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  1. JJK
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    Snails & other Inverts.

    When my rocks got too covered with algae I scrubbed them off in a bucket full of saltwater. That, in conjunction with some of the other suggestions,...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    How Are My Levels

    Some options to bring down phosphates without RO/DI water: 1) A refugium with a macroalgae to eat the phosphates 2) A phosphate reactor with media...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    screen lid affect lighting?

    Along those same lines, one thought I had was just draping screen over the entire top of the tank, over the lights. Ugly as sin, but very...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    screen lid affect lighting?

    Hmmm, good discussion on this point. I didn't want to use egg crate because the holes are too big. A fire goby could jump through them. I also...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    screen lid affect lighting?

    I decided to cover the top of my tank with a screen. I want to get a fire goby and don't want him to be able to jump out. Will this significantly...
    Thread by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009, 18 replies, in forum: General Reef Topics
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    fish congregating

    Maybe....I'll try feeding on the left side for the next few days and see if that makes a difference.
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    fish congregating

    110 lb Fiji live rock. Not too many hitchhikers, because the rock was uncured when I bought it, and I scrubbed the heck out of it. So there were no...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    fish congregating

    Water is mostly clear, although there are always fine whitish particles blowing around due to all the powerheads. The fish: 1 yellowtail damsel, 2...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    fish congregating

    I don't just stand in that corner, no :) Tank parameters as of last night: ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, phosphate 0, temp 80 F, salinity 1.025....
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    fish congregating

    This isn't really a problem, just a bit of an oddity. I notice that all 5 of my fish congregate at the bottom right corner of my tank and won't swim...
    Thread by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009, 14 replies, in forum: General Reef Topics
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    wet vs dry skimming

    Thanks guys. I get it now, and I think I'll shoot for somewhere in between.
    Post by: JJK, Jun 11, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    hippo tang ich?

    So I noticed some white spots on my new hippo tang today - sporadic, about the size of salt granules. I can only assume ich. I should have kept him...
    Thread by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009, 19 replies, in forum: New To The Hobby
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    bubble algae

    Emerald crabs are rumored to eat bubble algae. Alternatively, keep your phosphates down to starve them.
    Post by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Algae
  14. JJK
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    wet vs dry skimming

    bump
    Post by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    wet vs dry skimming

    It is an octopus xtreme 160 skimmer with the sicce pump. There is no way I know of to adjust the rate of foam formation....just the drainage.
    Post by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    wet vs dry skimming

    Thanks for the reply of the pros and cons. As to how I would achieve each... Is wet skimming where I reduce the water outflow from the skimmer so...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    wet vs dry skimming

    Noob question - what is wet skimming and what is dry skimming? What are the pros and cons of each?
    Thread by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009, 12 replies, in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Aiptasia?

    Yup, looks like aiptasia to me. I got rid of mine with Joe's juice. Just apply some to the mouth area with the applicator (no need to inject with a...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 10, 2009 in forum: ID This!
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    mouse in my tank!

    I had the same thing the other day - it was from my corner overflow. The tube sticking up from the drainpipe (the small tube that allows air into...
    Post by: JJK, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: ID This!
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    cant sustain fish

    I guess my suggestion would be to start with a damsel (a bit cliche, I know). The logic being, if a damsel can't survive in your tank, nothing can....
    Post by: JJK, Jun 9, 2009 in forum: Tropical Fish
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