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  1. ethanriley

    Will 9 inches pose a problem?

    Krish Go with the 250's I think you will appreciate the light intensity much more and you can always add another fan. I think you and I are doomed to get chillers anyhow it is going to be cheaper than running our a/c 24 hours a day to keep our tanks cool LOL.
  2. ethanriley

    Using bleach to clean filters????

    Paul, Thanks for the feedback I am now using NSW exclusivley much cheaper for me. I have had some hair algae blooms subsequently (though I dont think the two are related. One of my chitons died in the fuge I think had more to do with it plus we had an early heat spell which bleached several...
  3. ethanriley

    Using bleach to clean filters????

    Paul, So with using natural saltwater you recommend adding bleach to it first before adding it to the tank? Should I treat with de-chlorinator after treating or just let it evaporate over night?
  4. ethanriley

    Important Message...

    Curt, Sorry i missed this thread. Thank God you are still alive dude. I wish you the very best and a speedy recovery.
  5. ethanriley

    ID Please...Branching Coralline?

    they look like tunicates but I am not sure
  6. ethanriley

    Feeding Anemone

    With my wild caught I used to feed pre-killed feeder goldfish, frozen pilchards, ocean nutrition angel formula in the cubes (made nice portions), pieces of squid and beef heart that I feed to my discus. He consumed all of this quite readily in rotation about every two to three weeks. He grew...
  7. ethanriley

    Day flow vs. Night Flow

    With regard to this comment in real life experience just like Krish I live in the Bahamas and we have a term between tides called "slack tide" it is particularly noticable in the Exuma Keys and around fringing reefs where natural channels that normal experience agressive flow during high and...
  8. ethanriley

    Caribsea PurpleUp

    I used to use it before I went to natural saltwater and it worked quite well. Krish75 I belive is also using it now with good results
  9. ethanriley

    My clowns FINALLY hosted in RBTA....pics

    Dude nice tank thanks for posting. Love that dark purple corraline. Glad to hear your hair algae is getting better mine ebbs and flows with the tide in my tank or was that swishs LOL. The frag to the left of the RBTA what is it. It looks pretty cool.
  10. ethanriley

    120 Gallon tank

    Welcome to Reef frontiers!
  11. ethanriley

    My clowns FINALLY hosted in RBTA....pics

    Blazer I have an excuse for no gallery I don't have a digital yet.:( Lets see some more of your tank in your gallery. What we see so far is great!!!!:D
  12. ethanriley

    My clowns FINALLY hosted in RBTA....pics

    Like I always tell my wife practice makes perfect LMAO. I am seriously going to get that camera when she (the wife) goes to the States next week. She has a Costco card. thanks again awesome shots!
  13. ethanriley

    My clowns FINALLY hosted in RBTA....pics

    Dude that is an unbelivable picture like it came out of an aquarium magazine. What camera did you shoot it with I 'd love to get one? Or is it just the great photographer
  14. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    Guys (Paul Boomer Barry) I have to tell you I am truly fascinated and confounded by the extent of all of your knowledge. Please continue to debate your positions affectively as we simple folk continue to read and re-read and research beyond what you have offered:) Paul can you give a few...
  15. ethanriley

    Guide to fraging RTBA

    Luke can this be done with any anemone in your opinion? Very beautiful I hope it all works out for you.
  16. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    So then Paul what are the major benefits of RFUGF in your opinion?
  17. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    Boomer your genius gives me a head ache LOL:confused: and I mean that in a good way.:) I am still reading, but the way I see it A reverse flow under gravel system to me is: a) very similar to a plenum b) perhaps more sophisticated in that there is a measured flow of low oxygenated water...
  18. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    http://www.yale.edu/environment/publications/bulletin/100pdfs/100Orsonprice.pdf Here is one of the articles that references sediment size
  19. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    Boomer I am trying to find how I googled it yesterday but the article I was reading referred to particle size as important for the purposes of development of faculative bacteria under hypoxic conditions not from the actual bacteria benefitting from a particular media size but the "filter"...
  20. ethanriley

    Revival of RUGF including NNR ! !

    http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6818123.html Check this out! Hope I pasted it right
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