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    T5s Q&A

    Just to clarify, that is not necessarily due to the light. There are lots of coral that always keep a brown base no matter what lighting they're...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 7, 2009 in forum: T5 Aquarium Lighting
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    Alk Getting low...

    I mean no offense, I probably have a lot less experience in the hobby but there are so many "mysterious" deaths/crashes/problems that happen, on a...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 3, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    Alk Getting low...

    Just to try and clear up the sulfate issue. "Water changes can help mitigate the (sulfate) rise. If at least 30% is changed monthly, or 1% daily,...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 3, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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    target feeding is a pain!

    I just use a $0.25 long plastic tube (maybe 3/16" OD) and attached it to a syringe from a test kit with a little bit of airline tubing, works great...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 1, 2009 in forum: Coral Health
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    Lighting question

    Let me clarify, the tank I'm using is a 30 gallon frag tank basically with the 2 bulb fixture over it. It's not ideal but the coral under the bulbs...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 1, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    Lighting question

    You should be able to keep SPS under that fixture with good bulbs like ATI/UVL/Giesemann. You may need to keep them in the upper half of the tank and...
    Post by: Screwtape, May 1, 2009 in forum: Reef Lighting
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    What size power head?

    That's a reasonable fixture, maybe not top of the line but the current fixtures can definitely keep hard corals, especially with good ATI bulbs. You...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Noob Tank

    Do you know what type of lights you have now? Common possibilities are regular flourescent, power compact flourescent, T5 flourescent, and metal...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    What size power head?

    Detritus is basically all the crap (usually literally poop from coral/fish) that starts floating around. It can collect in areas of low flow and if...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Noob Tank

    Nice looking fish so far. :) Most anemones really require high light conditions. Do you know why your first anemone died so quickly? Do you have...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    What size power head?

    Trying to resist the lure of the stony corals? Good luck. ;D Then you don't need to be as concerned with your flow for the corals' sake I don't...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    What size power head?

    Overall for flow 2 K4's shouldn't be too much depending on what you're keeping. You may even find you'll want to add a third one if you end up with...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Zoas

    You can try fine foods like chopped up mysis/cyclopeeze/reef chili as well. Although I wouldn't go too crazy on the feeding personally, that's just...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Soft Corals
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    Seachem reef dip?

    I always rinse the coral off in a cup of tank water before putting into the tank. Also I do a thorough inspection of the frag plug or any rock that...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Coral
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    Seachem reef dip?

    I use a combination of seachem and revive to dip all of my new corals to try and eliminate pests and make sure the coral is as good and clean as...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 30, 2009 in forum: Coral
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    acan lord not opening

    I believe they do react to different light/flow levels so it might just act differently now since it's in a different area of the tank. If it's...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: LPS Corals
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    Hell in paradise

    If it only gets hot for a day or two you could probably even turn out your lights for a day or two entirely to help with heat. As long as you aren't...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Do FedEx/UPS Ask Questions?

    Hehe, I haven't ordered anything alive through fedex/ups but I did order a CO2 regulator from aquariumplants.com and they shipped it in a box that...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    water test opinions...please

    I think everything sounds good. Watch those nitrates though you don't seem to have too large of a bioload right now although I'm not sure I would...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 28, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    pH question

    7.9 to 8.2 is actually not that uncommon of a ph range for reefs and lots of successful tanks are kept in this range. Don't worry too much. :) I...
    Post by: Screwtape, Apr 28, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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