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    Reactors

    Cool, although with how easy phytoplankton and zooplankton cultures seem to get contaminated, I'm a little skeptical. I like the idea though,...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Best Skimmer at any Price

    Usually I think skimmers are a cost effective, compared to other methods, but not really efficient compared to say GAC. GAC is exhausted quickly...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Carbonic Acid is a Weak Acid

    Yes, that was clear, what wasn't clear was what you do and don't know about alkalinity. So, to start I wanted to make sure we were on the same page....
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Hammerhead being eaten by peppermint shrimp?

    Usually when people have trouble it is actually a camelback shrimp, not a peppermint. Sometimes people do seem to have trouble with peppermints...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Inverts
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    Water changes.

    the problem with water changes, with regards to nitrates, is usually if they are high, there is a sink somewhere. So, as you reduce nitrate via a...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    how much led light before bleaching

    What type of clam? 120 degree optics probably won't penetrate down to the bottom of a 180 gallon, so, if the clam is something, such as a maxima,...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: LPS Corals
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    Reactors

    I think plankton reactors are used in aquaculture for a while though, but not so much in a reef. People used to run reactors, I believe are called...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Carbonic Acid is a Weak Acid

    First, just to straiten out the terminology a bit, you don't buffer alkalinity. Alkalinity is "buffering" capacity. More specifically, alkalinity...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 8, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Carbonic Acid is a Weak Acid

    A calcium reactor is just a form of dosing. If something drives uptake to increase or decrease, you need to adjust the reactor, or else it goes up...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Best Skimmer for the money?

    I don't think the AquaC is particularly efficient for a skimmer by todays standards. I think much better than the back pack though. Do you need an...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Carbonic Acid is a Weak Acid

    Yeah, for sure, on a big tank it makes lots of sense. I just didn't get the question and claims of "stability". Also, by the way, before someone...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    I thought Royal Grammas were PEACEFUL!!!

    Yeah, they are peaceful as long as you have a big tank, that is not overstocked, so, lots of territory. As others have said, they are very...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Hikari Frozen

    Cool, I don't know if i have used the Hikari frozen. I have used the freeze dried, in an automatic feeder, for a few years and have had no...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Carbonic Acid is a Weak Acid

    I'm not sure I quite follow. What do you mean by "inherently more stable? I think it is inherently less stable as it is easier to buffer a rise in...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    I need help please!! DINO?? not DINO? how to fix it!??

    Does this come off easily, or is it attached good (if it comes off easily, it may be more of a bacteria mat, such as cyano or some combination)....
    Post by: m2434, Dec 7, 2012 in forum: Algae
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    Torch #2 dyeing.

    Idk, depends what's making it sick. If a pathenogen, depends how it spreads. Could also be something happened that caused stress, that did not...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Coral Health
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    Torch #2 dyeing.

    There are lots of coral specific pathogens and tiny even microscopic predators that are specific to certain corals. This is known and well...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Coral Health
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    Torch #2 dyeing.

    It's normal for torch corals to close up once and a while. Not for extended periods and it isn't normal for the tissue to recede as it appears in...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Coral Health
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    Torch #2 dyeing.

    Also, the light estimates are assuming the LED is not being dimmed significantly. That would change certainly the results.
    Post by: m2434, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Coral Health
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    Torch #2 dyeing.

    It looks pretty brown, so, it wouldn't seem that there is "too much" light and you say "low" flow. Does the heads wave around in the flow, or is it...
    Post by: m2434, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Coral Health
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