It begins... 345-gallon Starphire in-wall system
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mrcrab
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That's part of the great debate too, whether to let the algae grow or keep it scraped.
From a maintenace point of view coraline is much easier. I think the black background gives it greater depth and pop.
The wife likes the coraline look. What say you?
Other question is regarding the pillars. As you can see some of them do not have all the rocks on them as I had taken them out trying to catch fish. The tall one in the middle that's missing some rock at the top, I'm considering pulling out completey. Any thoughts?
From a maintenace point of view coraline is much easier. I think the black background gives it greater depth and pop.
The wife likes the coraline look. What say you?
Other question is regarding the pillars. As you can see some of them do not have all the rocks on them as I had taken them out trying to catch fish. The tall one in the middle that's missing some rock at the top, I'm considering pulling out completey. Any thoughts?
jnarowe
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Well my first ever coraline shipment was picked up about an hour ago...
The cool thing about the corals encrusting where you put them temporarily is that you can now break them off and move them we=here they belong, and you have doubled your corals!
When I first place corals in my tank, I lay them down to encourage encrusting, then I move them to their final spot.
The cool thing about the corals encrusting where you put them temporarily is that you can now break them off and move them we=here they belong, and you have doubled your corals!
When I first place corals in my tank, I lay them down to encourage encrusting, then I move them to their final spot.
erics3000
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i was reading that a fragger is doing test to se if they start out faster on there side then straight up..
I always thought I loved the coraline on the back wall without a doubt. But know you make sense about the depth. Maybe if you glue some frags or little pieces of rock to the back and have a couple open hole that are black to give it depth too, Something like hte best of both worlds. Sounds easy but we all know the truth...
I always thought I loved the coraline on the back wall without a doubt. But know you make sense about the depth. Maybe if you glue some frags or little pieces of rock to the back and have a couple open hole that are black to give it depth too, Something like hte best of both worlds. Sounds easy but we all know the truth...
jnarowe
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I just don't like the "box" look. Dark backrounds are much easier to make disappear. And coraline is heavy enough that when it peels off, it falls to the bottom. One thing is, Barry has a glass aquarium so he could just put in an urchin and not have to worry about it. They love to eat the stuff!
mrcrab
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11494138#post11494138 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
The cool thing about the corals encrusting where you put them temporarily is that you can now break them off and move them we=here they belong, and you have doubled your corals!
When I first place corals in my tank, I lay them down to encourage encrusting, then I move them to their final spot.
True but of course the ones that are encrusted are the ones I don't really want now..more common ones.
I always mount my frags on their side. They encrust quicker and shoot out more braches too.
mrcrab
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eric, what type of urchin do you have? I was thinking a couple of tuxedos but then you have the problem with them knocking things over, no?
Jon, the back panel that's in the tank is actually a black acrylic panel mounted to the glass. The inside of the tank is acrylic. Will the urchins scratch it too much?
Jon, the back panel that's in the tank is actually a black acrylic panel mounted to the glass. The inside of the tank is acrylic. Will the urchins scratch it too much?
mrcrab
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Anyone using Reef Crystals salt?
I usually pull my sw holding tank apart every 6 months to clean them out and soak the pumps etc. I'm getting ready for a flatworm treatment tomorrow so figured might as well do it.
I've noticed some brown stuff floating on the surface of the sw recently and have been scooping it off with a net but when I pulled it apart there was a ton of brown precipitate on crusted on the bottom of the drum and throughout the plumbimg.
I'm soaking everything now in HCl but was wondering if anyone else had the same problem?
I keep the drum full in case of emergency and the water is circulating all the time.
I usually pull my sw holding tank apart every 6 months to clean them out and soak the pumps etc. I'm getting ready for a flatworm treatment tomorrow so figured might as well do it.
I've noticed some brown stuff floating on the surface of the sw recently and have been scooping it off with a net but when I pulled it apart there was a ton of brown precipitate on crusted on the bottom of the drum and throughout the plumbimg.
I'm soaking everything now in HCl but was wondering if anyone else had the same problem?
I keep the drum full in case of emergency and the water is circulating all the time.
mrcrab
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No problem. I'll have a look. The system has been set up for a year and after the first six months when I broke it down it was clean except for a bit of scum on the surface of the barrel.
This time there was some serious crust on the bottom and throughout the plumbing. I soaked everything in muriatic acid and water and luckily I have some pretty long pipe brushes. I think I got most if not all of it.
I've been using the same salt the whole time. The only difference is the last bucket got some moisture in it and caked pretty good. Don't know if maybe that had something to do with it or not. I used to have the problem with my last mixing bucket and coral life salt. If I remember when I started adding some Mg to the sw the problem stopped with the coral life. I'm no chemist.
I read a thread in the chemistry forum the other day and I think RC had a bad batch of salt go out. That could be it too. I don't test mt SW after I mix it, lazy. I guess I shouldn't trust the companies all that much as I'm sure if my tank got fried the best I would get would be a couple of buckets of salt and why would I do that again? Kinda like you and your tank!
Have you guys come to any satisfactory solution to your problem?
This time there was some serious crust on the bottom and throughout the plumbing. I soaked everything in muriatic acid and water and luckily I have some pretty long pipe brushes. I think I got most if not all of it.
I've been using the same salt the whole time. The only difference is the last bucket got some moisture in it and caked pretty good. Don't know if maybe that had something to do with it or not. I used to have the problem with my last mixing bucket and coral life salt. If I remember when I started adding some Mg to the sw the problem stopped with the coral life. I'm no chemist.
I read a thread in the chemistry forum the other day and I think RC had a bad batch of salt go out. That could be it too. I don't test mt SW after I mix it, lazy. I guess I shouldn't trust the companies all that much as I'm sure if my tank got fried the best I would get would be a couple of buckets of salt and why would I do that again? Kinda like you and your tank!
Have you guys come to any satisfactory solution to your problem?
chris wright
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I always get a thin layer of salt crust up the edges, but nothing brown. I haven't had problems since I changed from IO.
