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    Can BTAs change color?

    Some LFS have been known to inject food coloring into the BTAs to give them a deeper color. As they deflate and reinflate with fresh saltwater, the...
    Post by: tigermike74, May 13, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    oolite live sand

    Ok cool, new sand will give you a fairly substantial cycle since most of the macrofauna and bacteria live in the sand bed. The cycled mature live...
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 2, 2011 in forum: Sand
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    Clownfish Fry Raising Journal Update 05/24/12

    Sorry to hear this. Raising fry is a lot of hard work. It's a science really. To get more hatches, you have to have a steady slow stream of air...
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 2, 2011 in forum: Breeding Tropical Fish
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    clownfish not doing good

    Any nitrates past 40 will give fish trouble. How old is your tank? To get nitrates down, you will need more live rock to break down the NO3...
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 2, 2011 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    First Casualty

    If you haven't dosed iodine, I wouldn't suspect that. It's tace element, so it's low. I'll have to grab my test kit to see what the normal levels...
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 1, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    High Nitrates

    I wouldn't suggest dosing iodine unless you test it. It's a trace element, so any elevated levels can be deadly. Usually the water changes will put...
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 1, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    oolite live sand

    It's a brand new setup, right?
    Post by: tigermike74, Mar 1, 2011 in forum: Sand
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    High Nitrates

    It's actually easier to keep a clam alive than an anemone. Keep an eye on your's, they don't react well to much of anything that we consider "bad."...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    oolite live sand

    Those breathable bags are the same type they use for transporting fish, well kind of. Those bags allow CO2 to leave the bag, but not allow O2 to...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: Sand
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    Skunk Shrimp cleaning... me!

    Don't let him clean the webbing in between your fingers, it will sting. They do pinch and will leave red marks on sensitive areas.
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    First Casualty

    Test your copper and iodine levels.
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    Clownfish Fry Raising Journal Update 05/24/12

    You guys aren't far from me at all. Best of luck to you two!!! My picassos haven't laid any eggs yet, they still bicker at each other. The female...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: Breeding Tropical Fish
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    how bad is my water

    Remember a water change will only remove the same percentage of the bad stuff as the percentage of water you remove. For example: If you do a 10%...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 28, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Can i turn my skimmer off at night?

    If you have a fuge and run it offset time, the CO2 at night won't be as dramatic. I used to run my skimmer only during the day and turned it off at...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    High Nitrates

    For reef tanks, seeing <20ppm nitrates is normal, and for FO tanks, <40ppm is acceptable. We all hope for 0ppm but it's like chasing a fairy tale...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    New 150W MH 10,000K question

    The PAR value of a 10000K bulb is significantly higher than a 20000K bulb. That is why they are reacting the way they are. 10000K simulates shallow...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Metal Halide Aquarium Lighting
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    oolite live sand

    Most of that sand is just wet and has the "potential" of having live bacteria. Once the bag is sealed, there is no gas exchange, which means no...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Sand
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    What Anemone to Buy?

    When you said "yes it's mature" how long. Please quantify with a length of period. I have read in the past "yes my tank is mature, it's 3 months...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: Inverts
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    Snails dying?

    Test for copper. Copper will harm inverts much faster than fish. Another thing to check is iodine/iodide levels, that is a silent and fast killer...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Coraline growth

    When I used 10000K MH on my nano, my coralline grew like wildfire. When I switched to 14000K, it slowed down considerably. Curt hit a homerun with...
    Post by: tigermike74, Feb 24, 2011 in forum: General Reef Topics
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