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  1. TWallace

    just shoowing off

    Dang, is that the same coral I got a frag of a few months ago? Here's mine: Mine was about 1" and beige in color when I got it. It's finally getting some nice purple/blue tips.
  2. TWallace

    Perculas need host other than anemone

    My clowns used to have GBTA host, but I sold it. Since then they've adopted toadstool leathers as their preferred host. Recently, though my female has started swimming through the tentacles of my green goniopora, which makes it retract its tentacles.
  3. TWallace

    Auto top off

    I agree with Don on the float valve, but disagree on the vendor. Filter Guys want $15 for it, while US Plastic will only charge you $7.36.
  4. TWallace

    Bryopsis Control

    You can just use epsom salt, it's the same thing.
  5. TWallace

    Good or bad crab?

    Thanks all. He's currently in a fish net which is hanging in my refugium. I may just release him into the refugium when I get home. He is pretty neat looking and I'd rather not kill him. I'm rather surprised he's there in the first place. I have a melanurus wrasse and a juvenile red coris wrasse...
  6. TWallace

    Bryopsis Control

    http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~KM3475.html No one knows what exactly Tech M contains (other than people at Kent). I've tried both magnesium chloride (mag flake) and magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) independently and neither one killed bryopsis. Tech M however has worked for me...
  7. TWallace

    Bryopsis Control

    Honestly, if it's not too late I'd cancel your order from Two Part Solution. I've tried magnesium chloride and it had no effect on bryopsis. Tech M has worked reliably for me and many others, though. You can buy it in 1 gallon containers for around $20.
  8. TWallace

    Good or bad crab?

    Here he is still inside the coral. He's about dime sized. Here's the acro I found him in. I'm pretty sure this is a gorilla crab but I'd like confirmation. I have read that gorilla crabs will eat the flesh of various corals, particularly SPS. I have had 2 small monti frags die in the last...
  9. TWallace

    Test Kits

    I've found the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals nitrate test agrees with Salifert and Elos test results. I use Elos for dKH now since it's a very simple test and cheaper than Salifert's which had reliability issues recently. My Salifert nitrate kit ran out recently and I got an Elos one to replace it. I...
  10. TWallace

    Bryopsis Control

    Before you do something drastic like boil your live rock, I'd give Kent's Tech M a shot. There's no sense intentionally ruining your live rock when there's a much easier way. To answer your question about high mag levels and corals, it has caused some bleaching in softies and zoanthids in my...
  11. TWallace

    What kind of sea salt do you use?

    It's higher in calcium and magnesium, which are both used up more quickly in a reef tank than a fish only tank.
  12. TWallace

    What kind of sea salt do you use?

    What's your salinity at? Instant Ocean is a fine brand of salt, so don't worry about that. Maybe your powerhead is too weak to mix it? Also, it's much better to mix the salt and water in a separate container like a Brute trashcan. I assume there is nothing living in the tank right now, so it's...
  13. TWallace

    Berghia nudibranchs...best way to rid Aiptasia?

    Will peppermints or copperbands also eat majano anemones? I have both kinds of anemones in my tank.
  14. TWallace

    what is the best fan to attach to a Luminarc mini with 4" diameter outlet

    You could probably use any 92mm computer case fan, like these. That company ships from Kirkland, so you'd likely get next day shipping regardless of shipping option chosen. To hook one up to an electrical outlet, you need a 12v DC adapter. Splice the cables together and you're done. If you want...
  15. TWallace

    just shoowing off

    HDR HDR stands for high dynamic range. It lets you capture the stuff in the shadows as well as the stuff in really bright light in one single shot. There's a few ways to do it, but I do it by going in manual mode on the camera and setting the aperture/shutter speed/ISO for a normal shot. Then I...
  16. TWallace

    just shoowing off

    Got a new camera last week (Nikon D50) and messed around with HDR for the first time (that's why the polyps are blurry and snail in back is ghosting). Acro is a green table from Dang's tank. I've had it a little over a year. It never had great color in my 55. When I upgraded to 120 in June I...
  17. TWallace

    Need help/advice catching fish

    Jan, I used this fish trap to catch the flame hawk I sold to you (how's he doing by the way?). I glued a magnet to one end so that I could fix it to the tank wall easily. The trap door doesn't slide down as easily as you might think, so I had to force it down manually with my finger. Ideally...
  18. TWallace

    PSAS Event - SWAPMEET - August 23rd 2008

    Should we post items we'll be bringing in this thread? Or just show up with it unannounced? I've got 2 Reef Optix SE reflectors I don't need, as well as a Tek 4x54w light.
  19. TWallace

    does anything eat Amphipods?

    I think you're thinking of copepods. I don't think mandarins (or scooter blennys) will eat amphipods. They will eat copepods, though.
  20. TWallace

    just shoowing off

    Three torts (Oregon in back on left, California in front/middle and tamarind on right): The Powder Blue Tang has always been one of my favorite fish, but my old 55 was too small for one. I finally upgraded to a 120 in June so I got one:
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