Fish are smarter than us

[The Curious]

Good to hear, thats about where I stand. I'll definitely look into your thread, when I have a completely free weekend (51 pages...jeez)

 

[Paul B]

I'll definitely look into your thread, when I have a completely free weekend (51 pages...jeez)

That thread split maybe 3 times so it might be 150 pages.

 

[NanoJosh]

There is about a 100 page thread here on my tank but in short, I change about 20% of my water 5 or 6 times a year.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1711320

First off let me say this thread made my day and second I'm gonna have to read the thread and see how you get away with such few WC. Thank you.


55 gal mixed reef 10 gal SPS Dom.
10 gal nem tank 2 maxi minis 2 rock flower and one sunburst RBTA

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[Paul B]

Good luck looking for that on there, it may be scattered over 50 pages or so.
But basically I don't have any test kits, dosers, controllers, reactors, refractometers, Vortec's, or anything else but a basic fish tank.

 

[bqq100]

I don't think I could keep my reef going without one. I use it a few times a year to blast the rocks and thoroughly stir up the gravel all the way to the UG filter. Typhoons happen at sea and they happen in my tank. That is the reason my tank does not get Old Tank Syndrome and just about all tanks will if you don't do some serious maintenance after ten years or so.

Any advantage of using a real diatom filter vs using a empty RO/DI canister with a .5um sediment filter? or even better a dual canister setup with a 1um and a .2um filter?

I typhoon my tank every week (although don't stir the sand too much), but right now i just use a fine mesh fish net, but have been thinking about a more effective method of filtering.

 

[Paul B]

Any pump that will remove most of the detritus will work. I just have diatoms from my freshwater days. I have about 5 of them but only one really working one. The rest I use for parts because they are not built very well.

 

[BearCatFish]

That was a great read. Would it be okay if I copied it & posted it to my Facebook page so some of my friends can read it?

 

[Paul B]

That was a great read. Would it be okay if I copied it & posted it to my Facebook page so some of my friends can read it?

You could tattoo it on your forehead if you like, but you would have to do it in reverse so you could read it in a mirror. But yes, you can post anything I write anyplace, most people post my writings on bathroom walls. :sad2:

 

[BearCatFish]

You could tattoo it on your forehead if you like, but you would have to do it in reverse so you could read it in a mirror. But yes, you can post anything I write anyplace, most people post my writings on bathroom walls. :sad2:

I think I'd need a fivehead to get all of that to fit. This would be a better read than most things I've read written on the walls of Porta Jons...

 

[Sanren]

is that why i keep seeing "For a great tank, PM Paul B" in all the bathroom stalls?

 

[Paul B]

No, thats "for a great time PM Paul B. OK maybe not :facepalm: