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  1. tigermike74
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    Need some advice

    I used pure caronated water (sodium free) which is plain old seltzer water. I dropped my 20G pH from 8.6 back down to 8.3 with 3/4 cup of the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 14, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
  2. tigermike74
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    A few questions

    Keep in mind that if it is in your tank, it is in your tank and not just certain parts of it. It may not be showing signs of growth on other parts,...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 14, 2009 in forum: Algae
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    Also need advice on water params!

    As far as your KH, remember there are 2 parts to total hardness, carbonate and bicarbonate. If I remember right, you have to subtract the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 13, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    How much is to much

    Since you have a 120G tank, doing a 15G WC comes out to about 12% of the water volume. For ease of mathematics, let's say it's 10%. Since you have...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 13, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  5. tigermike74
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    A hole on the base of my BTA Help!!

    If you have sharp areas of the rock, you could gring it down a bit to remove those edges. I wouldn't imagine that it tore its own foot though,...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 13, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Anemone travel problems

    They will move to where they feel safe and where they feel they can get their food, which is where the proper current is. If any of those conditions...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: Inverts
  7. tigermike74
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    Center brace workarounds.

    Sounds like your typical 100-120G tank. If it is a glass tank, you can actually make your own center brace out of glass and silicon. A 3" wide 1/4"...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
  8. tigermike74
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    newbie salt setup

    If water isn't pushed through filtering media, like activated carbon, phosban etc, it will just flow around the graules and won't be very effective...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
  9. tigermike74
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    newbie salt setup

    Very nice work! :clapping: My fist tank I cycled, I used damsels to start my bio-load after the initial 3 week rock die-off cycle. I only had one...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Hydrometer-- low gravity

    I used plain old white ammonia, about 1/2 a cup of it. No fish loss and no mean damsels to catch after the tank is cycled. To each his own I guess....
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    moving tank

    Disturbing the sand will create another minicycle, depending on how much junk (detritus, not bacteria) is in your sandbed. If you don't plan on...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Calibrating a PH Probe

    I bought big jugs of 7.0 and 10.0 solution to calibrate. I just bought an Aquacontroller Jr, which came with 4.0 and 7.0 solution. I'll keep the...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Depth of CPR CS90 overflow?

    3.5" is going to be VERY tight, I don't think you will have enough room, much less enough room to work with to get the plumbing work done. I have a...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
  14. tigermike74
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    How do you clean your hydrometer??

    I second this too. I bought one on special and they ended up sending me a $100 D-D refractometer because they ran out of the $40 cheapos. Score! ;D...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Algae out off control!

    Unfortunately, you put too much livestock in while the tank was still cycling and your biological system went into shock and broke down. The reason...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 8, 2009 in forum: Algae
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    what sand to use

    I use sugar sized oolitic, it's great for sand sifters and soft bellies, like rays and sharks. It is also great for buffering the tank with natural...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 7, 2009 in forum: Sand
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    Anemone travel problems

    Let it stay where it wants to. If there is a specific reason for wanting him to move, like removing the rock for cleaning, that's one thing. If...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 7, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    Algae out off control!

    Water changes will actually prolong your cycle at this point, you are removing the nitrifying bacteria in the water by doing so. I would just let...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 7, 2009 in forum: Algae
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    RO/DI setup help

    I think they are asking users to do that to get the waste water ratio. If you don't care about your water bill, I would skip that step too.
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 7, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    Is there something wrong with me?

    Call me an addict here too. It goes with the 3reef banner "Addicted?" lol I have so many spare parts now, it's not even funny. I placed an order...
    Post by: tigermike74, Jan 7, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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