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  1. Electrokate

    Green water what is going on with my tank?

    Hmmm. I think you do sound like you are going to be a clownfish breeder soon! Did you save any of the green stuff to feed rotifers? (: That's what I have it for, in case any of my fish spawn. No luck yet... Have fun, glad you have Wilkerson's book. I love that one. Kate
  2. Electrokate

    Guide to fraging RTBA

    Hi, Wish I knew how to quote in my replies like you guys. I didn't mean don't post til proven not cruel and deadly. What I meant is if this is a "scientific experiment" then don't post til it's done so we can see results. I am curious. Isn't that what you wanted? So people are saying do it...
  3. Electrokate

    Green water what is going on with my tank?

    Man... I sure wish I could grow greenwater/phytoplankton like that. (: My cultures crash easily, usually right after I get it a good gatorade green... I do know that it crashes because creatures that eat it contaminate the jars, if I want to restore it I sieve these critters out and then lower...
  4. Electrokate

    Guide to fraging RTBA

    I am ok with fragging experiments but sharp razor blades would be better, seeing if you can frag in the show tank is sketchy not only for the anemone but for what it may do to the other coral. For example, I fragged a large hairy mushroom in a small tank with scissors. Thought that would be...
  5. Electrokate

    Guide to fraging RTBA

    There are a ton of anemones in the seattle area, all probably descended from Jon (Northstaraquatics) who has this incredible orange RBTA that splits like aiptasia (: I think it's possible that there are more species of RBTA than just the one we assume we are dealing with (quadricolor). Some...
  6. Electrokate

    soft corals and hard corals together

    Try Borneman's book on coral, he lists the specifics. Like sarcophyton with elegance would be a no-no. I tried the random mix approach despite being told over and over not too... and also tossed in some gorgonians. Don't know which was to blame but a lot of stuff died. My crocea wouldn't even...
  7. Electrokate

    Rubbermaid tubs

    Bear eating clown and disclaimer By the way, nice avatar with the bear, and I REALLY like your signature line! Every so often I remind people that I failed to graduate from art school and have been diagnosed more than once with various and sundry neurological and brain dysfunctions. (: My...
  8. Electrokate

    Pet supply liquidator

    PSL is claiming these ARE Hamilton bulbs at 9.99 each, hence the question. I thought I recognized their name as being the most slandered in the hobby, and think it's really funny that they are posting that same stupid phrase on all the forums. "Jim is the man!" ha ha ha... So if you see this...
  9. Electrokate

    Pet supply liquidator

    Hi, anyone have experience with this vendor? Prices are amazing for bulbs... I tried doing a google search. Got the most suspicious results-forum after forum there is a nearly identical post saying how great they are. I think an employee wrote it. Check this out... Reeftalk: "...Before i post i...
  10. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    I would call Fred Meyer, Top Foods has it here but it's not in a handy spot, and other stores close to you. They probably have the filter machines, and you wouldn't even notice. They are usually surrounded by vending machines for candy and stupid stuff, in the entry with the shopping carts. Some...
  11. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    That's what I do, crack people up when they are under stress. Has gotten me in trouble with my employers repeatedly and I will never stop doing it (: I think I am going to mod the stupid skimmer since when it works it works well. The Seaclown... that definitely is a sad device. I heard they use...
  12. Electrokate

    my name is ice

    I think that skimmer looks like it's doing great! I bet the ozone helps. I take a lot of fish pictures, sometimes the fish look better in a picture than real life. So those fish I paint a picture of and hang it on the wall! (: Kate
  13. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    Superskimmer is actually a brand name. I wouldn't buy it again... In fact it's so bad I can't bring myself to sell it either, because it's a lemon and I'd only sell it to an enemy. Bad product, and I have learned a lot about skimmers from it. (: Do a search here on RF or better yet on RC as the...
  14. Electrokate

    Supplement Storage?

    I read on a bottle of calxmax buffer it needs to be above 60 or it will precipitate out, then it's toast. You don't want it too high either. I put mine on the basement floor and got lots of gravel... so I guess in the tank stand is not such a bad idea, or at least on a shelf off a cold floor...
  15. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    Water conditioner... wasn't amquel was it? I hate that product though some swear by it. People I know who use it have good days and then really bad ones where everything dies in 24 hours. Scary. I have been told they changed to a more stable formula fairly recently. Did you add anything like...
  16. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    I wonder if a piece of caulerpa is stuck in the skimmer? Sounds like a blockage... Try taking it apart and rinsing and cleaning it with plain water. I thought you meant the skimmer was spazzing out like my CPR supersucker... er superskimmer (: That much overflow is a different problem. Kate
  17. Electrokate

    Please help me save my reef ASAP!!!!

    You can always set up a nano for the sponge, using a desktop aquarium or even a bucket or beer cooler. Razor blade off the clear bits, they are dead and will interfere with the animal getting food and respiring-they need high flow... a powerhead will help. Many sponges can be broken down to tiny...
  18. Electrokate

    my name is ice

    Welcome Ice! I too spent too much money and now actually got smaller tanks to cut costs, which seems funny. I have a few marine tanks and also breed freshwater fish (killifish). I trade or sell their eggs all over the world, even to someone from Thailand, which I think maybe was not legal (...
  19. Electrokate

    seahorse forum

    Wow, so amazing! The barbs and tigertails look so cool! Good thing I am downsizing or I would be pounding on your door right now for the dwarfs. Been wanting them for years (: I think they would go great in the fishroom with the killies. Kate
  20. Electrokate

    another upgrade from a 55 to 100

    Felt too sick to do much today, unfortunately. Tomorrow will buy a couple valves so I can turn off the overflow/return tubes and at least get the sand and some water in the tank. The sump is currently a freshwater tank so will have to take that down and relocate fish and plants. So much work...
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