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  1. johnehr

    Actinic vs 20k?

    What is the benefits of using 20k or actinic bulbs? Right now I have a 20k and a actinic 55watt pc bulb. I didnt realize that 20k != actinic because I am such a n00bie. Can anyone say why I would want the more purple or blue light?
  2. johnehr

    blue tang with White spots

    Could it be lateral line erosion?
  3. johnehr

    Help! How do I get rid of these nasties?

    How do you order from blue sierra online. I need some joes juice buy dont have time to get any this week...
  4. johnehr

    Show me your full tank shots

    The only way I've ever gotten a decent shot in my tank is throwing the fishnet in to allow the camera to focus and cropping it out... Anyone know how to focus your shots of your tank?
  5. johnehr

    Tank Pics at 9 months

    Nice... I like how you can see everything. I have too much live rock crowding everything out. Wish I had enough space for a blue tang...
  6. johnehr

    How to feed my fish

    I put some of the nari sea-weed in the tank with a clip but both fish are ignoring it... Any ideas how to get the blenny to take notice?
  7. johnehr

    Specific Gravity/Salinity Levels

    How harmful are high sp readings? I just noticed that my SG on my hydrometer was about 1.028... I was attempting to keep it at 1.025 but I guess I messed up adding more during water changes than I was taking out. What can this level of salinity kill? Doh! I screwed something else up now...
  8. johnehr

    New Skimmer

    OMG. What are you doing? Using your swimming pool as an aquarium? How big of a tank do you have for that? Shouldn't that large of a skimmer be sufficient for well over 1000 gallons?
  9. johnehr

    How to feed my fish

    Currently I only have a lawnmower blenny and a percula clownfish in my tank. The blenny seems content snacking on my LR, so I only really need to feed the perc. Im feeding him formula 1 & 2 as well as some frozen carnivore blend (forgot the name). I put a cube in a small cup with some water...
  10. johnehr

    DIY Kalk Dripper

    Do you drip with just an air hose and air valve? Does that give you enough adjustment to drip the water in a controlled manner? Right now Im not using Kalk, but will be shortly and need it for acclimation. Any suggestions on what would need to be different to drip for acclimation? I lost a...
  11. johnehr

    Quarter size BTA??? Huh?

    I have some of the Kent Marine super buffer, will that work if I wet it and make it into a paste? Would that kill the pest anemones?
  12. johnehr

    Quarter size BTA??? Huh?

    Should I kill these little guys? They seem content to just stay where they are and they look cool. Will they become pests?
  13. johnehr

    Fighting Conchs in Seattle

    Does anyone know of a LFS that sells fighting conchs? I just realized that I have too much LS and I want to make sure that it doesnt accumulate too much crap. I know nothing will get rid of it and that I need to stir it up during water changes, but every little bit helps, right?
  14. johnehr

    Quarter size BTA??? Huh?

    I introduced these guys when the water quality was pretty crappy (like 30-40 ppm nitrates). I thought that would kill anemones. Also, is there some unspoken rules for a LFS to give you some stuff to take care of antipastia if their coral rock introduced it to your tank?
  15. johnehr

    Quarter size BTA??? Huh?

    I bought a kenya tree a few weeks ago at Coral Beauty. It came on a small rock that looks like it has small bubble tip anemones on it. The tentacles (or whatever) can be long and thin or short and bubblish. Its a dark maroon color and likes to eat brine shrimp so I started to directly feed...
  16. johnehr

    Refugium plumbing question

    Yea, its the clear vinyl tubing (I think). I am not getting as much stuff in there as I thought I would. I have a LS DSB, chaetomaphora, and ~10-15 lbs of LR. I think it might benefit from a heavier flow with more nutrients from the tank. I'll try to look around for some plumbing parts to...
  17. johnehr

    Refugium plumbing question

    I currently have a tiny rio 200 sending water from my sump into my 10 gallon refugium. Should I split the water skimmed off the top of the tank coming down the overflow into the fuge too? If so, does anyone have any experience doing this with the tubes (I dont have PVC nor do I have the space...
  18. johnehr

    Shallow sand bed care.

    What are people's opinions on sand shifting starfish, fighting conchs, and the nassarius snails? I too have the fine grained shallow sand bed. Its really cool to see the nitrogen bubbles in it... Rubber banding a plastic fork to the end of the siphon tube to stir things up eh? Good idea...
  19. johnehr

    Where to Buy PC bulbs?

    I bought some from the ebay guy. He printed out the label yesterday so hopefully it will go out tomorrow. Any suggestions on how to keep my aquarium cool? I am going to have 400+ watts of PC lighting. I think I might have overdone it... Whoops. I just put in two large fans at the back of...
  20. johnehr

    Where to Buy PC bulbs?

    Where is a good place to get PC bulbs? I've seen ahsupply.com has some extremely cheap, but the quality worries me. All the LFSs rip you off. I've bought stuff from vividaquariums.com, but the prices are a little higher. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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