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Scalare102079

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  1. if you choose to go peninsula, you will regret it if you only have a 24" wide tank, very hard to scape and grow corals in the narrow middle.
  2. Refractometer. A quick and easy water change set up. The easier it is to perform water changes, the more likely you will do them. If it is a PITA to perform a water change, then you will just keep putting it off. A good, reliable ATO system. I have tried several, and found that it is a return on investment to purchase a good model
  3. also bring a couple pair of sturdy saw horses, that way if folks need a rest, the tank won't need to be set on the ground/floor and then picked back up.... seriously saves the backs of those helping.
  4. why not just have both pumps in the fuge, one for the frag tank and one for the display? no balancing required then.
  5. http://uniquecorals.com/dry-goods/triton/triton-labs-reef-aquarium-water-test-single-test-vials.html could be a fun experiment in the making...
  6. looks like they are shutting down most major operations.... crazy... http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/hautean-ocean-becoming-liquidation-station-this-week/article_8c910bf9-2f3f-543c-97b5-932bc7c28113.html
  7. looks like the section on the far right is fed from the display's overflow, and then has a small overflow box that drains to the actual sump.... so maybe a refugium?
  8. John, IZS has implemented a new regulation that they will not take anything that was plucked from the wild unless it is surplussed by another AZA institution... so unless your T. gigas are indeed farmed, you may have an even more difficult time getting them to say yes.
  9. the exposed gorgonin is probably just a response from the epoxy. Give it a week and you should see tissue regrow over it and eventually down over the epoxy.
  10. Jeremy, here is that worm at the Abyss... the tank it came from was a 6' 135 gallon display in the store. We took notice that large soft coral colonies were disappearing at night, so I dug in to investigate....
  11. What she meant to say above is Nitrites. So substitute every "nitrate" for "nitrite" in her post and it is spot on. Nitrates are the final product of the cycle. Ammonia, then Nitrites, and finally Nitrates. honestly the first big cycle takes several weeks, then there are subsequent smaller cycles as the tank settles in. I would wait at least 6-8 weeks.
  12. Probably purchased and maintained previously by the Reef...
  13. You may want to look into paddle style wavemakers then.
  14. What Ryansweet said. Hydrogen sulfide smells like rotten eggs, drops the local pH when dissolved (hydrosulfuric acid). Very corrosive, and very poisonous. Best to leave the flow moving than shut off a component even if you think the flow is significantly diminished.
  15. are those casters on the stand???
  16. Volunteerism was probably denied by their guessing you do not have insurance to work on the tank... but it looks like your phone call spurred them to make a phone call for sure!
  17. From what I understand of Quinine treatments, it has a fairly specific use... cryptocaryon. I honestly do not like throwing the bus at fish so I usually will dose one medication, let it reach it's half life if it is a water treatment, do a water change, then start the next treatment. If it is a oral med, then I would feed it several days in succession with the idea that even if palatability issues arise, the occupants will get hungry enough to start consuming the treated food. The nice thing about quinine is that it is not as harsh on scaleless fish... the nice thing about a copper treatment is it is a more broad spectrum treatment.
  18. We did a Royal Caribbean 14 night western caribbean cruise for our honeymoon... Galveston to Cozumel, Roatan, Belize City, Limon, Panama (Canal), Ocho Rios, Georgetown. Loved It. Also went to a destination wedding here: http://www.emeraldbaygreatexuma.com/ absolutely amazing, way off the beaten path.
  19. brute cans will work just fine. if you are concerned about the overall size in a temporary set up, you can always fix the ATO pump so it sits higher in the water column while you are away.. just means there is less water it can pull from to top off your system. The other option is to go with redundancy with the ATO model you are using... the tunze osmolator (bigger version-3155) has a high water shut off.
  20. plantedtank.net http://www.theaquariumguide.com/articles/the-3-pillars-of-successful-planted-tanks
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