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  1. ethanriley

    Bahamian Profiles of reefs, rocks and puddles

    Curtswearing if you are referring to the pictures of the animals that Krish refers to in my tank the correct name for them is chiton. They are great on hair algae haven't seen them touch any of my snails. they also appear to love coral slime (not polyps) As far as the snails that congregate...
  2. ethanriley

    Enhancing black worms

    You realize you need to write a book!
  3. ethanriley

    Should I use an UGF?

    One concept I want to query on this thread is why do people build plenums couldn't an undergravel plate be used in the same fashion?
  4. ethanriley

    Should I use an UGF?

    Ray I don't think that you are right here that protein skimmers will disappear because they are one thing to alot of people and that is CONVEINIENT. The reality is some of the best tanks that I EVER kept in the Bahamas reef or otherwise were created when I did massive water changes on a twice...
  5. ethanriley

    Time to get started on the 180

    Just a note on the thumbnail I would extend your return(s) to the middle rear of the tank to tank advantage of the sea swirls range and prevent dead spots in the middle of the tank.
  6. ethanriley

    Time to get started on the 180

    I am tagging along as I sell out my portion of one of my businesses tommorrow and part of the proceeds goes to my new 180.:D For what its worth I agree with Krish on the Tunzes they are the way to go, for a smaller tank the Seio's are good, but the ability to change your rate of flow with the...
  7. ethanriley

    My new zoo's, and other shots from tonight

    With regard to our laws in the Bahamas most of them are fisheries laws and don't particulary pertain to hobbyist pursuits. However, the laws regarding taking from the reefs are very clear. You will go to jail if you are caught as it is illegal to harvest coral of any kind from the reefs...
  8. ethanriley

    Let's Talk About ~Algae Control~

    Welcome to Reef Frontiers! To add to Nikki's questions what is your photo period? Is there anything in the tank that may have died and given you a nitrate spike? What type of live rock is it? Give us so more info on salinity, ph, water changes, calcium levels, KH (water hardness). Like she...
  9. ethanriley

    Photos of my tank cause I feel like it. LOL

    Nice Pitty's especially the brindle
  10. ethanriley

    Photos of my tank cause I feel like it. LOL

    Steve awesome tank. I envy the corraline growth. :oops: :confused: Wish we could get tonga down here your reef looks so natural.:cool: Andrew
  11. ethanriley

    Krish's New 75 gal "Thing-a-ma-bob"

    Guys I gotta tell you this was the fastest aqua-scape job I have ever seen Krish do and it looks absolutely beautiful. If you would look at the picture of the rock that he has a close-up on. there is this white thing that I swear is some sort of gorgonian, but we aren't sure and I can't find a...
  12. ethanriley

    Supicious Black Precipitate

    I have had this precipitate before when I had a temperature swing in my thirty gallon from my halimeda. I deduced it came from the halimeda because the particles were all attached to it. My belief though didn't test it was that it was an iron oxide. Do you supplement iron for the chateo? I...
  13. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    thanks Mojo, I appreciate the reply. By the way I was looking at your gallery the other day and swore I saw a heniochus (poor mans morish idol) (pardon the spelling) I had always heard they wern't reef safe?
  14. ethanriley

    update photo of my Tamarind tort

    that is absolutely freakin amazing!
  15. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Also as witheverything we discuss here ALOT of what we do is dependent on the bio-tope we create. All of my corals come from shallow areas with heavy water movement and often turbulent conditions especially during winter. this may be an adverse condition for some corals say softies or lagoon...
  16. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Yeah Krish I hear you but keep in mind my tank has been operational for almost two years now. The polyp extension and the retarding in Cyno came well before the light change. The break down of the tank also came well before the light change. But you have valid points. Also I was considering...
  17. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Thats a good point Krish! Any other thoughts
  18. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Excellent thanks for your help. Its worth noting when I ever I do stir the skimmer goes crazy and what a bunch of muck it pulls in a short space of time and the SPS seem to relish it because the polyp extension is tremendous so they must be feeding on the bacteria as you point out. I am going...
  19. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Also doesn't doing what I did dispose of the theory that I see often perpetutated on RF and others that you can't reuse your sand bed when you take your tank down with one foot note that immediately I took it down I put it right back up?
  20. ethanriley

    Stirring The Bed

    Thanks the key is consistency! Do you then think that if you continue to rake say the top portion I don't rake all the way to the bottom that it is in fact a good thing. See I always listen to the opinions posted hear but I also look at what I see here in the sea at home. The sand...
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