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[WaterKeeper]

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I figured you would be around about since it is 9 PM your time. You need to have 100 post before you can add a custom avatar. When you get there go to My RC, Edit Options and click on the Change avatar button at the bottom of that page. It will then tell you how to upload a custom avatar. They are small and must be only 150 by 150 pics and a little over 8k bytes.

 

[WaterKeeper]

Wish

Technically that is right but in organic chemistry refractory is somewhat of a catch-all term for inert compounds like Teflon. Almost any organic will breakdown with heat well before tungsten vaporizes, even Teflon. Instead we apply it to organics that don't undergo chemical reactions or resist biodegradation.

 

[NeilFox]

Thanks Waterkeeper

I will keep posting. BTW IMHO you are correct on the term refractory. Metallergists use the term (incorrectly somewhate) to refer to the durability regarding extreems. While organic chemistry (correctly), uses the term with regards to oxidation. I see what Wish was saying though, what is the difference. Is it just unsightly, easier to change, or a more significant reason for the refugium? These were new ind the reefing community at the time was doing this and the verdict was still out, however; from what I have seen the results seem to speak for themselves.

Neil

 

[wishfish]

refractory metals and DSB

refractory metals and DSB

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15608452#post15608452 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterKeeper
Wish

Technically that is right but in organic chemistry refractory is somewhat of a catch-all term for inert compounds like Teflon. Almost any organic will breakdown with heat well before tungsten vaporizes, even Teflon. Instead we apply it to organics that don't undergo chemical reactions or resist biodegradation.

funny how each discipline has their own language. if you compare two disciplines with one another, even the same word means something different.

Waterkeeper and HCMC dweller:

re: DSB's, so it IS the same thing if you have a thin sand bed in the display tank and a DSB in the fuge? You are gleaning the benefit of the DSB without any unsightly gunk in the display tank. Is that right? :eek2:

--Wishfish:smokin:

 

[WaterKeeper]

That's Scott's method. Much depends on the size of the fuge. To get a DSB to work requires quite a bit of surface area. That was always my problems with the DSB in a bucket type system favored by Calfo. It has a very small footprint and use a very deep bed to compensate. As bed depth increases it is harder for water to penetrate the bed and eventually you end up with almost no water movement and a totally anaerobic environment. That favors organic acid and hydrogen sulfide production, not a good thingy as Martha Stewart would say.

If you have a big refugium then you can have a normal depth bed of around 4", have good water flow, and develope a bed with decreasing oxygen tension without going to extremes. If you have that situation there is no reason not to think the remote bed will not work. The sand in the display then is really only needed it you have fish that burrow and need the bed. Most burrowing fish need at least 2-3 inches so maybe going to a full 4" bed would be a wise move anyway.

 

[WaterKeeper]

:lol:

For a greeting thread this has sure become a general discussion thread. I think I had better start another Newbie Corner sticky for discussions and let this thread go back to the welcome thread. What to you all think?

 

[NeilFox]

Sorry again for affecting the thread. I was concerned I was stepping on someones toes. I am a newbie but a discussion or perhaps educational thread for newbies would by informative I think. There are so many new things in the past few years I am a little lost.

Neil

 

[WaterKeeper]

Your not a problem Neil. We always have supplied some initial information to newcomers. We had a thread that was mainly devoted to Newbie question that was tied into the RC's [rk]. We are currently doing some software upgrades on the site and reefkeeping was not published for about 4 months while we got acquainted with the new software. I think I need to restart that thread as we are back in publication.

 

[NeilFox]

Thanks Tom

I felt really stupid! Espescially reading my last post and reading that I am in the "New to the Hobby" section. Forgive me, I'm a diver. You know what they call a diver without a girlfriend?... Homeless.

 

[WaterKeeper]

Several members of the normal greeting crew are divers. They seem to be missing today but I'm sure you will run into them.

 

[Michael]

welcome to the forum neil, nice to have an experienced reefer aboard

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[Hokie-Dave]

Hi, I'm new here and figured I should introduce myself. I'm coming back into the reef keeping hobby. I had a 55 gallon reef setup quite a few years back (12 or so). I'm planning on setting up a 30 long as a reef tank in the near future after I finish doing research on what lighting will be best for my tank. I'm planning on going sumpless, with just a protein skimmer, a couple powerheads for flow. I'll be putting in about 30 pounds of "Live Sand" (from the bags in the LFS if those are any good) and about 40 ish pounds of LR. I'm still undecided in the lighting front, debating on a combo 150watt single MH w/ 4 T5's or a MH with a couple PC's or just 4T5's.

dave

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15611430#post15611430 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hokie-Dave
Hi, I'm new here and figured I should introduce myself. I'm coming back into the reef keeping hobby. I had a 55 gallon reef setup quite a few years back (12 or so). I'm planning on setting up a 30 long as a reef tank in the near future after I finish doing research on what lighting will be best for my tank. I'm planning on going sumpless, with just a protein skimmer, a couple powerheads for flow. I'll be putting in about 30 pounds of "Live Sand" (from the bags in the LFS if those are any good) and about 40 ish pounds of LR. I'm still undecided in the lighting front, debating on a combo 150watt single MH w/ 4 T5's or a MH with a couple PC's or just 4T5's.

dave

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You don't really need to spend the money on live sand--just a cupful from an established tank will seed dry argonite--or the live rock will

 

[DrBegalke]

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[Francophile]

Well, I took the plunge today. Went to New Orleans and purchased a Biocube 29. I bought live sand and live rock (40 lbs sand and ~27 pounds Fiji). The shop also provided me with water, so everything's up and running now. I went ahead and got a CUC today, and they're scurrying around doing their thing. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions....good to know you guys are here. And thanks for posting the Newbie articles!

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15616179#post15616179 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Francophile
Well, I took the plunge today. Went to New Orleans and purchased a Biocube 29. I bought live sand and live rock (40 lbs sand and ~27 pounds Fiji). The shop also provided me with water, so everything's up and running now. I went ahead and got a CUC today, and they're scurrying around doing their thing. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions....good to know you guys are here. And thanks for posting the Newbie articles!

that's really quick for adding fish---you might have waited three weeks to see if there was going to be an ammonia spike.

That said, make sure you add some Seachem Stabilizer--it will help develop the bacteria base and bind any ammonia up so it does not affect the fish

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[myatt]

Thanks, Capn, for the reply....didn't mean to imply I'd added fish. Just a few hermit crabs and snails. I'm planning to wait a month or so, until everything's reading right, before introducing fish.

{Original post was as Francophile....didn't realize this computer had me logged in as Myatt....sorry!}

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15617276#post15617276 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by myatt
Thanks, Capn, for the reply....didn't mean to imply I'd added fish. Just a few hermit crabs and snails. I'm planning to wait a month or so, until everything's reading right, before introducing fish.

{Original post was as Francophile....didn't realize this computer had me logged in as Myatt....sorry!}

not a problem--good to have you with us

 

[Hop]

Just wanted to say :wave: and be the 800th post

 

[Hop]

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