EnglishRebel
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Tom
And I was less expensive right!
Tim
Don't push your luck. :eek1:
Englishrebels 260 Gallon System Build
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And I was less expensive right!
Tim
Don't push your luck. :eek1:
I removed Alan's anal comment from his article. Sorry Alan. 
Did anybody notice that the flatworm identified as a AEFW had a last name (I didn't name it) of rubioanus? I'll leave it to the reader to translate that from the Latin.
Did anybody notice that the flatworm identified as a AEFW had a last name (I didn't name it) of rubioanus? I'll leave it to the reader to translate that from the Latin.
As I explained in the article T, I don't think anyone has a true handle on AEFW. I went through about a zillion posts, on RC, and flatworms pictured often are not predatory worms. I think Paul Whitby is going to do a followup article on them in the next couple of months and, since he has a PhD in biology, he may know a lot more than I do,
Rickyrooz1
Acropora Nut
Nice build!
EnglishRebel
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15644848#post15644848 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
I removed Alan's anal comment from his article. Sorry Alan.
Tom
I never even noticed.
So what concoction do I use for frag dipping? Iodine you said is not enough. Do I use several dips -- one for each particularly nasty or is there a general purpose, kills all (like DDT)? I guess a week solution of HCl would do it right? :eek2:
T
I now see that I have to practice safe frag swapping with you from now on. :lol: :lol:
Thank you kindly.
Well putting it in a pressure cooker for 15 minutes at 15 psi will make it a sure thing that your coral is free of disease; and also those nasty polyps.
I really don't know of any treatment for RTN, and again, nobody seems to know exactly what causes it. I often hear poor water quality but modern reefkeepers do a pretty fair job with water conditions. It is somewhat like the term "stress". I have no idea of stress levels on fish or inverts. I guess you could feed them Prozac but I'm not to sure what the dosage would be.
When we are at a loss for diagnosis of a particular condition we come up with all sorts of causative agents without any real proof of what caused the disease or the proper treatment. My whole philosophy is to isolate, like swine flu, and hope the specimen does not contract the disease in the first place.
I really don't know of any treatment for RTN, and again, nobody seems to know exactly what causes it. I often hear poor water quality but modern reefkeepers do a pretty fair job with water conditions. It is somewhat like the term "stress". I have no idea of stress levels on fish or inverts. I guess you could feed them Prozac but I'm not to sure what the dosage would be.
When we are at a loss for diagnosis of a particular condition we come up with all sorts of causative agents without any real proof of what caused the disease or the proper treatment. My whole philosophy is to isolate, like swine flu, and hope the specimen does not contract the disease in the first place.
EnglishRebel
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15657396#post15657396 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by terryp01
Alan, great documentation (and entertainment). I picked up quite a few tips for my next project. If you ever need a vacation to Texas (working that is) just let me know, I have free room and board as long as you do the build on my aquarium ....
Thanks Terry. If I'm ever in Texas I will be sure to have two sprained wrists.
Hey Tom!
Thanks for the response. I tried them steamed - not good....
So I battered and fried a few....smelled like bad scallops...
Really tho - I think the 3-4 I lost may have been irritated by phenols and skatols. The reason I say that is - we know that plants release those chemicals when the die - or reproduce....
I have a refugium with a lot of Cheatomorpha in it that I have been playing with - kinda wanted to see if it is all it is cracked up to be.
Had some die back in Cheatomorpha - and the skimmer has been pulling out REALLY bright green effluent. The exact green as the Cheato.........
Just makes me think that the plant was the culprit....
T
Thanks for the response. I tried them steamed - not good....
So I battered and fried a few....smelled like bad scallops...
Really tho - I think the 3-4 I lost may have been irritated by phenols and skatols. The reason I say that is - we know that plants release those chemicals when the die - or reproduce....
I have a refugium with a lot of Cheatomorpha in it that I have been playing with - kinda wanted to see if it is all it is cracked up to be.
Had some die back in Cheatomorpha - and the skimmer has been pulling out REALLY bright green effluent. The exact green as the Cheato.........
Just makes me think that the plant was the culprit....
T
It's better that putrescine or cadaverine and indol is not too pleasant either T.
Unfortunately - all too familiar with putrescine...Just took a road trip with Alan and Jeff....They blamed it all on pooor little innocent me! (I only had BBQ and Baked beans - double portions I may add - 3 times this week)
Cadaverine I hope to avoid as much as possible!
T
Cadaverine I hope to avoid as much as possible!
T
EnglishRebel
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Tom & T
What the bloody heck are you two talking about????
What the bloody heck are you two talking about????
Alan, if you've ever walked past some road kill that's been laying there a week - that's what they're talking about.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15669424#post15669424 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by EnglishRebel
Tom & T
What the bloody heck are you two talking about????
Thiols and Mercaptans of course. :eek1:
EnglishRebel
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Ah come on Tom -- you just confused me even more. :eek1: Speak English (my version or yours). :lol:
Well ethyl mercaptan or ethanethiol is what they add to natural gas and we all know this cute little mercaptan producer-
