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  1. Topic of the Week Archive
    For purposes of this discussion the following terms are used to describe certain things: Live Rock: This seems to be self-explanatory but it will include any DIY rocks, any type of actual rock that is used in a tank for a surface for the bacteria to live on. Wet/Dry media: This includes, but...
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  2. Topic of the Week Archive
    Cycle part 2 to continue on with the last Bi weekely discussion on the cycling of our tanks. first part tank is all set up, water, salt , Live rock, parameters are where they should be. IS this the end of the cycle?
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  3. General Reef Discussion
    So I took the proverbial plunge and ordered a 135-gallon tank yesterday. The new baby is 72"x18"x24 with a center trap overflow and a black back. SOOOOOOOOOOOO....what do you think I should do with it? Give me all your ideas on equipment, livestock, etc. Thanks in advance.
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  4. The Think Tank Must Reads.
    http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-02/eb/index.php I saw this today and figured it would be of interest. edit: apparently the link doesn't work directly right now. The article can be accessed on the RC.com main web page.
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  5. DIY Forum
    These are the foods and supplemtents I use. I use a seringe with a .5mm dull tip to direct feed. It works quite well. The coral accel I just do a squirt into the left side of my tank I dont use the suringe for that.
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  6. General Reef Discussion
    Has anyone ever switched everything from one tank to the next, sand, liverock, livestock, and water... all of it. I've been wanting to switch my 10 to a 15 or 16 gallon. so it wouldnt be a big switch. Just wanted to get some advice. Thanks!
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  7. General Reef Discussion
    ok, that sucked 124 holes later, and my hands hurt... but tomorrow I cut it up and get wet. :)
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  8. General Reef Discussion
    After my next water change I will be putting my substrate down. I have a couple of questions. I am going to use CC I know some people say its terrible but i like the look and I dont mind the vaccuuming during water changes. Is there any one here who uses CC in there REEF setup? Here are my...
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  9. General Reef Discussion
    Ok so my tank has been up for about 9 months now. Its doing great, but I only have one complaint. When I first setup the system, I spent about $400 on 3 nice peices of rock. The rock is wonderful, and full of life. However, I needed more rock at the time so I ordered crap rock from Dr. Fosters...
    anoxic zone base rock deep sand bed hydrogen sulfide ppm ca sand beds
  10. General Reef Discussion
    ok heres a new one ( for me at least) i have less than 2" cc with 1" or more fine sand, (so far I see more criiters in the cc than ditirus.) /Anyways.. there is occasionaly bubbles that rise up from the botom of the cc. Is this a gas? TOxic? oxygen from when i filled the tank up? I'll be...
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  11. General Reef Discussion
    This topic out to be pretty fun. So, what kind of substrate should you put on the bottom of your tank? What are the pros/cons of each? G~
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  12. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all- A question on Nitrates- I have 2 HOB filters- both have filter pads in them- one of them had a bio wheel- I removed the biowheel about a week ago- I still have some nitrate issues- brown film on the sand and live rock- the tank is about 2 years old- I've been doing 30% water changes...
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  13. The Think Tank Must Reads.
    Anyone want to take a stab at the nitrogen cycle and denitrificaton? I noticed, among a lot of other things, that the hobby explanation is not accurate at all. (you can't quote hobby references ;) )
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  14. The THINK Tank
    I've had my phosban reactor running for about a month now with a light bioload. Some observations is that my sps corals started bleaching out and stopped growing. I had only one fish in the tank. Also algea growth stopped almost completely. I've come to the conclusion that my tank was too...
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  15. The THINK Tank
    On a recent trip I made to Miami, I had the chance to visit several LFS…….. I was really impressed with the reef tanks they had, but I was more impressed with the fact that most of them were running wet/dry filters. We are talking of some huge aquariums completely filled with corals and no signs...
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  16. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all, I've been reading threads all around the net, on various boards, and time and time again I see people damning wet/dry filters because they are "nitrate factories". While I acknowledge that there are cheaper ways to sump it, and that for some, nitrates can become a problem when such a...
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  17. TCMAS
    Yesterday I got home from work and noticed these little black things on these zoanthids. I'm not sure what it is, but they are all getting it and aren't opening. It's not a nudibranch, I know cuz I haven't added anything since I put these in my tank a month ago. The water params are: Ammonia: 0...
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  18. General Reef Discussion
    I need help - i checked my nitrates friday and they where extremely high - everything else was fine (although my ph was a bit low but i know how to fix that) I have a 60 gallon tank and changed out 15 gallons of water and also added some coral sand for a deeper sand bed. With that said - i...
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  19. The THINK Tank
    With all the talk lately with DSB not standing the tests of time. What are the chancves of evolving to back to the plenum NNR systems. I never really heard anything bad in regards to them other than DSB were easier to set up. At the time it was a no brainer. I have a plenum that was set up...
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  20. Advanced Archive
    Exactly what kinds of phosphates will be found in a DSB? Some are stable, some not. Some are available, some not. Some need help breaking down, some don't.
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