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  1. seahawkone

    Water return into plenum space

    In a reef-tank I've never heard of the use of a reverse flow through a plenum. My first instinct would be don't do it. The idea of pumping the byproducts of the bio load into an area you would have no access to for cleaning. Could turn into a costly experiment.
  2. seahawkone

    Removing Gravel = Less Maintenance?

    Small queen conchs and sand sifting stars keep my 120ga strait.
  3. seahawkone

    Red Bugs - Inevitable?

    I,ve got a question? Does anyone keep the acro crabs I've only had mine a little over a year but they pick everything off my acro blur ridge and multi colered worm rock.
  4. seahawkone

    Collect Your Own

    It's that time of year again. Fla. Ala. Ms. La.+Texas it's about time to collect it before it dies. All the tropical fish fry that rode the gulf stream and were deposited in our bays will die this winter. Also for those of you who have access to sargassum on the ocean or the beach. Before it...
  5. seahawkone

    Signs of a healthy tank

    I love to see someone else takeing there on stuf from the ocean. You did good Paul B.
  6. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    The only thing I can offer is the Jaubert system has worked for me. If set up correctly and maintained it will provide about ten years of service. It has allowed me to for go much of the filtration I used in my first system. In exchange for a ten gal. water change once a week. I've been able to...
  7. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    I wish I could share any advise on tank parameters, but I only test salanity. Feedings have remained the same. I think I've blessed by the luck of the draw.Last winter during a power outage I went on a briselworm hunt. In my dark still tank I discovered the top 4" working alive with very small...
  8. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    The tank is almost a year older now. I still have five of ten flame scallops I started with two years ago. Things seem to be thriving so my question doesn't seem to apply any longer.
  9. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    The setup is plenum screen 3" chrushed coral 3"mixed sand,crushed coral.
  10. seahawkone

    using a Plenum in a aquarium

    I have a 120gal set up on a true Jeaubert system.I've run all my tanks starting with a20gal to a55 to a75 to my 120gal reef on the Jeaubert system.I add a little kalkwasser in my top off water. I'll run a small skimmer one or two days mo. I read all the stories of falures and guess it to do with...
  11. seahawkone

    Is this an anenome?

    Large syringe,saltwater from your tank,small piece of fresh shrimp. Put water in microwave heat to boil feed shrimp to aptasia.Now it can't retract enough to get away.
  12. seahawkone

    politicaly correct

    GIVE ME A BREAK yOU talk about ather people blowing there on horn and here you are playing a trombone solo. Seahawkone
  13. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    Reef Mistique Thanks for the foods you recommend. I'll give them a try if I can find them here. I've tried feeding once a day,just doesn't work in my tank. To much alage! When I started this thread I left out some of the things I've done to provide food for my tank. I've provided a place for...
  14. seahawkone

    Beating the Heat! Hot Subject!

    I'm in JX Ms and I feel your pain.I've got 1/5 hp arctica chiller. When you get ready to hook yours up think about plumbing it remote. I'll try to get pics tomorrow.
  15. seahawkone

    vacum substrate

    I have a 6"SB divided at 3" with screen I vaccum top2" I'll tell you how I save a lot of my sand. Vaccum in one hand discharge end of hose in the other hand. Thumb on discharge end of hose for makeshift on/off water flow. Let water flow pickup the depth sand you wish to clean raise vaccum tube a...
  16. seahawkone

    The Mature Aquarium -- Discussion

    Went back and read first line of this thread it said new,like novice,first time,never done it before. Come on ecobalance Lee put out some good advice. All the replys seem to be from those who have been at this a while. I like to see that someone is out on the edge in this hobby and will share...
  17. seahawkone

    The Mature Aquarium -- Discussion

    Lee Great info wish I would have gotten it 12yrs ago when I started. For someone new to this hobby lucky enough to find this forum read your info [they be way ahead]. As for...
  18. seahawkone

    Collect Your Stock From Sargasso

    For those of you that have access to the Gulf of Mexico or the gulf stream collect now.As cooler weather comes as sargasso weed comes closer to shore it dies.As does all those shrimp ,frog fish,seahorses,pipefish and on and on.
  19. seahawkone

    changing substrate

    I use a mixed size sandbed for the top layer Jaubert system.I vaccum out about 40lb of fine sand every year. This is how I replace. Take dry sand rinse in tap water then rinse in R/O drain cover in water from my tank.Before I add sand I turn protien skimmer on high startup fresh waterpolisher no...
  20. seahawkone

    Am I Starving My Tank

    They are colums. It a molded plastic piece my wife found at pet smart. Helps hold rock off bottom so I can get to SB.
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