026- MikeS
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Red hair algae ... in a new tank
Check for phospates and nitrates...these are usually the cluprits...- MikeS
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